The search service is more perfect.
Live Search is more advanced than the previous MSN search, which can help you find what you need through your computer or mobile device. The new Live Search service integrates all the information you need.
The display scale is up to you.
Use the slider classifier to change the amount of information displayed: sliding the slider to the right will display more details and sliding it to the left will display less details, thus displaying more search results on each page. This is your search results page. You can adjust the settings yourself. Why not try it now: search online beauty
Rich in content and ubiquitous.
Live Search contains multiple tabs, each of which provides a wealth of resources. Please select the corresponding category to get the content you need, including news, summary, pictures, videos, shopping, academic papers, etc.
real time search
Simple, accurate and unique
Display more information in less space.
Search results are displayed in a smoothly scrolled page.
Display it in the way you want.
Save the search to your Live.com page.
Benefits:
On June 5, 2008, 65438+ 10, Microsoft MSN announced the official launch of the Chinese version of map live search in Beijing. Live map search is based on Microsoft's leading virtual earth technology, and now it contains the relevant information of China 1 14 cities, which supports the map search of these cities and the query of surrounding facilities such as restaurants, medical care, shopping malls and hotels. Real-time map search is developed by Microsoft China R&D Group according to the needs of China users and market characteristics, which is highlighted in the inquiry of bus transfer routes specially developed for China market, and fully reflects Microsoft's in-depth understanding of China users' needs and continuous technological and application innovation. Live map search has provided bus transfer search services in Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Chengdu, Wuhan, Xi and Chongqing. You can experience this latest China map service product by visiting.
Let's look at the user interface of the map first:
User Interface(UI)
On the whole, the interface is soft in color and adopts a style similar to Vista theme, which makes people feel fresh. From the layout point of view, it is mainly divided into two columns: the left side shows some results about the search content, and the right side shows map information. As shown in the above figure, if you search for "Wangfujing", the left column will display information about restaurants, food, fitness and entertainment facilities around Wangfujing, which can make users know the surrounding situation of the search place more quickly and conveniently; The right column is a map, which intuitively shows the surrounding area of the search location "Wangfujing". The logo characters on the map are all newly designed by Microsoft, which are neat and fresh, easy to identify, and the legend settings are quite rich, and the image is easy to identify. For example, the logo of a shopping mall is a shopping cart, and the logo of a restaurant is tableware. Rich legends help users to see the general situation of the search area at a glance.
The legend of Live Search's rich image
For comparison, we also tried Baidu map and Google map, which have been in the same kind of products for a long time. Let's look at the differences in interface styles:
Google map
Baidu Maps
The above three pictures are all maps of the area near Dongdan North Street. In contrast, Microsoft Live Search displays more information and legends at a glance.
A successful map service product should not only have a friendly user interface, but also have rich functions and ease of use. Microsoft Live Search has the following features in terms of functions:
Map search information is closely integrated with local information.
In the peripheral search function, the live search map has a separate search box, which can input different information, such as "near XX" and "looking for XX", which is in line with the language characteristics of China.
Live Search peripheral search function
Although Google has two search boxes, the content comes first and the position comes last. This is English grammar, which is not in line with the language habits of China people.
Google Maps peripheral search function
Baidu has only one search box to hold all the information, which is not good for users.
Baidu map only provides a search box.
In map search, you don't necessarily need to enter the specific location in Live Search, just enter the company name. For example, entering "Google China" will accurately find the accurate information of Google office building; And also entered "Google China" in Google search, but no relevant results were found. Baidu also does not support this feature.
Microsoft Live Search can directly search the company name.
Google Maps does not support the function of directly searching for enterprise names.
The display of search results is beneficial to users.
On the result page of Live Search location search, the search portal of peripheral search and bus transfer is well integrated. This design can make retrieval more convenient and fast.
Diversification of search channels
Live Search can not only enter text in the search box, but also operate directly with the right mouse button on the map. Live Search can add a logo anywhere on the map by clicking the right mouse button. Users can also use the mouse to establish the starting point of bus inquiry on the map, and they can inquire about bus routes without entering words in the search box. Google Maps and Baidu Maps have only one query method, that is, enter text in the search box to search.
Unique function of Live Search map: personalization
Live search map can create your own "personal map" and use the "map collection" function to collect your own maps. Users can use the right mouse button to create their own logo on the map and save it.
Users can add map labels themselves, and they can add titles, comments, URL information and photo URLs. This function is very convenient, and you don't need to search repeatedly for places that need to be queried frequently, so you can quickly view them through the map collection.
In addition, Microsoft Live Search map search also provides a powerful map marking function, users can mark road maps between different locations, and the system will automatically calculate the distance. Interestingly, the Live Search map search also provides the annotation of irregular polygons, and users can calculate the area of a certain area by themselves, which is very powerful. Users can keep their comments permanently after logging in with Windows Live ID.
Live Search can identify locations, distances and areas.
If you want to access previously collected maps, you can access them by clicking the Map Collection tab.
Neither Google Maps nor Baidu Maps provide these personalized settings. It is reported that Microsoft Live Search will continue to introduce more powerful personalized functions. In addition to marking map information, users can also share the results of map search with friends, which greatly facilitates communication and sharing.
Bus transfer inquiry function is powerful.
In China, most people use public transportation as their mode of travel, and the bus information in China is updated very frequently. The main search content of live search map search is bus transfer search, which is completely based on the needs of users in China. In contrast, Google Map Search does not publish bus transfer, Baidu Map Search has bus transfer, but there is no entrance for bus inquiry on the page, which is not very convenient to use and has little data.
Compared with Baidu map (1), the results of live search (2) are more abundant.
The results of live search for bus routes are very rich, and the transfer introduction is very detailed, even indicating the direction and distance that the transfer room needs to walk. The difference between Live Search and Google Maps and Baidu Maps is that it can search according to the minimum transfer time and the shortest time, and it adds a hint of estimated time. This design is very thoughtful.
The sketch map of live search transfer route is obvious.
The schematic diagram of the bus transfer route is obvious, and each transfer location will have a corresponding schematic diagram. Move the mouse to the icon of the transfer prompt, and there will be corresponding transfer instructions. The transfer sign of Baidu map is not obvious, and there is no relevant explanation:
The schematic diagram of Baidu map transfer point is not obvious.
However, in contrast, Google Maps only provides the driving route and does not provide the query function of bus transfer, which is not suitable for the usage habits of domestic users.
Google Maps does not provide the query function of bus line transfer.
To sum up, this live search map product launched by Microsoft has a friendly user interface and convenient user experience, and it also has advantages in urban coverage, peripheral information search and local search information. The slight deficiency is that the running speed of individual browsers is a bit slow, and I believe that the subsequent version of Live Search can make up for this problem. However, Microsoft Live Search is a very successful electronic map product.