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Microsoft Soft Launch New MSN.com Home Page

It has been reported that MSN.com is rolling uot a new version over time. You can preview the new version at http://preview.msn.com.

I never knew that more than 1/3 of all Internet users worldwide visit MSN every month. 400 million people per month. Thats nearly as good as Yahoo’s 600 million and killing AOL’s 80 million. But still, it’s the most popular Internet portal that no one actually ever goes to.

In the new version everything is a lot cleaner and easier to read. They have integrated Facebook and Twitter nicely and more videos. Additionally, you will notice the simplicity of the Bing search bar which provide no clutter.

Microsoft have also reported that more than half of their monthly visitors use Facebook on a monthly basis, as well as 15% using Twitter. These are the key reasons why these services are added but not much else.

Forbes Blog / Advertising Network Receives Integrated Content

The other day I wrote an article about the new Forbes Blog / Advertising Network and how it is taking shape. In the article I also wrote about possible rumours that the networks content might be visible on the Forbes.com sites. I received a tip that the content is already integrated with parts of the site, for example certain keywords are highlighted on the story pages, which opens a box with related content and network content. This box is powered by Lingospot and is quite similar to the technology that is offered by Sphere.

Additionally, after looking at the Forbes site in a bit more depth, I came across the Blog page which has a network integration in the middle column. The integration shows headlines from selected sources within the network. Forbes, why isnt Crenk.com integrated into this section? We obviously have some of the best content around!