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Microsoft Introduces New Popularity Feature for Bing

 

Microsoft has quietly launched a new feature for its search engine Bing. Linked Pages ( still in Beta)  allows you to gain control of your online presence and how you appear in the web. Try it now at http://www.bing.com/linkedpages/learn?form=BMPREVimage

 

“Want your friends from Facebook to find the pages that are really about you when they search on Bing, and help them show up better in Bing results, too? “When you link to pages about you or your friends from Facebook, your friends see those results grouped higher in Bing search than the results for people who share the same name.”— Bing Linked Pages

imageLinked Pages is a new and improved way of getting noticed by your friends while you remain in control. Simply click the Link Me box under each site that you proudly own or describes you. In this case, I linked to my Twitter account and the Premier Microsoft Facebook Page… you can add your LinkedIn profile, YouTube channel, or individual articles…. Now you are done! If you have ever had problems with who is the “real you” when you search a site, Bing’s Linked Pages will now associate you to the online content that is yours.

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Now your friends will see how popular and recognized you are across the web. Bing also ranks your Linked Pages across searches of your name.

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What is Bing?

Find easy answers to your computer questions.

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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Bing Officially Unveils New Look

imageFirst announced at the Bing Search Summit, Microsoft has officially released the new and clean look for its search engine Bing. Key among the new features is direct Facebook integration, a clean UI, and better search results.

New Features-  Snapshots

A new ( and very useful feature ) is Snapshot, a small pane that provides maps and localized information for restaurants and places.

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New Feature…. Facebook integration

Perhaps the biggest feature that the new Bing is sporting is deep ( and we mean, deep) Facebook. There are “People Who Know” and “Friends Activity”

PEOPLE WHO KNOW:                              FRIENDS WHO MIGHT KNOW

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Better Search Results…

A search engine is all about the results. The new Bing doesn’t disappoint.

For instance, a search for  Apple gives the following results:

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Then, a search for apples  gives the following results

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According to Microsoft, Bing is using a new algorithm and data structure to deliver better results based upon the query that users type. Perhaps the most beautiful thing is that the new robust results are thrown to the backdrop of a clean and beautiful UI. Well done Microsoft!!!

Give Bing a spin and tell us what you think!

Bing Gets a Cleaner Look and Feel: New Features Unveiled

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Microsoft just took off the wraps of the new look of Bing, its search engine. Competing with the clean design of Google, Bing now sports a prettier look and feel.

 

 

 

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New features have also been added including a streamlined view of Facebook likes and repositioning of the Adsimage. The spotlight is now on the content you are searching and less on the insignificant blue-links that we all hate.

 

 

As you can see on the shot to the down below, drilling deep into specific parts of websites are more streamlinedimage.

Still the clean look still packs dense info, including Recent Tweets for your search term if applicable.

Bing improved for its Images services as well. Features such as the image roll and related images are still present, but it is now presented it a much more appealing layout.image

Give Bing a spin and tell us what you think