If you're in the US you may have noticed the Live Search Home Page has had a makeover!
On the Live Search Blog the team says:
"The new design features background images that will change frequently, augmented with what we call "hotspots." These interactive areas highlight parts of the image and help you explore search results related to the highlighted area. Users who have tested this new home page have found it both engaging and a great place to start a search."
Clicking on the hotspot link will take the user to a satellite view of the Okavango Delta in Botswana.
The team go onto say, "Extensive user research and exploration of many concepts with our customers pointed us in the direction for this design. We want the page to be a great place to start a search and also to intrigue and inform as well. We think hotspots will help users discover parts of Live Search they might not know while not distracting from the core purpose of the page — searching."
It's only available if your Live.com location setting is set to United States, but the team are looking to release it in other markets sometime in the future.
So what do you think?
Cheers Mel