Since the launch of Bing, the Health search team has focused on helping people make more informed decisions related to health by providing quick access to information from trusted sources and valuable details related to your search such as nearby facilities or hospital patient ratings. Today along with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Institute of Medicine, the Bing Health team is participating in the Community...
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By now you’ve probably seen the new MSN homepage, which made its official debut in March. The page cuts through the clutter with a cleaner, more simplified design that integrates search, news, local, social networking, and more. We are very excited to reach this milestone, which marks MSN’s biggest redesign in over a decade. We’re also very excited that Bing is widely integrated into the new experience, providing more...
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Do you remember your favorite teacher? Perhaps it was a math teacher who helped you overcome your fear of trigonometry, a chorus teacher who gave you the solo you so badly wanted, or a coach who pushed you to become the MVP you are today…whoever your favorite teacher was, we want to hear about him or her! As this school year comes to an end, we are paying tribute to America’s heroes – our teachers – and we need your help....
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Ok, it is not Friday yet…but I know a few weeks back Stefan mentioned getting the local listing center team on camera and today we have Mikko, Bing’s local listing center Senior Program Manager to answer some of your questions we have seen in the Bing Community Forums.

We’re happy to announce two new features to the Bing app for Windows phones. The first is a redesign to the home page. We changed the navigation to give people faster access to common searches, such as Movies and Traffic.  The second feature is turn-by-turn navigation for Windows 6.x phones, powered by Bing Maps. We took advantage of the Microsoft Tellme team’s expertise in voice applications to deliver an amazingly lifelike...
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One of the great things about Microsoft Research is that their research projects can directly relate to what is happening in the company’s business units. Their years of research efforts on intensive, data-driven problems have resulted in cutting-edge technology transfers throughout the company.  Bing is just one example of a business unit that has benefited heavily from the work of the MSR team. Today at our Mountain View campus...
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A lot of us don’t shop alone. Going to the mall is often a social thing, so why should shopping online be any different? 75% of shoppers seek advice from others even when shopping online and now Bing shoppers can too! In the last announcement we refreshed the look of the reviews page so you can navigate the reviews from users and experts. Today we’ve unrolled a few more links to make it easy for you to ask for the input of your closest...
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Starting today, you can find Bing at Web 2.0 Expo 2010 in San Francisco. If you happen to be attending the conference, you can catch us “officially” at the following sessions or “unofficially” at Bingaoke! on Tuesday night (RSVP link below).  Or just follow the team on @bing. Making Social More Fun + More People + More Engaged: Lili Cheng general manager of Microsoft’s Future Social Experiences (FUSE) Labs...
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If you live in Manhattan you might notice a new fashion trend that is spreading via the city’s Dog Walkers. We have partnered with Rodney Dorival, owner of Big Paws, Little Claws to bring awareness to Bing by outfitting the local Dog Walkers with Bing Branded t-shirts. And we just happen to love dogs too. We will be doing some fun and interactive dog walker inspired games via the @bing twitter handle as well as on our Bing Facebook page...
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It’s time to dust off your best hat and find that recipe for Mint Juleps. That’s right, this weekend marks the 136th running of the Kentucky Derby.  Before the horses take to the track as “My Old Kentucky Home” plays we want to make sure you are ready for the festivities. If you are looking for the Kentucky Derby details Bing provides an instant answer that will give you the information to the event as well as some...
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