Over the summer, I was talking to my uncle about this new search engine, Bing. I thought I’d share a bit more about Bing with you all, and if you are an avid Bing user, some changes that you may have seen.
Bing (formerly Live Search, Windows Live Search, and MSN Search) is the current web search engine from Microsoft. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on May 28, 2009 showed it to the world at the All Things Digital Conference in San Diego, as replacement for Live Search. It officially launched on June 3, 2009, (which would explain why it was new when I was talking to my uncle) with a preview version released on June 1, 2009.
Some changes include the listing of search suggestions in real time as queries are entered, and a list of related searches (called “Explorer pane” on the left side of search results) based on semantic technology from Powerset, which Microsoft purchased in 2008. Bing also includes the ability to Save & Share search histories via Windows Live SkyDrive, Facebook and email.
Sounds interesting, read more about Bing on the Wikipedia by clicking here!
If you just want to try Bing, click here!