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What is Bing?

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Bing

imageEasy Definition A search engine by Microsoft

Detailed Definition Proprietary search engine developed by Microsoft Corporation to index web pages throughout the World Wide Web

Internal Project Code Name : Kumo ( Japanese for spider )

History:

Microsoft entered search with MSN Search. The emphasis of Windows Live product branding gave way to Windows Live Search, a proprietary search engine with limited indexing. In 2008, Microsoft launched Bing, revamped its search indexing to compete with Google, and streamlined its search structure to deliver more accurate searches.
Developer: Microsoft Corporation

what WEB technologies does it Use?

Bing uses the following code and web technologies:

Caching: Bing stores temporary files in the folder Temporary Internet Files. Caching is stored at the following directory: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5

Cookies- Bing customizes user profiles as Cookies which it then saves to the user’s hard drive. These cookies simply remember “experience” scenarios and do not record any personal data.

Algorithms- Proprietary algorithms developed by Microsoft to enhance and narrow searches

HTML5- this include the new HTML5 video tag to render video images of the day

CSS3 – Bing supports the latest standard of CSS ( Cascading Style Sheet)

 

What Does Bing Look Like?

As of 2012, Bing looks like this. See more at www.bing.com

Bing Home Page Image of the Day

Bing Young Money Web Search

Bing Image Search

Bing Shopping

 

Important Components of Bing

BING WEB : This component handles web searches.

BING IMAGES – This component handles image searches

BING NEWS – Handles and aggregates daily news

HTML5- this include the new HTML5 video tag to render video images of the day

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Windows, Bing, Xbox, and Zune are registered trademarks of Microsoft and the Microsoft group of companies in the U.S. and other countries.

New Microsoft Website looks Like Apple Website ; To Launch Soon

An insider has just leaked  that Microsoft is planning to seriously overhaul their current Microsoft website to something completely…um…. “Apple-like” Microsoft is taking a page of of its rival’s playbook and making a super high resolution image the centerpiece for the website. You can preview the new website at http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/preview/microsoft-new-website

Just like Cupertino’s website, Microsoft’s website will feature smooth image transition and clean, clutter-free layout… not that Microsoft’s current website is too noisy… some fans are saying that the current website is much better than one to come…

microsoft-website

 

Go ahead and compare… Below is Microsoft’s current website…. Let the comments fly and tell us which is the better design.

 

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IE10 in Windows 8 will Support Flash

imageAlthough Microsoft had previously detailed that it would remove support for Adobe Flash in IE10, the Software giant has pulled back on its intentions to kill Flash from IE10. As first revealed by Windows expert Paul Thurrott,  Microsoft has decided to build Flash right into the source code of IE10, allowing for a secure and safe experience whenever Flash content is played. The Windows maker still argues that by integrating Flash into IE, consumers will still get a reliable and trusted environment where they don’t have to worry about plug-ins or malicious code running arbitrarily. Here’s what a Microsoft statement reads:

Today, video on the web is predominantly Flash-based. While video may be available in other formats, the ease of accessing video using just a browser on a particular web site without using Flash is a challenge for typical consumers. Flash does have some issues, particularly around reliability, security, and performance. We work closely with engineers at Adobe, sharing information about the issues we know of in ongoing technical discussions. Despite these issues, Flash remains an important part of delivering a good consumer experience on today’s web.

IE10 will detect sites and designate them as “Trusted”; the browser will then run the Flash for that site. If the site is not “Trusted”, the browser will ignore the Flash and render the site without it.

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It seems like the best of both worlds- movie-philes will still be able to get  their favorite TV shows, artisans can still experience a rich, immersive sites, and, most importantly, children can still run havoc with your computer while playing Phineas & Ferb games ! Perfect! Flash on IE10 Metro browser will still be a reliable and safe environment for consumers.

How to Enable Cookies

 

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Difficulty: Moderately Easy     Time: Little to None

In order enable cookies on your browser , follow these steps. Note: This how-to only applies to Internet Explorer

  1. Open Internet Explorer. 
  2. Go to the Internet Optionsimage
  3. In Internet Options, go to the Browsing History section and select Delete image
  4. In Delete Browsing History dialog, select the checkbox for Cookies, as shown below.image
  5. Navigate to the bottom right, and click Delete image
  6. Wait until you get the following graphic:image
  7. Your browser’s cookies have been deleted.

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Windows, Internet Explorer, Xbox, and Zune are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of Microsoft and the Microsoft group of companies in the U.S. and other countries.