Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced yesterday that that they will be integrating Microsoft Live Search into Facebook. This really should come as no surprise since Facebook can thank Microsoft for their excessive valuation – the least they can do is allow Microsoft to promote Live.
It remains to be seen if Microsoft can do a better job, then Google with Myspace, monetizing their search partnership. Back in 2006 Microsoft was also in contention for Myspace’s search rights but they lost to Google. As I’ve noted in a couple of previous articles, Facebook Worth & Facebook Revenues, Microsoft’s $15 billion valuation of Facebook is almost three times higher then the next closet valuation. Microsoft’s valuation of Facebook is still absurd but I’m sure a lot of the reasoning behind it was to guarantee that Google didn’t beat them again.
