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The official blog of the Bing team at Microsoft

November, 2008

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  • Webmaster tools now sniffing for malware

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    Last week we announced Project Silk Road, our vision for delivering a broad suite of products and services for publishers and web developers, including a customizable Live Search API, rich content, multiple media and source types, and the ability to monetize...
  • Fly over the river and through the woods with Farecast

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    Last week we covered how you can use instant answers to find deals on travel. This week we'll show you how to save on last-minute flights for Thanksgiving weekend . Have a great holiday trip! Joel Grus, Live Search Farecast Fareologist
  • 'Tis the season for instant answers

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    Ahh...once again the holidays are approaching. Once again we're thinking of family, gifts, travel, and at least some of us are dreaming about snow-covered slopes. Time for joy, family, fun, and lots of web searches. The Live Search team has made the last...
  • Browsing for videos hits prime time

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    Many of you in the U.S. have noticed some big changes in Live Search Video this week. Now you have lots of tools for browsing to find your favorite TV shows, music videos, and all of the most-watched content on the Web, just by clicking. Based on what...
  • Six months in, Live Search cashback is cashing in

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    When we launched cashback nearly six months ago, we mentioned that we're going to use these three criteria to measure the program: Number of offers in the system Advertiser ROI Percentage of commercial searches as measured by ComScore Well, we've been...
  • The next step in search

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    Today at PubCon we launched a new release of the Live Search API for publishers and web developers. Now, in one place, we're making available what is essentially a content management system for your site or blog, plus the ability to monetize by selling...
  • Sun shines on the MSN Toolbar

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    On Monday we announced a search distribution deal with Sun Microsystems. Now, when U.S.-based Internet Explorer users download the Java TM Runtime Environment (JRE TM ), they're offered the MSN Toolbar. Like our partnerships with HP and Facebook, this...
  • Looking forward to PubCon 2008

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    PubCon (Nov 11–14) has established itself as a rich forum for web professionals of all shapes and sizes to come together to network, learn, and share the latest on SEM topics and more. It has become a key event for us on the conference circuit, so our...
  • Buy now on eBay for 25% cashback

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    Christmas presents to be purchased? Budget a bit tight? Microsoft Live Search has a solution for all the parents out there being harassed for big ticket items by our kids. Why not save up to 25% right now? I need an Xbox 360 for ankle-biter number one...
  • Time to book for the holidays as airfares drop

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    Starting in late October, holiday travel fares have been falling quite a bit, and right now the average airfare for both Thanksgiving and Christmas travel are actually below their price points from this time last year. But don't take our word for it....
  • We interrupt this broadcast!

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    We've been having a great time bringing you our daily homepage updates over the past couple of months. You may have noticed that our normal programming for the Live Search homepage content is occasionally interrupted by newsworthy events, like last week...
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