Bing Blogs - 150

  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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The Bing Maps REST Services has added a transit travel mode so you can get transit routes and even display a transit route on a static map in your application.  All you need to know is  where you want to go and what time of day and then the REST Services will return a transit route based on your request. 
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Each of us had a teacher who challenged us to be who we are today.  They pushed us a little harder.  They inspired us to do more.  They believed in our ability to succeed.  To celebrate great teachers and to encourage people to get involved in a teaching across the world, Bing’s REDU initiative has partnered with the Creative Artists Agency (CAA) Foundation to help sponsor eight teachers for a full school year through...
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