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The official blog of the Bing team at Microsoft

June, 2009

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  • Deal or no deal?

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    If you don’t spend all day staring at airfares and hotel rates, you might not know how much they fluctuate. The same trip can vary by hundreds of dollars from day to day. That can make it hard to know whether you’re getting a good deal or...
  • Bing & Careerbuilder.com deliver Applicant Explorer

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    Back at MIX09 in March, we talked about our work with Careerbuilder.com , and today we are pleased to report that at the annual Society for Human Resource Management Conference , Careerbuilder.com announced the availability of Applicant Explorer, a new...
  • Bing cashback 101

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    It’s been just over a year since we introduced cashback and a lot has happened in that time. We’ve added offers, merchants, and even changed our name to Bing cashback (although some suggested “Bing Bling”). With all the activity...
  • Bringing the Ideal Result Front and Center with Best Match

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    A key goal for Bing is to deliver the very best search results. One of the ways Bing does this is through a new feature called “Best match”, which sets up the best result in a distinct, easily accessible space at the top of the page. You may...
  • Bing and your browser help get the job done

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    In our last post , we showed you a few ways to add Bing to your browser whether you are using the latest version of IE, Firefox or Chrome. Today, we want to demonstrate how Bing’s integration with both IE8 and Firefox provides quick access to information...
  • Explore Pane – A Ribbon for Search

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    One of our goals for Bing was to improve the way search results pages are organized. We wanted to help people get away from the “search overload” they often feel– that sinking feeling when confronted by millions of non-descript results...
  • Safe Search Update

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    You may have read our post last week where we talked about how Smart Motion Preview and SafeSearch work together. As we mentioned, Microsoft is never done when it comes to providing tools to help customers, whether they are large enterprises, local school...
  • Instant Translation in Bing

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    One of the things we’re focused on with Bing is bringing the answer you’re looking for to the top of your search result to save you the time of wading through a sea of blue links. Whether it’s getting the answer to a conversion or checking on your flight...
  • Bing and your browser

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    Hey folks! Last week we brought you Bing , the world’s first decision engine, to help you make important decisions faster. To that end, we’d like to show you how to set Bing as your search default on Internet Explorer and Firefox browsers...
  • Better Voice Search + Phone = Bing 411

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    Earlier this week we launched Bing , the new decision engine designed to help you make more informed decisions. Today, we’re excited to share that Bing 411 (1-800-BING-411 or 1-800-246-4411), with voice search powered by Tellme, has also arrived...
  • Smart Motion Preview and SafeSearch

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    One of the things we noticed in looking at how customers use search is the number of times people clicked the Back button in their browser soon after clicking on a search result. When we dug into this, we found that people who clicked on the Back button...
  • Bing Shines Bright from Seattle

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    Some of you here in the Seattle area may have noticed the giant light beaming from the Pacific Science Center and the cool orange glow of the Space Needle . Whether you saw it or not, Bing is here to tell you all about it. Not only does Bing have the...
  • User Needs, Features and the Science behind Bing

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    This morning in the wee hours, we launched the Bing preview! I wanted to take this opportunity to provide some highlights and background on how Bing came to be. What got us here? Everything in Bing was driven by a focus on truly understanding searchers...
  • Bing is here!

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    We announced the imminent arrival of Bing last week and the excitement has been building ever since. Beginning today, www.Bing.com opens its front door worldwide. Welcome! We hope you enjoy the new experience and can’t wait to hear your feedback...
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