Bing Blogs - 150

Bing Webmaster at SES NY, SMX and SXSW

Update: For those who couldn’t make it in person, the Microsoft Advertising Team captured the action at SES NY: Video Bing Webmaster Community SMB at SES NY http://community.microsoftadvertising.com/blogs/advertiser/archive/2011/03/22/video-bing-webmaster-community-smb-seo-duane-forrester-at-ses-nyc.aspx  SES Kicking Off Strong: Search Where to Next http://community.microsoftadvertising.com/blogs/advertiser/archive/2011/03/22/ses...
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Bing Feature Update: Discover city attractions before you go

Planning a trip?  With Bing’s new attractions pages you can find everything you’re looking for in one spot.   Bing pulls together details on top city attractions like the Space Needle or the Smithsonian so you can quickly find the information you’re looking for.  Everything you need to plan your excursion – including reviews, events and photos – are now in one place. To ensure you have up-to...
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Bing attends the National Association of Black Engineers (NSBE) Convention on March 23-27

In the spirit of Diversity and Inclusion, Microsoft’s Online Services Division (OSD) will be attending NSBE’s 37th Annual Convention held on March 23-27 in St. Louis, MO.  We will be at booth #908 from 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM on Thursday, March 24th and Friday, March 25th.  Microsoft and OSD truly believe that we can only perform at our best if we strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment.  Diversity enriches...
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Internet Explorer 9 unleashes a more beautiful web

Today, our friends on the Internet Explorer team released the latest version of the world’s most used browser, Internet Explorer 9. Please join us in wishing them a heartfelt congrats! Over 40 million people downloaded the Beta version of IE9 and already 250 top sites and over 1000  other partners from around the globe have taken advantage of IE9 capabilities to deliver differentiated experiences to their customers. Internet...
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Introducing Project Emporia Powered Matchbox Technology: News is Now Yours

When discussing relevance in search, people often cite personalization as the next frontier in delivering more relevant results. Traditional methods of personalization have been based on something called ‘collaborative filtering.’ At its simplest, ‘collaborative filtering’ means if user A and user B both like something, then you can predict user A’s future “likes” based on what user B “likes.&rdquo...
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Bing bringing #kittehblood and more to Austin for EPIC SXSW WIN

The Bing team is excited to make our annual pilgrimage to the tech mecca that is SXSW Interactive in Austin, Texas.  Harnessing the beehive of community love floating about in the air of 6th Street and beyond, Bing has plenty of activities planned.  To all the geek rockstars descending upon awesome Austin, we hope you can join us.  Here’s the list of our activities. March 12@5:00PM Left Brain Search = Google. Right Brain...
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Creating a Hackathon for Good – Justice League Style

What if you could enlist the best minds in the tech industry to consult for your nonprofit or startup? What if you could corral the top product designers, search engine marketing experts and platform gurus from Google, Twitter, Facebook and Microsoft in one room, describe your marketing challenges and have them brainstorm areas for improvement? A few months ago, at the inaugural “social hackathon” (sponsored by Bing and Windows Live...
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Bing and Microsoft Advertising at Search Marketing Expo - West 2011: San Jose, March 8-10, 2011

Today marks the start of SMX West in San Jose.  The Bing and Microsoft Advertising teams are out in force this week covering a breadth of search related topics.  If you’re attending, check out the sessions (listed below) and pay us a visit at Booth #200.  If you can’t make it in person, you can join the conversations happening at #smx on Twitter. Looking forward to the conversation. Aya Zook, Bing...
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Birds of a Feather: Bing teams with Angry Birds

Bing is teaming with Rovio, the folks behind the cultural phenomenon, Angry Birds, to put a new twist on the birds vs. pigs saga.  Starting today, you can watch as the pigs scheme creative ways to get their hooves on the treasured eggs via a 4-part animated video series sponsored by Bing.  Check out the first videos below and visit the Bing YouTube channel to follow the next installments.