Yahoo-Microsoft Search Tensions On Public Display In Court Ruling
Microsoft has essentially had to sue Yahoo to get the company to fully comply with the terms of their 2010 “Search Alliance” agreement. Yahoo under Marissa Mayer had sought to delay rollouts of Bing...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s FY2014 Q1 Earnings Report Includes 47% Growth In Search Ad Revenue
Yesterday’s Microsoft FY2014 Q1 earnings report showed the company generated $18.53 billion in total revenues, with 47 percent growth in search advertising revenue. Executive vice president and CFO...
View ArticleBing Celebrates Halloween By Showcasing 6 Classic Hollywood Horror Movies On...
To celebrate Halloween, Bing has turned it’s homepage into a horror movie homage with hidden links leading to search results for six classic scary movies, including The Amityville Horror, the original...
View ArticleBing, Twitter Renew Deal To Include s In Search Results
Bing has announced a renewal of its long-standing deal with Twitter to include s in Bing’s search results. The Bing-Twitter partnership began in 2009 and was renewed in 2011. s are primarily available...
View ArticlePotential Microsoft CEO Elop Would Consider Selling Bing
The Microsoft CEO derby is heating up. As we discussed earlier this week the short list is down to a handful of candidates, including current Ford CEO Alan Mulally and former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop...
View ArticleBing’s New Music Video Search Results Page Showcases Popular Videos With...
Bing has rolled out a new music video search results page today. From now on, when searching for a music video by song title, artist or album, users will see the following box at the top of their...
View ArticleBing Homepage Showcases Art Installment Of 2,000 American Flags To Celebrate...
Bing is celebrating Veterans Day today by featuring an image on its homepage from the Covina Rotary’s Club Field of Valor, an art installment of 2,000 American flags constructed on the grounds of a...
View ArticleGoogle & Microsoft Agree To Block Child Sexual Abuse Material From Search...
The Mail Online reports Google and Microsoft Bing have adjusted their search results to block child pornography and other child sexual abuse content from being accessible through their search engines....
View ArticleBing Previews Its Role In Providing Natural Language Voice Search On Xbox One
When Microsoft’s next-generation gaming console, the Xbox One, comes out on Friday, it will arrive with Bing built-in to power a range of searches from games to music to television programs — and...
View Article“NORAD Tracks Santa” Is Back With Bing For 2013 & Will Santa Tracking Match...
It’s official. NORAD Tracks Santa, the annual Santa tracking effort run by the joint US-Canadian air defense organization, will be using Microsoft’s Bing for the second year to map Santa’s route. But...
View ArticleBing Posts Its Most Popular Searches For 2013, Naming Beyonce The Most...
Bing has released its most popular searches for 2013, including more than 20 “Most Searched” lists, from most searched persons, sports stars and teams, to most searched TV shows and movies, social...
View ArticleBing Revamps Android App To Match iPhone Features
Microsoft’s Bing and Google are pursuing very similar strategies with their mobile apps. Google’s search app for iOS is essentially a browser and gateway to other Google apps and services. The same is...
View ArticleSee The Top 10 Most Searched Ad Campaigns On Bing For 2013
Following up on the release of the Bing’s 2013 search trends, which culled the top search queries across a range of categories, the Bing Ads team has pulled together the list of the most searched ad...
View ArticleBing Brings Enhanced Mapping To Windows 8.1
Yesterday Microsoft announced “Bing Maps Preview” for Windows 8.1 (including tablets). The new mapping app offers a range of enhanced features and capabilities. It seeks to bring highly realistic, 3-D...
View ArticleFollowing Android Refresh, Bing Intros New iPad Experience
Last week Bing refreshed its Android app. Today Bing announced an upgrade of its app for the iPad. The primary driver of the redesign was iOS 7 and the aesthetics of the new Bing app are intended to...
View ArticleBrand Bias: 70% Of Consumers Look For Known Retailers When Doing Product...
New research from Search Engine Land and SurveyMonkey shows that consumers have a definite brand bias when it comes to searching for products online. According to data from a survey conducted last...
View ArticleBing’s Knowledge Repository, Satori, Adds More Interactive Content
Dr. Richard Qian from the Microsoft Bing Index & Knowledge Team announced some major updates to Satori, Bing’s version of Google’s knowledge graph. The updates are vast and incredibly smart,...
View ArticleBing’s Knowledge Repository, Satori, Just Got A Lot Smarter
Dr. Richard Qian from the Microsoft Bing Index & Knowledge Team announced some major updates to Satori, Bing’s version of Google’s knowledge graph. The updates are vast and incredibly smart,...
View ArticleThe 2013 Bing Infographic In Text Format: Bing Indexes A Lot Of Social Content
Bing posted their 2013 highlights on the Bing Search Blog, summarizing some key statistics they wanted to share with everyone. They did it as an infographic, I wonder what Google would think about...
View ArticleEngland’s Lulworth Cove Tops Bing’s List Of Most Popular 2013 Homepage Images
Bing has released its ten most popular homepage images of the year, with England’s Lulworth Cove off of the Jurassic Coast topping the list. According to the site, homepage popularity was based on...
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