Bing Blogs - 147

Ready or not, Valentine’s Day is here! As you know, Bing can help get you in the spirit, plan the perfect date, choose a great gift or find that romantic track to set the mood. But while we’re at it, we thought we’d settle an important question: Which celebrity would folks in the US most like to spend Valentine’s Day with? The results are in: Happy Valentine’s Day – The Bing Team  
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Today, we launched Bing Spatial Data Services, adding next generation spatial search to the Bing API offering. This release offers the benefits of cloud hosting and distributed computing, allowing customers to upload their data to our servers and perform spatial queries under the umbrella of their existing Bing Maps License.
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Steve Coast joined Microsoft in November 2010 as a Principal Architect.   Steve founded OpenStreetMap in 2004 which is a free and open map of the world.  He also co-founded CloudMade in 2008 that monetizes the map as values moves upstream.  Take a look at Steve’s OpenStreetMap talk at Location Strategies San Jose 2011.  http://www.stevecoast.com/talks.html  
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For years people have talked about personalized search as the next evolution of our amazing technology.  Over the years, the biggest obstacle facing search engineers is the simple fact that human behavior is not predictable. Don’t get us wrong, people can be creatures of habit and we can build functions that enable us to display different results based on logical assumptions made in the aggregate.  For example, ‘traffic&rsquo...
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A few weeks ago, for those of you who couldn’t make it to Sundance, we brought you exclusive access to film events, speaker series, celebrity interviews and parties from the streets of Park City.  We also posed a series of questions (which leading lady do you think will rise to the top in 2011?) and asked you to tweet your decision with the hashtag “#decisions” for a chance to win a Bing branded snowboard. You guys...
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I have been working as a user experience and visual designer for Bing since October 2009. Over the past year and a half, I have gotten to help redefine the visual look and feel of the product, as well as drive design for several innovative new features. I see search as a very exciting area to work in because of the opportunity that I have to organize and visualize the world’s information in new, more meaningful ways. I think Bing design will...
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It’s that time of year.  February 14th is circled on the calendar, romance is in the air and people around the world are racking their brains to plan the perfect night out.   According to a recent Bing consumer poll of 16-35 year olds, mobile phones are increasingly becoming a critical tool for Valentine’s Day.  We’ve captured some of the top findings and provided tips on how Bing for Mobile can help you...
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As the official Decision Engine of ESPN The Magazine’s 2011 NEXT event, Bing presented an open-to-the-public panel at the River Ranch in Fort Worth, Texas yesterday featuring Super Bowl winning quarterbacks including Joe Montana, Doug Williams and Kurt Warner. ESPN Monday Night Football Broadcaster Mike Tirico interviewed this panel of world champions and uncovered their most decisive moments on and off the field.  Check out the...
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On February 13th, Lady Antebellum, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Arcade Fire will battle it out to see who will take home the Grammy for Album of the Year.  Will it come down to a “lady” or will the California girl extinguish the “Fire”?   It’s anyone’s guess, but if people searching Bing determined the outcome the statue would go to Lady Gaga. Once again, we have delved into the search logs to read...
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Our advertising team is working to deliver unique digital advertising experiences to key audiences.  Natasha is the Director of Global Insights and Analytics for Microsoft Advertising.  She discusses a topic that is near and dear to her heart: Multi Screen Moms.  Learn about how Moms use their digital devices and what unique advertising opportunities this creates.  You can view her blog entry and webcast here.  Are you a...
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