Bing Blogs - 153

 I joined Microsoft in 1992.  Since then, I’ve worked in four distinctly different divisions in three different types of jobs.  In every team, I’m continually energize by the challenges we take on and the great people that contribute to innovative solutions.  At Microsoft, you can explore many different roles and experiences surrounded by a great peer group.  I joined the Manageability Services Group in 2009 to...
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After a week off for Thanksgiving, The Bing National Tailgating Championship was back in full swing this past Sunday. Four teams descended upon Arizona’s University of Phoenix Stadium where they battled it out for tailgate supremacy.

Because sometimes you know exactly what you’re looking for and other times you’re looking for inspiration, this week we are releasing a better way to discover, explore and purchase on Bing shopping.    Yesterday we told you about our new shopping list feature that lets you share products of interest directly to your Facebook Wall. This week, users (in the US) will notice an updated shopping experience that lets you...
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Last week when we announced our increased engagement with the open mapping community. We mentioned that Bing Maps would be donating some of its imagery to OpenStreetMap (OSM) for their community to use. 
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Having a tough time deciding between Xbox 360 Slim or Xbox Kinect?  Black pumps or knee-high boots?  Netbook or notebook? Bing shopping has always let you compare prices, see product reviews and links to where you can purchase. But, wouldn’t it be great if you could tap your family and friends for advice? We agree. So starting today we are rolling out improvements to Bing shopping: Introducing Bing shopping lists With each...
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  Bing Shopping experienced a record “Cyber Monday” with 40% more unique visitors than 2009. Monday also saw a 22% jump in visitors over November 26th (“Black Friday”) the historic start of the holiday shopping season. The top categories yesterday were “Clothing & Shoes”, “Computing”, “Electronics”, “Toys and Beauty” and “Fragrance.”    ...
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This week we are releasing improvements to help you to discover, explore and experience your favorite recording artists.  Whether you’re looking to discover deeper cuts, in the market for tickets to the next concert, brushing up on your favorite lyrics, buying a song or finding out whether the lead singer was arrested, Bing now organizes the most common things associated with your favorite artist in a new user interface.  ...
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As 2010 comes to a close, it’s time to reflect on the year’s most popular search trends. While topical items like Swine Flu and Stock Market topped the list in 2009, this year rankings reflects the popularity of celebrity news. This year’s most searched for topic was Kim Kardashian which received 20% more searches than the second most popular term: Sandra Bullock. 2009’s top searched term, Michael Jackson dropped to the...
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Of Tryptophan and Football By Joe “The Commish” Cahn You know the drill: eat Thanksgiving Dinner, get in front of TV to watch the games and then it’s off to dreamland. You might doze off in front of the Patriots/Lions game, wake up in the middle of the Saints/Cowboys tilt, nod off again and then finish it by catching what you can of the Bengals/Jets triple-header finale. Everyone blames the tryptophan in the turkey. You hear...
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    Ok, so you’re a student in a college or you have just graduated and through your conversations with recruiters, friends and colleagues, you’ve created a Twitter account like everybody else in these social networking worlds. However, Twitter is so much different than Facebook and LinkedIn. It’s more of a water cooler-type setting between humans. In fact, a friend of mine didn’t believe it either, that was...
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