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How to search online collaboratively ?

Searching online is not a simple task. To get what you need require lot of skill and understanding about searching online. There are a lot of new technologies and tools that help to make your search efficient, like intelligent keyword prediction that many search engines like Google, Yahoo, Ask etc have. I will tell you a new way to make your search efficient. You can search collaboratively with your friends online and this will definitely make your search efficient and entertaining. SearchTogether is a new search collaboration tool from Microsoft and it helps you to search online with your friends in real-time.
SearchTogether is available as a plugin for IE7. You also have a Live email ID to use this plugin. You can download the SearchTogether plugin for IE7 here. To get a Live email ID click here.
After you have installed the plugin, launch SearchTogether and enter your Live email ID. Now press the connect button. You are ready to start a new search.

To start a new search navigate to Actions> Start a new search. Now you will be provided with your MSN messenger buddies list. Select a person who is online from the list. You can start a search by typing a keyword. The keyword appears below the name or photo of the person who initiated the search. To start searching for a keyword entered by your buddy just double click on it. The number of keywords queried by each participant will appear under his name or photo. So if somebody joins the fun late he will be able to figure out what is going on. You can chat with other members and also comment on websites while searching online.
Another great feature of this tool is that it allows members of a group to monitor each others browsing activity. You can use the Follow option to view or follow the browsing activities of a buddy. You can even watch his or her browser screen in real time using this option. It is a great tool worth a try.
Reference: http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/projects/searchtogether/tutorial.html

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