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  1. Travel Blog

    6 stupid travel tips by Pauline Frommer

    Travel Blog | 11/24/09 by Bing Travel | 0 Replies |

    Travel experts are capable of writing and saying the most boneheaded things. I’ve pulled together a small collection of examples from travel magazines, Web sites and TV. The list runs the gamut from the weird to the silly to the just plain wrong...

  2. Bing™ for mobile availability continues to grow

    Bing™ for mobile availability continues to grow

    Search Blog | 11/24/09 by Bing | 0 Replies |

    Mobile momentum continues and this is a big one: the new Bing application is now available for BlackBerry™ Curve devices in the US. When you buy a new BlackBerry Curve 2 (8530) from Verizon, you’ll get the Bing app automatically. If you have...

  3. Tourist treasures or tourist traps?

    Tourist treasures or tourist traps?

    Many of the world’s most famous tourist sites are becoming victims of their own popularity. Ancient ruins have been vandalized, pristine natural beauty has been trampled and historic icons have been commercialized. Is it possible to look beyond...

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Media

Chris at TechEd Europe

11/09/09 by Kristin | 4 Replies

Chris at TechEd Europe!

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Events

Nov 17

PhoCusWright 2009

11/09/09 by: Kristin | 2 Replies

Bing will be in Orlando, FL at PhoCusWright November 17-19, 2009. This...

Nov 16

Web 2.o Expo 2009

11/09/09 by: Kristin | 1 Replies

Bing will be in New York for Web 2.o Expo November 16-19, 2009. Web 2.0...

Oct 28

TechFlash Seattle

10/28/09 by: Kristin | 2 Replies

Bing will be at TechFlash in Seattle, WA on October 28 . Puget Sound Business...

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  1. 6 stupid travel tips by Pauline Frommer

    11/24/09 by Bing Travel 0 Replies

    Travel experts are capable of writing and saying the most boneheaded things. I’ve pulled together a small collection of examples from travel magazines, Web sites and TV. The list runs the gamut from the weird to the silly to the just plain wrong...

  2. Bing™ for mobile availability continues to grow

    11/24/09 by Bing 0 Replies

    Mobile momentum continues and this is a big one: the new Bing application is now available for BlackBerry™ Curve devices in the US. When you buy a new BlackBerry Curve 2 (8530) from Verizon, you’ll get the Bing app automatically. If you have...

  3. Tourist treasures or tourist traps?

    Many of the world’s most famous tourist sites are becoming victims of their own popularity. Ancient ruins have been vandalized, pristine natural beauty has been trampled and historic icons have been commercialized. Is it possible to look beyond...

  4. Committed to Comprehensive Results

    11/20/09 by Bing 6 Replies

    There’s been some buzz today based on a post by Nicholas D. Kristof at the New York Times suggesting that Bing filters results for searches conducted outside of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) using Simplified Chinese characters for their...

  5. Mark your calendars…A Gold Rush is coming

    11/20/09 by Bing 8 Replies

    I have never been one to wake up the morning after Thanksgiving to go and wait in a line at the mall for those crazy holiday shopping deals. As much as I have thought about it, the idea of sitting outside at 2AM in the freezing cold still trying to wake...

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  1. Finding the page not found is now even easier

    11/18/09 by Kristin 3 Replies

    When we launched last year the first version of our Web Page Error Toolkit we got a lot of interest from the community and lots of feedback on how we could make it better. This year not only have we revamped the existing Windows/IIS version, but we have...

  2. New tools, guidelines for Bing Maps

    11/10/09 by george 6 Replies

    The newly-released Bing Maps Silverlight Control (Version 1.0) provides some great new feaures, and the Terms of Use has been updated: Bing Maps Silverlight Control 1.0 Released Watch a 4-minute video introduction to the Silverlight Control Bing Maps...

  3. Innovative uses of the Bing API

    10/20/09 by george 2 Replies

    Watch short videos featuring two "Will Code for Green" contest winners, who introduce their innovations based on the Bing API. Patrick Colin McGraw discusses his winning entry, GreenZig.com -- a site that illustrates energy-saving costs he developed with...

  4. Sprinkle Some Cocoa on Bing

    08/27/09 by Kristin 30 Replies

    The Bing iPhone and Mac SDK is available for download on CodePlex , open source under the Microsoft Public License (MS-PL). The SDK provides: * The ability to easily query Bing from within your Cocoa or Cocoa Touch application. * Perform both synchronous...

  5. Bing Product Guidelines released

    08/04/09 by Kristin 12 Replies

    We’ve posted Bing Product Guidelines on the Microsoft Download Center . This document provides visual guidelines and recommendations to implement the branding for Bing for third parties. These guidelines can help echo the Bing product brand experience...

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  1. Link building for smart webmasters (no dummies here) (SEM 101)

    In past SEM 101 articles, we've talked about the importance of inbound links to successful ranking (see "Links: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" - Part 1 and Part 2 ). We've already discussed many issues surrounding them, but we haven't done a dedicated...

  2. Changes to Bing, UI navigation to Webmaster Center

    Did you hear the news? Bing was recently upgraded with another set of exciting end-user features. Instead of reciting the long list of changes here, I'll just point you to the blog post in the Bing Search blog titled, " Bing's Next Chapter Begins Today...

  3. Robots speaking many languages

    We've already covered in past blog articles some of the basics about how webmasters can use a file called robots.txt to control how search engine crawlers (aka bots) crawl their websites. But there is so much more to talk about with bots. So let's take...

  4. MSNBot 1.1 is retired

    The Bing team has been talking about its new crawler (aka bot), MSNBot 2.0b, in this blog for quite some time now. We have made numerous improvements in its performance, addressed some webmaster concerns, and published detailed information on how to control...

  5. Fixing 404 File Not Found frustrations (SEM 101)

    You've seen it. So have I. Nearly every person who has actively browsed the Web for more than 15 minutes has seen it. I'm talking about the dreaded 404 File Not Found error. When it occurs, users simply abandon their search on that site and go elsewhere...

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  1. 6 stupid travel tips by Pauline Frommer

    11/24/09 by Bing Travel 2 Replies

    Travel experts are capable of writing and saying the most boneheaded things. I’ve pulled together a small collection of examples from travel magazines, Web sites and TV. The list runs the gamut from the weird to the silly to the just plain wrong...

  2. Tourist treasures or tourist traps?

    Many of the world’s most famous tourist sites are becoming victims of their own popularity. Ancient ruins have been vandalized, pristine natural beauty has been trampled and historic icons have been commercialized. Is it possible to look beyond...

  3. Wired traveler’s guide to gear and Wi-Fi

    11/20/09 by SonjaG_Travel 4 Replies

    Business and leisure travelers alike want to stay connected on the road. Finding a Wi-Fi connection is just a start; it also helps to have the right tech gear. What are the best cameras for capturing photos to share with the folks back home? How can you...

  4. Which tropical island is right for you? by Pauline Frommer

    11/17/09 by Bing Travel 29 Replies

    Sand, seas and sunny skies — that’s all there is to a tropical island vacation, right? Well, that’s not enough for everyone, and certainly not for me. Perhaps I’m too demanding, but I find that after baking in a lounge chair for...

  5. 5 tips for surviving holiday travel

    11/16/09 by SonjaG_Travel 9 Replies

    As the holidays approach, travelers begin strategizing how they will survive the crowds, delays, high prices and other frustrations that can occur when traveling during the busiest time of the year. The holidays are stressful enough, so we’ve found...

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  1. Bing Maps China Expands Reach

    The Bing Maps China site just released some huge updates to their site. Following the release to Bing Maps ( Bing Maps Gets An Overhaul…And, Some New Features ) and Bing Maps UK ( Released: Bing Maps UK ), the Bing Maps China site has updated much...

  2. European Environment Agency's Use of Bing Maps for Eye on Earth

    Last year, I blogged about The European Environmental Agency’s partnership with Microsoft which resulted in a (then) Virtual Earth web site that monitors the bath water around Europe, (see: Eye on Earth Water Watch (and Virtual Earth) ). Well, the...

  3. Bing Maps Goes Hollywood (at PDC)

    The Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) kicks off tomorrow and Bing Maps will have some fun, yet informative events going on. First off, if you’re at PDC you should follow the @BingMaps handle on Twitter for up to the minute information...

  4. Vampires + Bing Maps + Silverlight = So Hot Right Now

    With the impending release of the much anticipated teen vampire romance, Twilight: New Moon , the Bing team has put together The Virtual Twilight Tour , a blood-sucking fun application for you to view an exclusive Twilight video tour brings Forks, La...

  5. Released: Bing Maps UK

    If you’re in the UK and go to Bing Maps via Bing.com/maps you will get redirected to Multimap.com…or, at least you would’ve until now. Going to Bing Maps will take you to the new Bing Maps experience in the UK. We’ve introduced...

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