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Find your travel inspiration with Bing's new travel tools

Bing Team — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 17:07:23 Z

Looking for a holiday destination or planning a trip? Finding and arranging your next great getaway is easy with the travel inspiration carousel from Bing.

You can explore various popular travel destinations in the carousel, then check out points of interest and suggested itineraries by selecting a location. Say goodbye to time spent searching for where to go and planning your trip —the Bing team has done it all for you.

Use the ‘Plan a trip’ module to book a flight and hotel.

With these time-saving Bing features, travel planning is simple. Start scheduling your next holiday with these tools, then tell your friends about how you did it all on Bing.

Test your tennis knowledge with Bing

Bing Team — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 19:14:59 Z

It’s been an intense couple of weeks watching the Australian Open, but we're also having some fun with our exclusive tennis quiz!

We know how busy you are, so we’ve made the quiz short enough to entertain you during the tennis ad breaks. Do you know who was the youngest player to ever win the Australian Open? Or which player has won the maximum number of women’s singles Australian Open titles?

Test your knowledge by taking our limited time only tennis quiz.

Do you want to know who will be crowned the winners of the Australian Open?

Bing Team — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 18:41:22 Z

We are all glued to the tennis right now. Whether it’s Kyrgios’ infamous temperament causing headlines, or the shock of Murray AND Djokovic both being knocked out early, we want to know more! Here at Bing, we’ve made it really easy for you to keep up with the tennis. From live scores, updates, news and match predictions, you’ll find it all, right here on Bing.

Yes, you've heard right, match predictions are also included in the mix. So how do we manage to predict matches at the Bing headquarters? We don’t want to bore you with too much data talk, but, Bing's machine learning, analyses everything from historical data, team and player form, stats, venue data and social and traditional media to give you the best predictions.

If you’re keen to know who will today’s matches, just click on Bing to see our predictions!

Everything you need to know about the Australian Open on Bing

Bing Team — Sun, 15 Jan 2017 16:44:03 Z

This morning saw the opening of the first major sporting event of 2017 in Australia, yes, that’s right, it’s time for the tennis with the Australian Open! There are so many questions; will your favourite player be crowned as one of the champions? Will a top seeded player get knocked out early? How far will our own Australian players go? Fear not, Bing has all of these questions and more, answered for you.

With four of our very own, home grown, Aussie players making the top 30 seeded list, including; Nick Kyrgios (14), Bernard Tomic (27) as well as Samantha Stosur (18) and Dania Gavrilova (22), Bing is here to keep you up to date with their progress. There’s live updates, scores, and latest news, every single day during the 14 day event. We've also put together a daily tennis quiz to get you into the spirit of the tournament.

If you’re keen to see what the predictions are for all of the matches, we have that covered for you. All you need to do is search “Australia Open” to see the day’s scheduled action, live scores, match predictions and "Australian Open Quiz" to test your tennis knowledge.

Find the Australian Business Number (ABN) information you need, faster on Bing!

Bing Team — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 01:38:40 Z

At Bing, we're always looking for new ways to help Australians get to the information they need, quickly and easily.

That's why we've just released our latest feature, ABN Lookup, in partnership with the Australian Business Register.

It’s designed to help consumers and businesses lookup Australian Business Number (ABN) information quickly - by including an ABN search facility right within the Bing.com search results page.

The ABN Lookup search box appears on Bing.com whenever a user types an ABN related query into the main search box. Here’s an example – just type “abn lookup” into Bing.com:

The ABN Lookup feature appears right within the top search results. Now, users can just search for a company name (or by searching the ABN) to get all the business information they need.

Let’s use a fictitious company, Adventure Works Cycles to see how it works:

And right within the results page, here’s the information we’re looking for:

ABN Lookup also makes it easy to search the other way around, too – that is, by searching with the ABN number to show the company details.

Try out ABN Lookup today and let us know what you think!

The Bing Australia team

Don’t Miss a Moment of the Summer Games with Bing

Bing Team — Mon, 08 Aug 2016 00:02:57 Z

With so many events, athletes and participating nations, how do you decide which events to watch? How do you know what moments you should prioritise when so many activities are happening at once in Rio? How can you anticipate which events are must-see, stop-what-you’re-doing worthy? Bing has the answer.

For the 2016 Summer Games, Bing is using Bing Predicts technology to provide a unique viewing schedule, called Events to Watch. Events to Watch is updated daily and suggests the most exciting events of the 2016 Games throughout the day, taking into account projected upsets, new world records, and the odds of a tight event, creating a schedule optimised around the must-watch moments.

Which events do you think will make our Events to Watch list? Check out the schedule on Bing each day of the Rio Games to see if your predictions make the list.

Bing’s Events to Watch predictions just scratches the surface of how Bing is giving fans the resources to stay on top of Summer Games 2016. Check out Bing Predicts Daily, which will feature fun factoids and stories about various athletes and events. As the Games heat up, you can find predicted medal outcomes as well. Follow along to see whether Bing predicts your favorite athletes will win gold!

And of course, Bing has everything you need to stay on top of Summer Games related topics, including information on athletes, event times, medal counts, trending news and much more.

Lastly, if you think you know your Summer Games history, try our Aussie quiz here.

Let the games begin!

-the Bing Team

Aussie Rules: can you beat Bing?

Bing Team — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 03:39:06 Z

Search {AFL} on bing.com and the answer will include not just the latest scores, schedules and ladder, but also Bing's predictions for the weekend's games.

Bing Predicts is a feature that uses machine-learning to discover and analyse trends from both web and social activity, along with other inputs such as historical data and current form, to predict the outcome of many types of events - including the AFL.

Here's our thoughts about the all the upcoming action this weekend from our resident Aussie Rules expert:

West Coast Eagles vs Essendon
Things could get ugly at Domain Stadium as West Coast look to get their season back on track against the struggling Bombers. The Eagles will be fresh off the bye and looking to boost their percentage through their potent forward line of Kennedy, Darling, LeCras and co.

Port Adelaide v Richmond
Both of these teams had such high hopes leading in to 2016, but now find themselves in a do or die clash on the Friday night stage. With Dustin Martin in career best form, home ground advantage might not be enough for the Power.

Gold Coast Suns vs St Kilda
The Saints will be full of confidence after their upset win over the Cats last week and suddenly have a Top 8 spot in their sights, although the Suns are finally starting to get fit and were gallant last week against Hawthorn. This one is really hard to pick but Bing Predicts St Kilda will edge it.

Sydney Swans v Western Bulldogs
Set to be game of the round as the dogs head to the SCG to take on the Swans. Bing Predicts the Dogs to cause an upset win, but Jake Stringer needs to find some of his best form and kick a few goals. The game will likely be won in the midfield, with Jack, Parker, Kennedy and co. going up against the younger Bontempelli, Wallis and Liberatore.

Carlton v Collingwood
It might be a battle between 13th and 14th on the ladder, but Carlton v Collingwood is always a fierce contest. While Collingwood will be keen to make up for their loss to Carlton earlier in the year, Bing is predicting the Pies will fall short again.

Melbourne v Adelaide Crows
The Crows forward line of Walker, Betts and Jenkins is destroying teams in their wake, and we don’t expect Melbourne to be able to hold them down either, despite the Dees genuine improvement in 2016.

See all of Bing's predictions here.

— The Bing Team

AFL Tipping with Bing Predicts

Bing Team — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 06:02:43 Z

There's a massive weekend of Anzac footy coming up and Bing is looking to continue it's hot tipping form, with 28 games from 36 predicted correctly so far this season. To see Bing's AFL predictions for this weekend, just head to Bing.com and search AFL.

Here's our thoughts on the weekend's clashes.

Hawthorn v Adelaide
The Crows have been in awesome form this year, but you’d have to be brave to bet against the 3 time reigning premiers at the G’. Look for Sam Mitchell, Luke Hodge and Jordan Lewis to control the midfield battle and get the Hawks over the line.

Sydney Swans v West Coast Eagles
The Swans v Eagles rivalry is set for another cracker this weekend with both teams in great form. Coming off a bruising contest against the Crows last week, the Swans might just get over-run by the Eagles.

Gold Coast v North Melbourne
With five outs for the Suns including vice-captain Steven May and the Kangaroos off to an unbeaten start, we are going with North to go 5-0.

Western Bulldogs vs Brisbane Lions
Despite a horror few weeks of injuries at the Kennel, they still have too much pace and experience for the Brisbane Lions and should get over the line comfortable. Look out for Jake Stringer to kick a bag.

Port Adelaide vs Geelong Cats
Despite last week’s thrashing at the hands of the Giants, expect a determined and desperate Port Adelaide to bounce back at home. Despite beating in Hawthorn in R1, the Cats have struggled in recent weeks against GWS and an under-manned Essendon.

St Kilda v GWS
Many looking forward to this game between two up and coming young teams. The Giants will be full of confidence after their demolition of Port Adelaide, but home ground advantage and the experienced heads of Riewoldt and Montagna to help the Saints get over the line, just.

Fremantle vs Carlton
Both teams will be desperate for their first win of the season – it’s been good to see the Blues playing competitive footy this year but expect Fremantle to be way too strong at home as they aim to get their season back on track.

Melbourne vs Richmond
It’s been a tough few weeks for Richmond, but the return of Brett Deledio will be a huge boost for the Tigers and their star power should get them over the line against the fast improving Demons.

Collingwood v Essendon
The ANZAC Day clash is one of the most highly anticipated games of the year and with Collingwood’s season on the line they’re going to be fired up. The likes of Pendelbury, Sidebottom and Treloar are big game players and should rise to the occasion to give the Pies the win.

Have a great Anzac Weekend!

— Joe Walkden, Bing Product Marketing Manager, Australia

Bing's AFL Predictions: Round 3

Bing Team — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 10:04:05 Z

The AFL season has got off to a flying start and Bing's AFL predictions are tracking pretty well too. After Rounds 1 and 2, Bing's has called the winners of 14 of the 18 games correctly.

Looking forward to this weekend, just search {AFL} at Bing.com to see all the fixtures, along with Bing's predictions.

Here's our thoughts about Saturday's big games:

St Kilda v Collingwood

Riding off the momentum of their big win last week expect the Pies midfield led by Scott Pendlebury and Taylor Adams to prove too strong for the young Saints.

Richmond v Adelaide

Expect Richmond to come out firing after their heartbreaking loss last week, this game is a coin-toss.

Swans v GWS

The undefeated Swans look to be the in-form team of the competition, Buddy Franklin and Kurt Tippett up-forward should have too much fire-power for the Giants.

Gold Coast v Carlton

Home ground advantage and the in-form Tom Lynch should be enough for the Suns to defeat the improving Blues.

West Coast v Fremantle

The Eagles midfield of Naitanui, Priddis and Shuey should bounce back after last week's defeat to run over the top of the struggling Fremantle Dockers.

Let us know your predictions!

— Joe Walkden, Bing Product Marketing Manager, Asia Pacific

Bing Predicts the AFL

Bing Team — Fri, 25 Mar 2016 04:53:58 Z

Footy season is back and so is Bing's AFL experience with the latest scores, schedule, predictions and the AFL ladder just a click away at Bing.com.

Bing's unique prediction models analyse historical data, team and player form, stats, venue data and other signals from the web, social and traditional media to bring fans up to the minute predictions on which team will come out on top in every 2016 AFL game.

After correctly predicting that Richmond would clinch the season's opener versus Carlton, fans can simply search "AFL" or their favourite team at Bing.com to see what Bing Predicts.

Enjoy the season!

— Joe Walkden, Bing Product Marketing Manager, Asia Pacific