Bing Blogs - 150

 Our world of sourcing/researching/recruiting is much more complicated these days than it used to be. As staffing consultants, you can’t just post an opportunity on job boards and wait for candidates to come – although some “old-schoolers” still do! (you know who you are) As technologies (Internet and mobile) are taking off, we in the staffing industry really need accept how recruiting is quite similar to a...
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Between one of the most improbable upsets in history and two games decided by only 5 points, the playoffs are off to an exceptional start.  With the Divisional Playoffs on the horizon, serious fans are heading to the stadium and we’re here to help them find the best seats in the house.   Now you can compare tickets from over 50 leading tickets sites, check out the view from the seat and quickly find a broad selection of tickets...
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  My name is Andrea and I’m a software developer on the Bing Index Server team.  We own the platform that responds to searches on Bing.  It’s our job to make as much of the web available as possible to people searching on Bing, makes those searches fast and reliable, and support a platform that supports continuous improvement to search results.  I’d guess the index serve development team is about 50 people...
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Tired of scrolling through pages of cable listings in search of your favorite television show? Wouldn’t it be great if you could do a quick web search and find when your favorite show will be on next? If you are one of those people who watch TV on an actual TV, we’re pulling in guide information to help you easily find what’s on in your area from your service provider, so you can make sure you are on the couch or setting your...
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If you’re searching for sports tickets in the US, things just got easier.  You can now compare tickets from over 50 leading tickets sites, check out the view from the seat and quickly find a broad selection of tickets from multiple providers, directly in Bing.    As we mentioned last month, to help you make better ticket buying decisions we are incorporating FanSnap’s venue maps and comprehensive event catalogue into...
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Today, Sports Illustrated is unveiling its list of the Most Decisive Moments over the course of the past 44 Super Bowls, presented by Bing. Most games come down to one play, one decision, one moment that decides the outcome. Sports Illustrated has compiled the Most Decisive Moments in Super Bowl history and users will be voting their way to decide on the most decisive moment of all time to be announced on Feb 4th.  At Bing, our goal is to...
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 My name is Brian,  I am a Group Manager for the Shared Platform Services group of the Global Networking Services team (GNS) which is a part of our Global Foundation Services (GFS) organization.  My team ensures that our shared infrastructure is operating within acceptable levels, such as active directory and backups along with 7 other operationally critical services.  This has been job 9 for me in the past 3 years at Microsoft...
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Today in Las Vegas, Toyota took the wraps off Toyota Entune, its upcoming in-vehicle navigation, entertainment and information experience. Entune offers advanced conversational voice recognition, integrated mobile apps and can be upgraded.  Available on select models later this year,  Bing for Mobile will ship as a featured app of Entune, giving drivers access to over 16 million points of interest. After downloading Entune and pairing a...
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As 2010 comes to a close, it’s time to reflect on the year.  If you’re like us, it’s a time to say goodbye to old habits and start pulling together a list of New Year’s resolutions.  With that in mind, we thought it would be interesting to take a look at the most popular New Year’s resolutions for Bing- comparing resolution searches made in January 2010 to November and December 2009.  Last year the...
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As the year comes to an end, we want to thank everyone for their support- with a song. No, we’re not serenading you (yet) – it’s a free song download. But hurry, the giveaway only lasts until midnight New Years’ Eve. Visit this link to receive a code to download a free song from your favorite music service Happy New Year from all of us at Bing! – The Bing Team This offer is available to US residents 13+. See complete...
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