The world is a chaotic place. From the billions of Facebook updates made each day to the constant tick of stock quotes for the 3,571 companies listed on NASDAQ, there are trillions of pieces of information about the real world swirling out there every day. While there are plenty of apps and services that can help us manage what’s happening, we’re often left feeling buried by the weight of it all. Instead of feeling empowered, we feel...
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At Bing, we understand that search is more than simply finding information and browsing a collection of blue links pointing to pages around the web. We’ve talked about doing instead of searching and how Bing continues to expand its approach to understand the actual world around us. Today, you’ll see this come to life on Bing.com in a feature called Snapshot. Snapshot brings together information that you need at a glance, with rich...
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On February 7th, the opening ceremonies kick off in Sochi, Russia. Whether you’re a fan of curling or figure skating, bobsled or biathlon, giant slalom or hockey, Nordic skiing or all of the above, we’ve got you covered. Bing is your one-stop shop for the most relevant and up-to-date information on the Winter Games. Let’s take a look. Event Schedule Curious to know when you’re favorite event is taking place? Simply type in...
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No matter who you are rooting for this weekend, it is amazing how the voice of fans can impact the course of a season.  Bing has been a partner of our hometown team – the Seattle Seahawks – for four years, and has witnessed the power of dedicated fans firsthand.  Seattle fans are infamous for being the loudest in the country, but we also discovered that they support the team in plenty of other ways.    We...
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Last week, The Academy of Motion Pictures’ unveiled nominees for the 86thOscars reminding us that awards season is officially in full swing. While we enjoy the glamour of the red carpet, we know it can be hard to keep track of all the celebrities, songs and films out there. With that in mind, we’ve got some easy ways for you to stay in the know while you’re watching the awards shows and stay tuned to Bing.com/awards– your...
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It was one of Hollywood’s biggest nights, and the Golden Globes certainly did not disappoint thanks to plenty of red carpet fashion and headline-grabbing moments throughout the show. To help narrow down the big moments and see what people were buzzing about most, Bing monitored spikes in searches throughout the entire evening.  This and more can all be found at bing.com/awards, your one stop for all things Awards. The searches started...
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The New Year is here and it’s time to tackle your resolutions. 41 percent of people want to improve their health and lose weight in 2014, according to a recent survey from Bing and Impulse Research, and we’re seeing the same trends on Bing. In the days leading up to the New Year, “healthy recipes” searches spiked more than 45 percent. On New Year’s Day, searches for Weight Watchers spiked nearly 60 percent. When...
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Today Bing launched Bing.Com/Awards, a look at the 2014 award season including Golden Globes, the Grammy’s and the Oscars.  The site serves as an online resource center for all things awards, kicking off with the Golden Globes which air live this Sunday night.   First up is an inside look at the Golden Globes, background on the nominees, and a glimpse into the history as well as ideas and tips for planning the perfect Golden...
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2013 was the year that Bing broke out of the search box. Over the past year, we worked deeply with teams across Microsoft to bring the capabilities of Bing to a host of products. Across Xbox, Windows Phone, Office and Windows 8, we’ve begun a journey to make it easier to find the stuff you are looking for and take action on your favorite Microsoft services and devices. Because it’s not enough to just enhance our own products, we also...
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A few weeks ago, the Office team released a brand new OneNote app available for free in the Windows Store. The app includes a host of updates that make it easier to capture and share notes. The Bing Apps including Travel, Food & Drink, Health & Fitness, News, Finance, Weather and Sports have been optimized so if you see something you want to capture with a few simple taps or clicks you can save it to OneNote. For instance, if you are...
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