Microsoft Kumo might go public this June
Market sources claim that Microsoft could finally launch their Kumo edition of Live Search in June this year.
Microsoft has been testing the Kumo edition internally since quite some time. But it is not yet available to web users in general.
The launch date is said to be June 2 [...]

Larry Heck from Yahoo joins Microsoft online team
Yahoo has lost another executive to Microsoft.
Larry Heck is joining Microsoft’s online services team.
He was previously with Yahoo’s search and advertising sciences at Yahoo Labs.
Microsoft spoke about Heck in a statement: “We are happy to confirm that Larry Heck has accepted a job at Microsoft. [...]

Qi Lu to run Microsoft Online Services Group
Microsoft has confirmed that they have hired former Yahoo executive Qi Lu.
He would now be running the company’s struggling web services division.
Lu was previously working for Yahoo at their Search and Advertising Technology Group.
He left the internet media giant after working there for around 10 years. [...]