Bing’s Profitable!
Apparently Bing is now profitable. It probably says something about me (something not particularly good) that my first thought was “Now Google can legitimately use Bing as a plausible defense in an...
View ArticleLifehacker has a Bing vs. Google Smackdown
Lifehacker has a Bing vs. Google search-off. One thing this article does not mention is that Bing’s news search is at least as good as Google’s. Don’t ignore Bing when you’re searching news. Filed...
View ArticleBing Releases New To Check Your Site’s Mobile-Friendliness
Bing has released a new tool to determine how mobile-friendly your Web site is. “When you submit the URL of a page to be analyzed to the Mobile Friendliness Test tool, our Bing Mobile crawler fetches...
View ArticleBing Tweaks Transit Options in Bing Maps
Bing has tweaked its transit options in Bing Maps. “We’ve now made it easier for you to explore and plan your trips using transit in Bing Maps. We’re happy to let you know that these improvements are...
View ArticleBing Predicts the AMAs
Bing is predicting the winners of the American Music Awards (AMAs). Hey, I actually know who some of these people are! Wow!Filed under: Around the Search & Social Media World Tagged: audio, Bing,...
View ArticleBing Launches New App for iPhone
Bing has launched a new app for iPhone. “Mobile search is different from search on a PC. With mobile, we want instant answers and the ability to take immediate action. We want to book it, buy it, watch...
View ArticleBing Maps Now Have Traffic Cameras
Bing has just filled its maps with traffic cameras. “We are proud to announce that you can now view more than 35,000 traffic cameras across 11 countries in Bing Maps.”Filed under: Tweaks & Updates...
View ArticleAOL Search: Now Powered by Bing
AOL’s search is now completely Bing-powered. “According to a new blog post aimed at advertisers, the entirety of AOL’s search needs are now being fulfilled by Bing, with Microsoft’s search engine...
View ArticleBing Predicting Teams for March Madness
Bing has launched a Web site predicting whether your favorite NCAA basketball team will make it to March Madness. I tested three teams: NCSU (maybe), Campbell University (No), and University of...
View ArticleBing Getting Love From Wall Street
Bing is getting some love from Wall Street. “Microsoft’s Bing search engine had a good holiday quarter, reporting a 21% year-over-year increase in search revenue when measured in ‘continuous currency,’...
View ArticleBing Launches Resources for the Academy Awards
Bing has resources available for the upcoming Academy Awards.Filed under: New Resources Tagged: Academy Awards, Bing, movies, Oscars
View ArticleWhat Oscar Nominee Do You Look Like?
Bing wants to help you find your Oscar nominee look alike. Yeah, good luck with that. “Do you know which celebrity you most resemble? We do! Even better, we know which Oscar nominated celebrity you...
View ArticleBing Making Primary Predictions
Bing is making election predictions. I try to keep this blog as apolitical as possible, but if I didn’t boy would I have some snark for you… “Bing Predicts has crunched the data, and forecasts Donald...
View ArticleBing and the NCAA Teaming Up for Tourney Time
NCAA tourney fan? Bing’s got your back. “Together with the NCAA, Bing is creating the NCAA® March Madness® bracket experience. Bing Predicts’ intelligent machine learning technology will analyze social...
View ArticleBing Adds Periodic Table, Solar System Information to Search Box
Bing has made some nifty science updates to its search engine. Get extensive solar system and periodic table information right from the search box! Filed under: Tweaks & Updates Tagged: astronomy,...
View ArticleBing Gives Cricket Some Love
Cricket is getting a lot of love from the search engines this year. The latest up: Bing. “With the onset of Twenty20 cricket season starting with the ICC World T20 in India, Bing has announced a...
View ArticleBing Getting New Search APIs
Hey! Bing is getting new search APIs. You’ll have to be signed up for the developer preview to have access, though. Filed under: Tweaks & Updates Tagged: API, Bing, Web search
View ArticleBing Adds Code Search Feature
Bing is making its search engine better for developers. “Thanks to a collaboration with HackerRank, if you search for something like string concat C#, you’ll get an interactive code editor with a...
View ArticleHow to Get the Most Out of Bing Image Search in Microsoft Office
From Digital Trends: How to Get the Most Out of Bing Image Search in Microsoft Office . “Bing Image Search is a feature in Microsoft Office documents that allows you to quickly search for online images...
View ArticleEU Wants More Transparency from Google / Bing Advertising in Search Results
The EU wants more transparency from Google and Bing about advertising in search engine results. “The European Union’s digital chief wants search engines such as Alphabet Inc’s Google and Microsoft’s...
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