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New MSN Homepage Exits Beta, Set to Be Released to All of U.S.

Kara Swisher in News on March 9, 2010 at 9:00 am PT

MSN, which launched a beta version of a radical new homepage design in November, is releasing it to all its 100 million monthly U.S. customers within the next two weeks. The wide rollout by the Microsoft portal will include a significant online marketing program on sites such as Hulu and the New York Times–although it won’t cost nearly as much as the $100 million the tech giant is spending to hawk its Bing search service.

MSN Strikes Another Local Deal: This Time With NBCU and Hearst

Kara Swisher in News on December 9, 2009 at 3:33 pm PT

MSN has struck yet another local deal, this time with NBC Universal and Hearst, to provide local news and information to the Microsoft consumer portal. The deal encompasses 36 markets in the U.S. and will provide 3,000 video clips per week, which will be integrated into MSN’s Local Edition early next year.

MSN's Bob Visse Talks About Homepage Redesign (Plus Microsoft's Videos With Designer and Execs)

Kara Swisher in News on November 3, 2009 at 8:14 pm PT

Here is a video interview BoomTown did with Bob Visse, GM of MSN Product Management today at Microsoft’s offices in San Francisco. The new MSN homepage debuts tonight with a redesign cutting clutter, adding the ability to access both Facebook and Twitter, a local focus and with Microsoft’s new Bing search service everywhere. Also, some Microsoft interviews with MSN staff about the changes.