So.cl: Microsoft's social search based social network.

Almost all large IT companies create their own social networks and / or search services. Someone does a search within their own social sphere, like Facebook, and someone makes a social link, popularizing it through their services, including search engines, like Google. Rumors that Microsoft has been working on its own social network have been around for a long time. Back in January, when it was not exactly known whether the So.cl social network was exactly a product from Microsoft, a review of the interface of this resource from one of the habrau users appeared . Then on So.cl it was possible to get only by invite, but now this resource has been opened for everyone.

And, it turns out, So.cl is a pilot project in the field of social search. Initially, this social program was tested by students, after which it was opened to all (a few hours ago). It is not in vain that So.cl is called an experimental project - unlike Google or Google, the search service, Bing, plays the main role. And most of the content that social users are going to publish is passed through a search engine.
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So, if we usually meet interesting material, and want to share it with friends on a social network, then just publish the link. So.cl is a bit different. We need to take the link and insert it into a special form “Add link”. After that, Bing finds the material by reference, and already from the Bing environment you share the material found. Unusual and unusual. Well, if you find something interesting by searching in Bing, you can also publish the found material in So.cl. Thus, Bing plays the role of the main content provider for publishing. If you do not like this search service, then in So.cl it is hardly worth registering.

By the way, you can access this social network in two ways - through Facebook, and through your Windows Live account. If you register in social programs via Facebook, then an invite is still required. If through Windows Live, then invites are not needed.

After registration, the search performed through So.cl will be available both to friends in this resource and to a third party. Probably, all this can somehow be limited in the settings, but by default the search history will be opened to friends, so you should bear this in mind.

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