Digital media search options are increasing as search companies scrample to take advantage of the gigs of data piling up online and on hard drives. “There’s no global map for what exists out there,” Michael Downing, CEO of multimedia search portal GoFish, told Reuters. “If we really succeed in providing the best search tool, we in fact create that map.” Microsoft is integrating search with its MSN Music Store. Complicating matters, record labels and retailers store metadata differently.
Meanwhile, Microsoft’s MSN Desktop Search officially joins the fray. The final version of MSN Search Toolbar launched Sunday after five months in beta. Google and Yahoo also offer desktop search, making it one of the measures for competition in a crowded field.
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