Bing
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| URL | www |
|---|---|
| Slogan | Bing is for doing (2012) Bing and decide (2010) |
| Commercial? | Yes |
| Type of site | Web search engine |
| Registration | Optional |
| Available language(s) | 40 languages |
| Owner | Microsoft |
| Created by | Microsoft |
| Launched | June 1, 2009 |
| Alexa rank | ▼ 16 (July 2013[update])[1] |
| Current status | Active |
Bing (before called Windows Live Search and MSN Search) is a search engine. Microsoft calls it a "decision engine",[2] meaning that Bing tries to interpret search queries and give people better search results compared to a typical search engine, helping the user make better decisions. Bing concentrates on four major areas: shopping, travel, local and health. A preview version was made available for everyone to use on June 1, 2009, and the website was fully launched on June 3, 2009.[3] The website quickly became popular after a few weeks.[4]
On July 29, 2009, Microsoft and Yahoo! announced that Bing would power Yahoo! Search.[5] All Yahoo! Search global customers and partners will be shifted to Bing by early 2012.[6]
In October 2011, Microsoft announced "Tiger", a new internal search computer program for Bing. When it was finished, Bing delivered faster and more relevant search results for users. It has been incorporated into Bing since August 2011.[7]
Features[change | change source]
Bing includes the listing of search suggestions as queries are entered. It lists related searches (called "Explore pane") based on[8] semantic technology from Powerset that Microsoft purchased in 2008.[9]
Every day, Bing.com displays a different picture that users can click on parts of to learn more about.[10] These pictures can be about different places around the world, or nature, or even sometimes things in outer space.
Media features[change | change source]
- Video thumbnail Preview where, by hovering over a video thumbnail, the video automatically starts playing
- Image search with continuous scrolling images results page that has adjustable settings for size, layout, color, style and people.[11]
- Video search with adjustable setting for length, screen size, resolution and source
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Bing.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
- ↑ "Discover Bing: Explore Bing Services & Features for Everyday Decisions".
- ↑ "Microsoft's New Search at Bing.com Helps People Make Better Decisions".
- ↑ "Bing Continues to Show Growth in Search Activity, According to Comscore". Comscore, Inc.
- ↑ Microsoft and Yahoo seal web deal.
- ↑ "When will the change happen? How long will the transition take?", help.yahoo.com, March 23, 2011
- ↑ "Bing Unleashing Tiger to Speed Search Results", Search Engine Watch, October 3, 2011
- ↑ "Microsoft Bing rides open source to semantic search". The Register. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
- ↑ "Microsoft to Acquire Powerset". Bing. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
- ↑ http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2009/12/set-bingcoms-background-of-day-as-your.html[dead link]
- ↑ Limit Image Results to Color or Black and White Images.
