What is Bing?
Bing is the long awaited Microsoft search engine product that is supported by over 1 billion dollars worth of new technology and marketing. One of it’s clearest features is the use of images. Images like we supply over 5 web pages. We have been reading and planning for this new technology for about three years. Select Images from Bing Images and start your internet search based on what you want to see. Image libraries come up showing possible selections and linking back to the web sites of those images. Yahoo and Microsoft together are teaming up to be number two behind Google. This new technology has many more abilities that will change the way you do business. This is why we developed Carolina Design and Build so that our clients could be found on this new technology!
Bing is a new search engine designed to do more than merely help you find information. Bing organizes search results and provides refinement tools that help you overcome information overload, get things done and quickly bring you to the point of using that information to make an informed decision. – Great search results. Relevant search results are still a top priority for people, yet Microsoft studies show that only one in four search queries deliver a satisfactory result. Bing helps identify relevant search results through features such as Best Match, where the best answer is surfaced and called out; Deep Links, allowing more insight into what resources a particular site has to offer; and Quick Preview, a hover-over window that expands over a search result caption to provide a better sense of the related site’s relevancy. Bing also includes one-click access to information through Instant Answers, designed to provide the sought-after information within the body of the search results p
If you’ve been hearing a lot about something called “Bing” lately, it’s because the rebranded search engine is expected to (finally) give search king Google a run for its money. Bing search service was unveiled last week, and its beta version is available now (officially launches June 3). The re-tooled Microsoft Live (also known as Kumo) has so far received favorable reviews from the tech community. So, why is Bing different than Google? That’s the big question. First, Microsoft is marketing Bing as a “decision engine,” stating that the search functions bring more relevant results and organizes them in a more meaningful way. Bing offers tabs for different kinds of searches similar to Google and including “images,” “videos,” “maps” and “shopping.” Aesthetically, Bing’s home page has been called “prettier” than Google’s, often featuring landscapes and other stunning photography, and is set to change daily. According to Microsoft, Bing isn’t expected to be a “Google killer,” but merely a
A. Bing is Microsoft’s new online search portal, located at bing.com. The site has some very cool new features, some of which I’ll talk about here. Bing’s search capability is sensitive to the type of information being searched for and brings up information on the search results that is more relevant. In the example below, I searched for FedEx and Bing brought up a page with major links and the ability to track a package. It does the same thing for other types of sites. For example, search for Amazon and you get a link to search for items within Amazon.com.
