--- title: Microsoft Tafiti just released | daily.dev description: Microsoft launched Tafiti, a new research-oriented search site built on Live Search and a Silverlight-based rich interface. The name Tafiti means 'do research'... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-tafiti-just-released-lnvfbdfnr twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Microsoft Tafiti just released | daily.dev og:description: Microsoft launched Tafiti, a new research-oriented search site built on Live Search and a Silverlight-based rich interface. The name Tafiti means 'do research'... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-tafiti-just-released-lnvfbdfnr og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/LNVfBDFNR.png og:image:alt: Microsoft Tafiti just released og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Microsoft Tafiti just released **[Maarten Balliauw](https://daily.dev/sources/maartenballiauw)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Microsoft launched Tafiti, a new research-oriented search site built on Live Search and a Silverlight-based rich interface. The name Tafiti means 'do research' in Swahili. The author notes the Silverlight app rendered fine in Firefox, showing it isn't locked to Windows and Internet Explorer, and praises the slick, non-plugin-like feel of the UI. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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