Bing pushes social and movies for mobile
Bing rolled out some new features for mobile search recently, with Facebook and movies released for its mobile edition, Bing Mobile Browse. The search engine, which has been pushing the social aspect...
View ArticleBing advances on Google’s personalised search
The competition between Google and Bing is becoming ever hotter, with the latter rolling out a new aspect to its US search engine from mid-September. Adaptive Search, which takes information from a...
View ArticleBing turns up the travel heat on Google
Just as Google launched its new Google Flights feature, Bing turned up the heat with the addition of new action buttons. The quick links will be featured on the right-hand side of results for searches...
View ArticleConfirmed: Bing measures CTR for rankings
A Bing representative has dropped a strong hint to webmasters that the search engine takes click-through rates into account in its algorithm. Steve Tullis, the Senior Program Manager Lead for Bing,...
View ArticleBing makes strategic Firefox move
In a move that sees Microsoft pairing its search engine with a competitor’s browser, Bing has announced a new ‘Firefox with Bing’ download. The download features Bing as the default search engine on a...
View ArticleBing brings back banned sites
There was somewhat of a furore caused by Bing last week, as it was revealed that it had banned a number of sites, specifically targeted at the Cyber Monday shopping frenzy, and has now brought them...
View ArticlemsnNow getting more to use Bing
msnNow is a Microsoft website that in recent weeks has been giving us the latest information on what topics people are talking about and searching for on websites such as Facebook, Twitter, Bing and...
View ArticleBing shares secrets with Quality Insights
If you are running an online business or involved in search engine optimisation, any information about the search engines and how they work and rank their results is always received with at least a...
View ArticleSimplifying search: Bing redesigns SERP
A major development in the world of search in the past week saw Bing start to relaunch its SERP. A progressive launch, pages across the world will see the changes introduced gradually. First...
View ArticleBing introduces social networking to its search engine
The search engine Microsoft Bing has introduced some elements from social networking sites, including Facebook. The move is thought to be an attempt by Microsoft to gain some of Google’s search engine...
View ArticleMicrosoft revamps Bing to embrace social media
A new sidebar will see Microsoft’s Bing search engine deliver news and advice from social media platforms, in an attempt to give people what they clearly want. Recent research and numerous studies have...
View ArticleMicrosoft confirms takedown request also sent to Bing
Following reports in the last week about the number of URL takedown requests that Microsoft send to Google, the company has confirmed they are also directed to its own search engine. Google revealed...
View ArticleEncyclopaedic searches promised by Bing
In a move which looks to be a direct response to Google’s ‘knowledge graph’, Bing search results are to start including short and topical references from the Britannica Encyclopaedia. The deal will see...
View ArticleBing and Yelp in tie up to refine local search
Late last week, (June 16th 2012), saw Yelp and Bing announce a partnership which will deliver enhanced local information for search queries. Once again underlining the growing importance of local...
View ArticleYelp teams up with Bing to challenge Google
As Google takes the lead in local search, Microsoft Bing teams up with Yelp which will be a feature on its search result pages. Yelp is an online company which provides details of restaurants, stores...
View ArticleBing takes lead in link disavowing
Talk of disavowing links has been around for many years, with rarely a week going by when the subject isn’t on some SEO blog. Meanwhile, Google has openly admitted that it is something it is thinking...
View ArticleGoogle and Bing maps set to include indoor locations
As the popularity of internet maps increases, Google and Bing have launched the mapping of internal locations in the UK. Google have focused mainly on London destinations but plan to expand throughout...
View ArticleMicrosoft boxes off deal with Foursquare
Microsoft has made an investment into Foursquare in what both parties hope will be a mutually beneficial partnership. Having ploughed $15m (£9.2m) into the social media app, Microsoft is particularly...
View ArticleBing tries to push mobile-friendly sites up SERPs
Microsoft’s search engine Bing announced yesterday that it is taking active steps to improve the rankings of mobile-responsive pages. With the news coming just a month after Google made an algorithmic...
View ArticleAOL changes search provider: Google out, Bing in!
As of 1st January 2016, Google will no longer be the search provider for American technology enterprise AOL, instead Microsoft, with its search engine Bing will take over as part of a 10 year deal....
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