Bing Blogs - 156

Lately there’s been a lot of discussion about how to find what you’re looking for locally. It’s a very large percentage of queries, but providing great results for these searches is a bit different from more general queries. The initial results need to be more specific and take location into account, while still offering quick ways to narrow your search and make your decision about where to go. For example, a search for Chinese...
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Inefficient driving routes between multiple waypoints waste time, money, and wear on people’s patience. Beginning today, Bing has set out to help reduce the stress and wasted time caused by inefficient driving routes with the launch of the “RouteSavvy” app in Bing Maps. With this route optimization from OnTerra, people can enter up to 100 addresses into Bing Maps and receive the optimal route between their destinations.
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Today we marked a very important milestone in our search alliance with Yahoo!.  As David Pann outlined in his post, as of today, Microsoft’s adCenter advertising platform is now powering all the paid search listings for searchers on both Bing and Yahoo! in the US and Canada. This is exciting news for advertisers looking to reach a broader audience that comprises almost a third of online users in the US and Canada.  This work...
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With over 300,000 iPhone apps on the market today it can be daunting to wade through the sea of options to find that perfect app. If you’re searching on your device, the screen size and speed can make it even harder. Enter the top iphone app gallery in Visual Search where we bring together many of the most popular iPhone apps, organized by category with details and links to more information about the app, to help you find that perfect app...
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Bing is sponsoring the 14th Annual Internet Librarian 2010 conference in Monterey, California, from October 25-27.  Join us as we demo key Bing features we use as Microsoft research librarians.  We’ll also discuss information search trends over time, and we’ll tackle the challenges we encounter in educating patrons to think critically when validating resources and conducting research.  Bing will be sponsoring the...
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This week, a Bing Maps mash-up developed by ShootHill was launched on UNCHR.org to show geographical information on refugees, refugee assistance offices, and refugee-related stories from around the globe. Since 1950, “UNHCR has protected refugees and other uprooted and stateless people worldwide
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To those of you who attended- RE:FORM SCHOOL in NYC, a REDU call to action event to rethink our US education through visual arts and creative workshops- thank you for the support!  The numbers below testify to the energy and enthusiasm that everybody brought. The event was a unique convergence of education, art, and community. Through people like you we were able to draw awareness to the critical issues facing our schools while celebrating...
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Throughout the football season, we’ve been talking about how to use Bing for your game-day decisions.  Dogs vs. brats, cab vs. drive, Peyton Manning vs Tom Brady or hoodie vs. body paint – all of which are key decisions to be made during the season.  And on the field, there are decisive moments in the game that make the difference between celebrating your team’s win or mourning their loss.  As the...
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September 24th was United Way of King County day of caring in which corporations volunteer for various community projects. Online Services Division had the opportunity to help out at Atlantic Street Teen & Family center, where they painted numerous multi-purpose rooms. Atlantic Street Center’s Mission is to help families and communities raise healthy and successful children and youth. They also pooled money together to donate an Xbox 360...
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The SHPE Conference is the major event for the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Inc. and the largest technical and career conference for Hispanics in the country. Each year, the SHPE Conference attracts over 5,000 engineering professionals, students and corporate representatives. The conference is an opportunity for engineering companies and corporations to recruit top talent from SHPE membership. It also provides educational, technical...
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