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Search Blog — Aug 2010

  • Aug
    04
    20 10

    Bing Coming to a Sheraton Resort and Hotel...

    Today Starwood Hotels and Resorts unveiled a new integrated online experience for Sheraton guests featuring Bing. The new “Sheraton Guest Portal powered by Bing” will help you navigate your stay, get hotel information and discover information about the local area. This new system will be featured worldwide in the “Link@Sheraton SM experienced with Microsoft®” in addition to in-room web access. As part of the new online experience, you will find constantly updated information specific to each Sheraton location, such as local maps and the top search results for area restaurants, attractions, special events and services. It will be like having a personal concierge in the palm of your hand. In addition to their new Link@Sheraton experience, the Sheraton Hotels has redesigned nearly 400 lobbies worldwide which includes a unique lobby lounge that allows travelers access to information and technology for work, leisure as well as social networking. Now when you stay at a Sheraton you will be able to use Bing to make smarter, faster decisions whether you’re looking for a local cafe, printing your boarding pass, looking for the nearest entertainment... Read More Today Starwood Hotels and Resorts unveiled a new integrated online experience for Sheraton guests featuring Bing. The new “Sheraton Guest Portal powered by Bing” will help you navigate your stay, get hotel information and discover information about the local area. This new system will be featured worldwide in the “Link@Sheraton SM experienced with Microsoft®” in addition to in-room web access. As part of the new online experience, you will find constantly updated information specific to each Sheraton location, such as local maps and the top search results for area... Read More
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  • Aug
    03
    20 10

    Shop with ease with your Bing for Mobile...

    As mobile shopping gets more popular, we want to help you to find and shop products on your iPhone even more effortless. The new Bing for Mobile iPhone app includes a Shopping section where you can find products, see ratings, and read reviews. Search with your camera, your voice, or your keyboard to find brand-name products and compare prices. Not sure what to get for her birthday? No problem, we provide you with a list of product categories of the most popular items. Here is how it works: · On the home page of Bing, click Shopping to launch the feature. · Tap through to a category of products, or search for a specific product using your voice or the keyboard. · For more information about a product that is right in front of you, use the camera feature to scan the barcode of the product . · You can then sort results by relevance, user rating, expert rating, or price. · Click through for product details and a link to the merchant website. As our mobile devices become more important to our every day lives, we hope that the Bing for Mobile iPhone app shopping features will help you make decisions on the go easier. Keep on... Read More As mobile shopping gets more popular, we want to help you to find and shop products on your iPhone even more effortless. The new Bing for Mobile iPhone app includes a Shopping section where you can find products, see ratings, and read reviews. Search with your camera, your voice, or your keyboard to find brand-name products and compare prices. Not sure what to get for her birthday? No problem, we provide you with a list of product categories of the most popular items. Here is how it works: · On the home page of Bing, click Shopping to launch the feature. · Tap through to... Read More
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  • Aug
    02
    20 10

    Getting Ready for the School Year with...

    Are the class lists up yet? Are you starting to look into what school supplies are on your list this year? Well if you are like many of the families right now your kids have started to get the itch to get their school stuff in order. Bing is here to help. Go to Bing shopping to get some of this season’s best deal on supplies , clothes , shoes , gadgets , backpacks and more. With Bing shopping you are able to refine your search by product, price and reviews. For all the latest updates to Bing shopping check out Sonam’s blog post Summer of Shopping . Back to School can also mean changes to your routine or maybe even a move for those with kids going off to college. Will you be driving a college freshman to their new dorm? Or maybe you have a young one going into their first year of high school? Use Bing Maps to plan your route and even map out where the coffee shop is along the way. If you don’t have kids heading off to school, you can still take part in the back to school excitement by helping classrooms across the country get ready for the new school year. By setting your search default to Bing we will give you a three dollar donation code to fund a classroom... Read More Are the class lists up yet? Are you starting to look into what school supplies are on your list this year? Well if you are like many of the families right now your kids have started to get the itch to get their school stuff in order. Bing is here to help. Go to Bing shopping to get some of this season’s best deal on supplies , clothes , shoes , gadgets , backpacks and more. With Bing shopping you are able to refine your search by product, price and reviews. For all the latest updates to Bing shopping check out Sonam’s blog post Summer of Shopping . Back to School can also mean... Read More
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