Rivals to Google, Ask Jeeves coming later this year Expanding its push into the Internet search space, Microsoft said Friday that it plans to launch Internet search services for news and Web logs later this year.The new services, called MSN Newsbot and MSN Blogbot, up the ante in the battle for Internet search market share. Microsoft already said that it is working on its own general Internet search engine, expected to be launched this year, to go head-to-head with Google. The Friday announcements were made at a Microsoft meeting for online advertisers, Microsoft said in a statement.Also Friday, the Redmond, Washington, company said it is working on a natural language search engine, dubbed MSN Answerbot. This service will take questions from users and find answers on the Internet, rivaling a similar service from Ask Jeeves. No release date for MSN Answerbot has been set. MSN Newsbot will gather news from more than 4,000 sources worldwide. The service is being tested at http://newsbot.msn.com/. Google and Yahoo Inc. also offer news search services.Microsoft is claiming a first with MSN Blogbot, a service that will let users search Web logs, or “blogs,” personal-journal type Web pages that have become increasingly popular. Many consumers even use blogs as a news source, according to Microsoft.Microsoft has made Internet search a key investment area and is building its own search engine from scratch. The company’s current search services on the MSN Web site are offered through a partnership with Yahoo. DatabasesSoftware DevelopmentTechnology Industry