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February, 2010

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  • And now back to our regularly scheduled program…

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    It’s been an exciting 17 days! By the end of the day on Monday, we will have featured 50 homepage images, 200 hotspots, and athletes from all over the globe. You can relive the past 7 images (including hotspots) using the image viewer. Just click the...
  • Friday’s with Stefan and his UK Friends

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    Stefan has been in the UK this week talking with the Bing UK team and he has sent us this week’s theme and video from across the water. The Bing UK team is doing some great work trying to raise money for Sport Relief, for more information and you...
  • Discovering the World with Bing

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    Where would we be if people like Columbus or Einstein hadn’t taken a risk on an idea or notion or if people like Jane Goodall or even Dr. Bing hadn’t followed their passions? As a global community, we have benefited from discoveries in science...
  • Bing is Going Big in Dallas

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    OK…so maybe it is a bit of an overstatement but isn’t everything bigger in Texas? I’m packing my bags today to join some members of the Bing team in Dallas where we’ll talk to some local bloggers, SEO experts and local media to...
  • Burrrr it's cold outside…win a free t-shirt

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    It’s that time again…it’s Friday which means we have to listen to Stefan again and get a chance to win a free Bing t-shirt. So, make sure you watch the video for this week’s theme and tweet us back your answer at @bing with #FTF...
  • Keeping you in the know for the Olympic Games

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    Did you catch the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics last Friday to kick off the games? To access that and all the latest videos from the games and for a snap shot into all the Olympic excitement visit www.msn.com to view the Winter Olympics module...
  • Spatial Search: The Next Frontier

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    Have you ever thought about all the content and media out there on the Web? Information that we use daily to help make decisions, like reviews of the best restaurant for chicken parmesan or the t-shirt shop perfect for a vintage G&R t-shirt? We all...
  • Calling All Valentine’s Day Procrastinators

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    If you haven’t bought your gift yet, whether for a relative, your favorite pet or your significant other you might be classified as a “Valentine’s Procrastinator.” Not to fear you are not out of time yet. Today is the day (Feb...
  • Almost like being there

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    I first started working on the homepage during the Summer Olympics in Beijing. We had just launched the image on the homepage and 10 days later jumped to updating the picture twice a day. It was a chaotic time, but truly some of the most fun I’ve ever...
  • Bing and MSN your Olympics Hub

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    We’re T-4.5 days from the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics Games. Who are you excited to see flying down the men’s downhill course or dancing across the ice? Will you be rooting for your homeland or just your favorite event?...
  • Forget the spread this weekend…Free T-Shirts

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    Last week we had you tune in to Jason Calacanis ' web show TWIST to watch Stefan announce the Free T-shirt Friday theme. I was worried no one would catch his #FTF plug to win a free t-shirt or the copy of Brian Solis’s book “ Putting the Public...
  • Enhanced Cooperation with Facebook on Search

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    Facebook has been a close and valued partner of Microsoft for a number of years. We have worked together on several fronts all designed to create great experiences and services for our users. As we begin 2010, we are stepping up that collaboration yet...
  • Game Day: What do you have cooking?

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    The office pool, big screen TV’s, great commercials, the half time show, friends and family. These are all things that remind me of super bowl Sunday. However no game day is ever complete without a monumental spread of food. Now that we’ve...
  • Spend less, love more­­­­­

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    I have a confession to make: I’m a Valentine’s Day scrooge. Despite that, Valentine’s Day still sneaks up on me every year and while I might consider saying “Bah humbug” to Cupid, I just can’t. Duty calls, and because...
  • Colts and Saints Can’t Mess with Texas

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    The Saints and the Colts may be our super star teams this year, but neither team takes home the title of most searched for on Bing. In fact, the most popular team on Bing didn’t even make it to the Conference Championship game this year. But their...
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