Big Data. We hear about it a lot these days. But what does it actually mean? And what does it actually do? Well, one way we are utilising the power of ‘big data’ (which effectively just means ‘data’, but lots and lots of it) at Microsoft is through our Bing Predicts engine. It’s an initiative that uses machine-learning models to analyse and detect patterns from a range of (big) data sources such as the web and social activity in order to make...
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Last year we introduced Bing Desktop which marries the beauty of Bing’s daily homepage images with a quick and convenient way to search from your desktop. Based on your feedback, we’re making the experience even better.  This week we have released a new version* which includes: Keep Tabs on Your Facebook Friends: Now Bing Desktop lets you check your news feed and friends’ photos without launching a browser...
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Those of you who enjoy using the Bing image search function will have noticed some changes this week to the way in which the service works. We’ve made a few changes that follow on from the refresh in June 2012 – the image search function now offers bigger thumbnails, related searches, and an exploration pane to make it easier for you to find what you’re looking for, fast.   Dense Image Layout – we’ve enhanced the...
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We are really excited about the news from Hitwise, search experts offering intelligence for online advertising and search marketers, which shows the gap between Google and Bing in the UK is slowly beginning to close. We still have a long way to go, but since Bing is the only search engine to increase its volume of searches from UK Internet users over the course of the last 12 months, we believe we’re offering a different kind of search...
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