Bing is heading to Austin. Let’s meet up!
SXSW Interactive is quite the experience. If you’ve been there, you know what we’re talking about. If you haven’t been, one way to think about it is like attending a baseball game of a winning team....
View ArticleShare Your Whole World View with the Updated Photosynth App
Last spring we introduced the Photosynth app to the U.S. designed to let you capture and hare amazing panoramas of your favorite places. Since releasing the app, over 6 million people have downloaded...
View ArticleBing Rewards February Winners and Our Latest Sweepstakes
We are pleased to announce the winners, pending official confirmation, of the three Bing Rewards sweepstakes that ended on February 29. Two new sweeps have begun and end on April 2. Keep reading for...
View Article@Bing “Win a Trip to See Adam Lambert at the Bing Lounge” Sweepstakes
Attention, music fans! Singing sensation and American Idol alumni Adam Lambert, will be giving a live performance at the Bing Lounge in Portland, Oregon on March 25th. To share the love, we’ll be...
View ArticleA New Look for Pushpins, Popups, and Transit
We’ve just rolled out some exciting new updates to www.bing.com/maps that make it easier for you to find information on the map, explore the layouts of over 850 venues, as well as get to where you’re...
View ArticleReviewing social search and search quality insights
The last couple of weeks have been busy here at Bing. For those who may have missed these great reading opportunities, I wanted to take a minute to call out two items worth spending some time with....
View ArticleThree New Bing Maps V7 Modules
By Ricky Brundritt, EMEA Bing Maps Technology Solution Professional In September of 2011 we started the Bing Maps v7 Module CodePlex Project. The purpose of this project was to create a centralized...
View ArticleThe Bing Maps Forums
By Ricky Brundritt, EMEA Bing Maps Technology Solution Professional The Bing Maps MSDN forums are one of the best places to ask a question if you need help developing with Bing Maps. This forum has...
View ArticlePlan Your Next Great Adventure: Twenty-Something Travel and Art of...
Summer is just around the corner, and whether you’re looking forward to a break from school, an epic backpacking trip, or even just a week away from the daily grind, it’s time to start thinking about...
View ArticleBing Search Quality Insights: Reducing Junk
Everyone has experienced trying to follow a link that didn’t work. The link may have led to a page that is no longer available, or to a parked domain page. It can be also frustrating to find a search...
View ArticleNew ‘Via’ Waypoints feature added to the REST Services Routes API
The Bing Maps team has added a new feature to the Bing Maps REST Services Routes API called “via” waypoints. This feature already exists on the Bing Maps consumer site (http://www.bing.com/maps ) as...
View ArticleDoes Bing like SEO? You bet your ahrefs we do...
As with so many things in life, perspective is important. On the surface it’s easy to say Bing likes SEO. But what does this actually mean? Do we actually care whether you have clean URLs, H1 tags and...
View ArticleStopping Bullying with Bing
We’ve shared some amazing examples of people doing incredible things and today, we want to shine a light on an important issue that has likely touched you, or your loved ones. Bullying affects...
View ArticleBing and Skype – Better Together
Bing and Skype are coming together to help users do more online. Skype has recently begun offering an easy way to download the Bing Bar, providing users with a fast way to search and easy access to...
View ArticleJumpstart your Spring with Havaianas and Bing
Spring is officially here! To kick it off right, we’re partnering with Havaianas. To get you in the spirit, we are giving away a pair of Havaianas® Espadrille shoes to three of our lucky Twitter...
View ArticleGlobal Bing Video Updates Rolling Out
We recently rolled out (and are still rolling out) a number of improvements to Bing Video. Available in all countries that currently support Bing Video, these updates make it easier to scan, explore...
View ArticleIf You're Planning to Attend the Where Conference This Year, Don't Miss the...
The youngest member of our family of mapping APIs allows you to build Metro Style applications for the next generation of Microsoft’s operating system. No matter if you are a hardcore .NET developer or...
View Article4 things you may not know about Bing Webmaster tools and 1 about Bingbot
Keyword research tool Our organic keyword research tool is live and a great way to do keyword research. What makes this tool different is the data source. Instead of pulling from the paid advertising...
View ArticleGet Your Home Ready For Spring: John and Sherry of YoungHouseLove Join #BingIt
If you’re anything like us, the warmer weather has you dusting off the patio furniture, cracking open the windows and dreaming of long, carefree summer nights. But before we can fully enjoy all that...
View ArticleStart Doing More to Stop Bullying
Last week, we shared information about a new Bing partnership with The Weinstein Company in support of their new anti-bullying documentary, “Bully”. Today is the next step in our journey together to...
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