Live search expand Wikipedia descriptions

admin June 3rd, 2008

Admit it, although Wikipedia always seem to rank for the most obtuse of topics, their articles can be very useful on the rare occasion, and in recognition of this fondness for instant info Microsoft Live Search has expanded the description appearing under the Wikipedia search result.

A Google search result for Miami produced a Wikipedia article rank description as follows:
“Miami is a global city in southeastern Florida, in the United States. Miami is the county seat of Miami-Dade County, …”

Whilst a Microsoft Live search result for Miami produced a Wikipedia rank description as follows:
“Miami is a major city in southeastern Florida , in the United States . It is the county seat of Miami-Dade County. Miami is a gamma world city [3] with an estimated population of 404,048. It is the largest city within the South Florida metropolitan area, which is the largest metropolitan area in the Southeastern United States with 5.5 million people.”
Along with quick jump-to links such as
History, Geography, Economy, People and Culture, Education, Travel and Transportation.

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