Microsoft SearchTogether (Beta)

Few days back i came across this wonderful tool from Microsoft Research which runs on IE7 & later named Search Together.. one thing i will want to highlight is that it not only uses Live Search as a Search Engine but you can also use Google and Yahoo.

What is SearchTogether?

Microsoft SearchTogether is a free Internet Explorer plug-in that allows groups of people to collaborate on Web searches.


Who can benefit from using SearchTogether?

SearchTogether can benefit any group of people who are interested in investigating a topic together, such as students working on a group report, colleagues working on a joint project, or friends planning a shared vacation or other social activities. SearchTogether supports both synchronous and asynchronous collaboration styles.


Where did SearchTogether come from?

SearchTogether is a project from Microsoft Research; it is part of Meredith Ringel Morris's research project on collaborative Web search. The original SearchTogether concept was presented in this UIST 2007 paper and video. Thanks to the efforts of developers Piali Choudhury, Matt Maddin, and ThuVan Pham, the original prototype was transformed into an IE plug-in.

Do visit the following link to download this IE Pulg-in and start search together with your online friends during your different assignments, projects, tours etc and etc..

http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/projects/searchtogether/