Bing Blogs - 143

What does a beautiful mountain pass, your favorite coffee shop, and your blossoming backyard garden all have in common? They’re all places you would love to capture and share, but a single photograph just won’t do. Today, we’re introducing the official Photosynth app which lets you capture amazing panoramas of your favorite places to share with your friends and even the world with Bing Maps. (The app is currently available via...
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I spoke with a candidate yesterday that was relocating to Seattle because his wife had accepted a job with Bing.  He asked my advice on getting his job search started, which prompted me to share the advice with all of you.  Here are 3 things that you can do that will put you ahead of the pack. 1.      Brush up your resume. Ideally you want to look for a job while you still have one.  If you are...
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Spring is officially here. A time to get outside, try a new restaurant, plan a summer outing or purchase that big ticket item you’ve been eyeing all winter. While the economy appears to be looking up, people are still looking for new ways to save money and find the best deals. With that in mind, we invited Farnoosh Torabi a leading personal finance expert, author and TV personality to share her advice on some easy ways you can enjoy the...
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With the 2011 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs starting today, the time has come to make some predictions and if you’re a dedicated fan – scramble to get some tickets. Don’t worry Bing and FanSnap have you covered.  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 from multiple providers, directly in Bing. Below, we’ve included a snapshot...
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If you’re a business owner, Bing just got a lot more interesting. Today we launched the Bing Business Portal beta, a new service from Bing to help business owners create and control their online listing, making it easier for their customers to find them on Bing. With it, owners can even create deals and promote the offers on both the Bing desktop and mobile experience – for free. The BBP will replace the Bing Local Listing Center (LLC)...
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Hollywood expert and TV personality Maria Menounos, is launching her first book, The EveryGirl’s Guide to Life to help every girl make decisions on how to live their best life. In this must-have A-Z guide, Maria shares all the tips and secrets she’s learned from the biggest experts in the world to the biggest stars in Hollywood. Bing is the exclusive destination for a series of over 40 videos featuring Maria sharing her secrets on...
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From the outset, our goal with Bing has been to help you stop searching and start deciding. Whether it’s on your computer, smartphone, tablet or the form-factor of tomorrow, we’re constantly exploring new ways to optimize Bing to ensure you’re getting the most from your search experience. Today, we are pleased to introduce a brand new way to interact with Bing: Bing for iPad. Available for free download through the Apple App...
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We recently teamed with Rovio, the folks behind the cultural phenomenon, Angry Birds, to put a new twist on the birds vs. pigs saga. For a limited period, Angry Birds features search integration with Bing providing over a hundred clues to speed you through the levels and help squash the green swine. To celebrate the partnership, we’re giving away 25 Angry Birds plush toys. You may be asking yourself how you can get one. Today (April 6th), we...
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Bing’s Community Program Manager, Betsy Aoki, shares her experience speaking and mentoring at the BlogHer|bet Conference held last week at the Microsoft Silicon Valley Campus.  BlogHer|bet is a conference for women with ideas.  Discussions were focused around how to bring innovation to a company or new business.  You can read more about Betsy’s experience here.  We agree with Betsy….“helping women in...
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Imagine a room full of U.S. students (16 and up) with projects they created to solve the world’s toughest problems. They’re from all over the country. Picture yourself chatting with the students from the University of Arkansas, Team Uca Ursus, about their automated system to track the speed of a skin lesion’s progression to better diagnose and treat skin cancer. You then meet team LifeCode from Wayne State University, in Detroit...
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