{"id":70,"date":"2011-12-30T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-30T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.technet.microsoft.com\/inside_microsoft_research\/2011\/12\/30\/fuse-labs-year-in-review\/"},"modified":"2016-07-20T07:33:13","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T14:33:13","slug":"fuse-labs-year-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/blog\/fuse-labs-year-in-review\/","title":{"rendered":"FUSE Labs: Year in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"posted-by\">Posted by <span class=\"author\">Lili Cheng,&nbsp;general manager&nbsp;of FUSE Labs<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"posted-by\"><em><span class=\"author\"><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/msdnshared.blob.core.windows.net\/media\/TNBlogsFS\/prod.evol.blogs.technet.com\/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles\/00\/00\/00\/90\/35\/4061.MSR_YIR_Logo_1211911.png\" original-url=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/cfs-file.ashx\/__key\/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles\/00-00-00-90-35\/4061.MSR_5F00_YIR_5F00_Logo_5F00_1211911.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 10px; border: 0px currentColor; float: left;\" title=\"Year in Review\" alt=\"Year in Review\" src=\"https:\/\/msdnshared.blob.core.windows.net\/media\/TNBlogsFS\/prod.evol.blogs.technet.com\/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles\/00\/00\/00\/90\/35\/4061.MSR_YIR_Logo_1211911.png\" original-url=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/resized-image.ashx\/__size\/550x0\/__key\/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles\/00-00-00-90-35\/4061.MSR_5F00_YIR_5F00_Logo_5F00_1211911.png\" width=\"350\" \/><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The latest in a series of posts from the directors of Microsoft Research&rsquo;s labs worldwide, this one from <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Lili Cheng\" href=\"http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/en-us\/people\/lilich\/\">Lili Cheng<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> of <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"FUSE Labs\" href=\"http:\/\/fuse.microsoft.com\/\">FUSE Labs<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We just launched <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"So.cl\" href=\"http:\/\/www.so.cl\/\">So.cl<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, our latest research experiment, which blends search and social networking. For the last 12 days, it has been a thrill to be amid a network of students and to learn how human and unpredictable and beautiful it is to build and interact with a new community.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/msdnshared.blob.core.windows.net\/media\/TNBlogsFS\/prod.evol.blogs.technet.com\/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles\/00\/00\/00\/90\/35\/3108.socl.jpg\" original-url=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/cfs-file.ashx\/__key\/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles\/00-00-00-90-35\/3108.socl.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 10px; border: 0px currentColor; float: right;\" title=\"So.cl user interface\" alt=\"So.cl user interface\" src=\"https:\/\/msdnshared.blob.core.windows.net\/media\/TNBlogsFS\/prod.evol.blogs.technet.com\/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles\/00\/00\/00\/90\/35\/3108.socl.jpg\" original-url=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/resized-image.ashx\/__size\/550x0\/__key\/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles\/00-00-00-90-35\/3108.socl.jpg\" width=\"250\" \/><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>So.cl is used in many wonderful new ways. For example, students use So.cl to <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"search to communicate via rich posts\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.fuselabs.org\/post\/14476156748\/how-to-create-stunning-mood-boards-with-so-cl\">search to communicate via rich posts<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, rapidly riffing off one another&rsquo;s posts in a visual dialogue. Now, we&rsquo;re thinking about how to provide even better support for these unanticipated riffs in the experience.<\/p>\n<p>This has been an amazing year for FUSE Labs. We officially joined Microsoft Research. I am so lucky to work among the brightest, most wonderful people in the world. Using social software such as So.cl, <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Kodu\" href=\"http:\/\/fuse.microsoft.com\/page\/kodu\">Kodu<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Docs\" href=\"http:\/\/docs.com\/\">Docs<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Montage\" href=\"http:\/\/montage.cloudapp.net\/gallery\">Montage<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, and many other projects, we can reach out and learn from many students around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for reading this post! Like you, we <heart> building tools that bring society and technology together with the hope of making the world a better place.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"posted-by\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posted by Lili Cheng,&nbsp;general manager&nbsp;of FUSE Labs The latest in a series of posts from the directors of Microsoft Research&rsquo;s labs worldwide, this one from Lili Cheng of FUSE Labs. We just launched So.cl, our latest research experiment, which blends search and social networking. 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