As we mentioned last week, Bing has launched a brilliant campaign with Sport Relief – for every 10 searches you do in March, we give them 5p. Just download the counter at Givewithbing.com and see how much you can raise. Here in the Bing team we are, unsurprisingly, raising loads of cash!  To date, I have raised a huge £5.15 (I have been doing lots of searches to plan my Easter holiday!) which will already make a huge difference...
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What is an Instant Answer, you ask? The clue is in the name – it is, quite literally, an instant answer to your search. For example, if you want to go to the cinema tonight, all you have to do is enter the name of the film and your postcode/area and Bing will show you a summary of where and when the film is on near you. We have literally hundreds of these Instant Answers – ranging from what the attractions in your local city (try ...
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It’s been a super busy week for the Bing team as we have been working on getting a really exciting feature out for the UK market. We’re very proud to be teaming up with Sport Relief to help raise money for vulnerable and disadvantaged people both here in the UK and in some of the world’s poorest countries. Until the end of March, Bing will be counting searches to raise money for Sport Relief, because for every 10 qualifying...
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So you got hooked on the Olympics? Was it the cool homepage shot last week of Amy winning the Gold that reignited your patriotic flame? Use the button shown by the arrow below to see the past 7 days of cool homepages. Boy, this past week went FAST. However, with a new homepage every day my knowledge of winter sports has increased 1000X! And if you want a recap of the past week’s activities my colleague Mike sent...
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I just love the way the Bing Homepage is my daily reminder of what is going in the UK and indeed the world. I noticed this weekend that the Winter Olympics had kicked off. It is amazing to see the wide range of countries and sportspeople who participate in these grueling events. Now let’s be honest, the Winter Olympics doesn’t really get the same public support in the UK as for example the summer Olympics or the World Cup. In fact,...
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Greetings, We’ve been talking about creating a UK specific blog for Bing for some time now to introduce the team and provide regular updates on UK Bing features, tips and tricks. Whilst there is a ton of great info provided by our colleagues on Bing globally, we often get asked about UK specific features or industry matters. So voila…. UK Bing Blog is born and just in time for Valentine’s day. Speaking of...
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