Microsoft to power Facebook search and advertising

Software giant Microsoft is already a minority shareholder in Facebook social network.

The company has now expanded their deal with Facebook and they would now provide search and advertising services.

Microsoft’s search unit head Satya Nadella added that they would provide an API which would be used by Facebook to integrate their own ads with the ads supplied by Microsoft.

This is a major new development for the Microsoft’s online services division. Rival company Google has a similar deal with Facebook rival MySpace.