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Hungry Bot Behind Microsoft's New Search

By Tris Hussey••1 min read
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I haven’t noticed a spike coming from MSN, but my robots.txt might have been blocking them inadvertently. Regardless, this very pubic foray into search definitely raises the stakes for Yahoo and Google. Although Google is the most popular search engine, how many folks accidentially search through MSN or don’t change their default settings?

On the other side of the coin, having solid competition will keep everyone on their toes. As long as you know who plays nice in the sandbox.

Hungry Bot Behind Microsoft’s New Search: “Noticed a spike in your Web traffic lately? You’re not the only one.

Webmasters across the Internet have been tracking a surge in spider activity coming from Microsoft’s MSNbot over the past few months and sleuthing over what kind of new search offerings the software giant is cooking up.“

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About Tris Hussey

Tris Hussey is an AI Enablement Consultant, Chartered Marketer, author of 3 tech books, and higher education instructor. He helps mid-sized businesses turn AI from a distraction into a practical, revenue-generating engine.

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