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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Continuing with our Help Your Britain campaign today marks the sixth user-nominated charity to be showcased on Bing. We’ll be showcasing the work of a small UK charity on the last Friday of each month enabling the cause to tell its own story. There are more than 187,000 registered charities across Great Britain with a story to be told, many of whom will never be heard due to the lack of resources at their disposal. We’re shining the...
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Today we are pleased to announce a guest blog from our friend and SEO specialist Sam Crocker discussing his top SEO tips for success in 2012. Bio: Sam Crocker is SEO Associate Director for OMD UK, where he looks after a number of enterprise level UK and pan-European SEO accounts. Start with the brilliant basicsKeyword researchWrite for people, not robots All niches are not created equal Linkbuilding Know and nail your target market...
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  2011: The year we couldn’t get enough of Peter Andre MSN and Bing reveal the things that made us curious in 2011. 2011 was the year that Brits couldn’t get enough of Peter Andre, Pippa Middleton’s derrière was blown out of proportion and Cheryl Cole proved she still has it over Tulisa Contostavlos. In an alternative look at the year, we teamed up with the guys at MSN to analyse the top search terms and...
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We’re super excited to announce our first ever video homepage for Bing UK today, featuring a White-lined leaf frog crawling up a branch, in Manu National Park, Peru. Use the handy hotspots to navigate the tropical image and reveal information about all things amphibian, including the frightening fact that the prettiest frogs are often the deadliest and a link to a video on diamagnetism, a peculiar phenomenon that enables frogs the ability...
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We’re taking our first UK foray into the App Store today with an all-in-one Bing search app that lets iPhone users make faster, more informed and localised decisions while on the go. It holds social search at its heart, allowing you to share search results with friends and family via text, e-mail and Facebook at a touch. There’s all the usual features that desktop Bing users know and love (such as the daily homepage image and...
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Our homepage today features Apple Day, an annual UK event designed to celebrate all things related to this wonderful fruit and support local apple growers. The homepage features a fantastic picture of an apple orchard in Kent and lots of fruity information in the hotspots. It’s also National Baking week, so to celebrate both of these events we’ve asked Sarah Trivuncic from Maison Cupcake to share one of her favourite baked apple...
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On Thursday 13 October, Bing’s Head of Search, Dave Coplin, spoke at the Parliamentary Internet Conference about the vision and opportunities of the Internet, and how we can use social media and innovation to drive growth and democracy. Speaking alongside Dave were several key industry leaders, including Ed Vazey, Minister of State for Culture, Communications & Creative Industries through to Richard Allan, Director of Policy EU, Facebook...
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  As many of you will be aware, last week we unveiled the next chapter in the evolution of Windows Phone. Windows Phone 7.5 — codename “Mango”— delivers an enhanced Bing Search experience, which you can access at anytime using the dedicated search button to help you quickly find what you want. With the introduction of features such as Bing Vision, Bing Music, and Local Scout, you’ll benefit from Bing integrating...
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Need some inspiration on what to do tonight? Bing has just made planning a night out a whole lot easier with the launch of Bing Events. This new search feature covers 90,000 events in over 10,000 venues in over 2,450 UK locations. Search for information on thousands of music, theatre, dance, festivals, family and sporting events. Simply search for the name of a place plus the word ‘events’ and then click on the events tab to find out...
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