Bing Blogs - 136

A few months ago, Bing and Microsoft Research (MSR) enlisted the help of researchers and students from around the world to take part in the Speller Challenge. The challenge aimed to tackle a familiar problem facing search engines- results based on a common misspelling or typo: This technique, called Spelling alteration, is the predominant way for search engines to translate typing errors, alternative spellings, and synonyms with the goal of...
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With the economy still sputtering, summer vacations are on the chopping block for many people this year. In fact, a recent consumer survey from Bing Travel (conducted by Impulse Research) found some interesting items about consumers’ current attitudes and behaviors on vacations and travel. 66 percent of Americans are more likely to actually choose their vacation destination based on deals and discounts.  30 percent of survey...
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Dhani Jones – NFL superstar, author of “The Sportsman: Unexpected Lessons from an Around-the-World Sports Odyssey” and former host of the Travel Channel’s “Dhani Tackles the Globe” – is no stranger to planning the perfect vacation.  Dhani has pretty much seen it all when it comes to travel, and he recently partnered with Bing Travel to provide his tips, recommendations and personal stories on...
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If raising a family of 7 children weren’t enough, Cortney and Bob Novogratz also manage to deliver word class design to their clients by blending their unique eye for funky, downtown-chic with an unpretentious aesthetic sensibility. Tomorrow, the Novogratz’s will unveil their new HGTV show, “Home by Novogratz”, which will feature the couple as they turn everyday spaces into something extraordinary. Bob and Courtney use Bing...
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The fallback question when faced with a slow party conversation becomes a very important one when making travel plans. And, as is the case with all good questions, Bing has good answers! We recently refreshed the look and feel of our weather answer and added more resources to help you plan your weekend activities, know what to pack for your upcoming trip or pick your next vacation spot. Let’s say you’re planning to go to Las Vegas for...
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Today we are officially introducing three new modules and several new features for the Web map control.  The new modules add some very handy features, and they really show off the dynamic module loading capabilities of the by adding functionality when you need it, and getting out of the way when you don’t. 
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Since the launch of Bing, we’ve partnered with experts to bring you the best search results and help you make more informed decisions. Whether it’s Facebook and Twitter for the best social search experience, Kayak for comprehensive travel results or Fansnap for quick access to event tickets, our goal is to help you find what you’re looking for more quickly and help you make better decisions. Today we’re excited to extend...
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If you have looked at a Bing map in the last 24 hours you might have noticed a few new things about our road map style. The result is a new style designed to communicate more important information at a glance.
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Over the past few months, we’ve been testing some enhancements to the Bing Maps interface that we’re excited to now make available for everyone. The most apparent changes are to our task and navigation controls, where—based on your feedback—we’ve made it easier to find the most common actions to complete your task at hand. 
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<Visiting from an iPad? Click here for an optimized version of this blog post: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=223315 > In April we released Bing for iPad and needless to say, we were humbled by the positive response we received. In the first three months, we had more than 5,000 ratings in the App Store and an average score of 4.7 stars (out of five stars). But what we really liked was all the great feedback on areas to improve and...
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