Bing Blogs - 154

Last weekend the Bing National Tailgate Championship thundered into New York’s New Meadowland Stadium, where the “Winters Brothers” took the regional title and the right to compete in Dallas/Fort Worth on February, 3rd. The next...
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Happy Thanksgiving 2010!     Here we are again, celebrating another Thanksgiving. What a blessing it is been for me to be a part of an awesome team, Online Service Division/BING. Thank you all for the experience I take with me as I move into my new role as a Program Manager for the Microsoft Diversity Recruiting Team/DRIVE.  I strive to remember every day of the year how lucky I am, and each year as Thanksgiving approaches I make a...
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 I’ve super excited to tell you that I’ve accepted a position as Principal Architect at Bing Mobile and am moving to the Seattle, Washington area to work on maptastic things! Yay! Even better, Microsoft is donating access to its global orthorectified aerial imagery to help OpenStreetMappers make the map even better than it already is. OpenStreetMap, the project I founded, allows users to draw features like buildings and...
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As Black Friday approaches, should you plan ahead or procrastinate this holiday season? While Black Friday warriors may get their list done sooner, procrastinators who wait until the last minute to make their purchases hope to take advantage of deeper discounts from retailers as the holiday nears.. If you’re a last minute December shopper, you’ve got lots of company. Called the December Dash, Researchers at Microsoft (1) found that in...
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The holidays are upon us and you know what that means—shopping, baked goods, parties, shopping, decorating, baked goods, shopping, and, well, for most of us, it’s the one time of year that we’re doing more shopping than we’d like.  Finding the perfect gift for everyone on the list is tough: Cashmere sweater or silk-scarf?  Xbox 360 or digital camera?  New skis or fruitcake?  Luckily, Bing Shopping...
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Providing the best movie results for everyone who uses Bing is not an easy task. Many times, you’re looking for a movie because it’s received great reviews, has a mind-blowing trailer or is playing at your favorite theater.  Other times, you’re looking for a movie based on where you happen to be, or what time the film is showing.  And if you’re like us, it’s usually all of the above.  This week we are...
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Bing is ready to share some holiday cheer with deserving schools – our goal is to give one million dollars to schools in need before December 31st! Starting today, you can help us help kids with one simple click here. The Bing One Million Dollar Giving Challenge is in partnership with DonorsChoose.org, a long-term partner of Bing that connects individuals with the schools and classrooms that they care about most.  Help Bing Give One...
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 I’m a Sr. Product Planner and am a newer hire to the Advertiser and Publisher Solutions (“APS”) team, working on fraud prevention planning. This includes helping to run the fraud prevention programs and planning for future product releases.  Before joining Microsoft my perception was that Microsoft was a large company, with several teams working on different products. Since joining, I realized that it is a huge company...
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Today we have the distinct pleasure of announcing the release of the new Bing Web map control v7 (V7). It seems to be the year of 7s at Microsoft and we’re excited to carry on the reputation that V7 does indeed denote something very special. Let’s start off with discussing V7 performance: – V7 is less than 1/3 the size of our v6.3 control.
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We have teamed with Windows Phone to help you find the perfect app. Announcing the Bing Visual Search Gallery for Windows Phone 7 apps. If you’re in the US or UK, you can now use Bing Visual Search Gallery (VSG) to quickly and easily narrow the library of Windows Phone 7 apps down to the precise one you’re looking for . Whether you’re looking to sort by category- say games, music or productivity- or by price, rating, top...
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