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Tuesday, November 28
Microsoft bCentral Small Business Directory - Shuts Up Shop
Microsoft's bCentral directory has long been regarded as one of the essential listings for small business websites (with Yahoo! and DMOZ). According to a recent article by Matt McGee, it would appear that Microsoft has taken its last directory listing and closed its doors on the bCentral small business directory.
While the
Sign Up & Get Your Small Business Listed Today!
link to is still visible on the
Add Site
page, once you click the link, you are redirected to a service transition area with the following message:
"As of November 15, 2006 Microsoft will no longer accept new sign-ups for select Microsoft Online Small Business Services.
These services, previously marketed under the bCentral™ brand, include Appointment Manager, Banner Network Ads, Commerce Manager, Customer Manager, FastCounter Pro, List Builder, Sales Leads, SharePoint®, Submit it!, Traffic Builder, and Web Hosting Packages.
If you are a current customer
you can continue to
sign in and use your services
. For additional information see our
Customer FAQ
.
If you don't have a Web site
and are looking to
take your business online, learn about the new services from
Microsoft® Office Live
."
While it appears that Microsoft is transitioning its services across to the new "Microsoft Office Live" label, it seems that the bCentral Directory could be a casualty of this re-branding exercise. Currently there are no references to directory listings in the new Microsoft Office Live product range.
bCentral - R.I.P
Thanks to
Matt McGee
for the heads up on this Microsoft news.
Posted by Rene LeMerle at 2:26 AM GMT
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