OneRiot, a social search engine, today announced Microsoft has selected OneRiot as a featured search provider for today’s Release Candidate One (RC1) of Internet Explorer 8 (IE8). .
There are several new personalization features within IE8, such as Web Slices, that allow users to go beyond the page for the latest content. With the OneRiot Hot Topics Web Slice, users stay apprised of the hottest breaking news from around the web within the browser. Additional IE8 add-ons include the OneRiot Hot Topic Sidebar and the OneRiot Social Search Suggestions.
“IE8 really optimizes a user’s experience with our service,” said Kimbal Musk, CEO of OneRiot. “Our innovative social search services are a perfect fit for IE8’s new web slices and other search features, allowing users to easily find the pulse the web directly from their browser.”
A library of these extensions and services for IE8 can be found online at OneRiot: http://www.oneriot.com or within the Internet Explorer Gallery: http://www.ieaddons.com/.
