SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16 news, “Mobile new findings” report today, technology news site The Verge Socl Microsoft today announced some new social networking development information.

early as July this year, Microsoft suddenly released by Microsoft Research developed a social network project Socl.com. Socl.com appears to be mainly used for search and share, but Microsoft then quickly removed the relevant information.

can be seen from the screenshot, Socl.com layout and colors and we had to see basically the same, including the central information flow, the left label and information flow, and the right to invite and video chat. Interestingly, Socl.com is not a “full version” of social networks, communication between users is not a priority. Instead, collaborative consumption (Collaborative Consumption) is Socl.com focus.

Socl.com provides a video sharing feature, users can watch videos with others, but the communication between users limited to the video side of the chat room. In addition, Socl.com does not support Hulu, Netflix and other video. Of course, this may be due to Socl.com still in the early stages of development, Microsoft has not licensed or deep integration agreement.

” What are you searching for? “is Socl.com another collaboration pages, it is the page the top of the big search bar. If the user enters “in downtown Seattle tea”, Socl.com rich search results will display, and dissemination of this problem, deal with problems with friends.

It is worth mentioning that, Socl.com not trying to replace Facebook. In fact, Socl.com will be embedded in the list API, user-friendly with Facebook friends share with each other and ask questions.

Tulalip name has now disappeared, Socl icon seems to have been identified. However, there were reports that Microsoft has acquired social.com domain name, the social network will eventually be called the social.

translation from: Sohu technology

original from: TechCrunch

(Editor: Zhang Yong)