Microsoft launches ‘Agora’ product-loading service for web search

[avididy]

[internetretailer.com...]

This is great service for e-commerce businessess. has anyone heard any thing more? when its available for public use? is there a beta test program one could sign on?

[engine]

It's a limited release to Internet Retailers that have registered with Windows Live.

It will operate on Windows Live Product Search.

products.live.com

[Serpent]

I've applied to be part of the beta test. Has anyone else applied? Been accepted? Rejected? Any idea how quick the process is?

[avididy]

Thank you. It was so hard to find it, even when using live search! I just registered our business. Let's see if we get the invite soon :-)

[KevinSource]

"I've applied to be part of the beta test. Has anyone else applied? Been accepted? Rejected? Any idea how quick the process is?"

Where/how did you apply to be part of beta? I can't seem to see it anywhere on live.com

[Newbey]

I applied on Nov. 10, 2006 and have yet to receive anything.

[avididy]

You can pre-register here
[imagine-windowslive.com...]

[TSadmin]

Some how they already pulled all over our products onto their site.

Kind of interesting

[Receptional]

Using Agora should also boost retailers’ natural and paid-search rankings in Windows Live Product Search, he adds.

That's interesting. I guess that's like being authenticated in sitemaps or explorer. But publicly saying that using the product can influence natural search is like bear baiting to SEOs! :)

[Newbey]

I signed up with MS Live on 11-10-06 and received the invitation from MS on 11-29-06. (My products are not includeed in Live yet, so I'll be uploading that feed soon.)