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Is a 301 or 302 redirect best for SEO?

Published on 2018/03/09 By admin

Confused on which redirect to use? Contributor Bryson Meunier breaks down the differences between 301 and 302 redirects and explains how Google and Bing view each when moving webpages. The post Is a 301 or 302 redirect best for SEO

Microsoft Offers Skype Promotion For Making Bing Your Default Search Engine

Published on 2014/05/26 By admin

WinBeta reports that Microsoft is offering a promotion to Brazilian searchers to make Bing their default search engine and in exchange, they will get $2 of Skype credit to be applied to your Skype account. When you go to Bing Brazil (clicking this will set your Bing home page to the Brazilian…

Microsoft Touts Bing Smart Search In New TV Ad For Windows 8.1 Release Tomorrow

Published on 2013/10/16 By admin

Microsoft is pushing its new Bing Smart Search feature, which will hit the streets tomorrow when the company releases Windows 8.1. Bing Smart Search is a feature in the new OS that simultaneously searches the web, the cloud (Microsoft SkyDrive), your PC and — if you’re using a mobile…

Bing Pushes To Build Marketshare Through “Bing It On” For Faster Airport Wifi

Published on 2013/06/06 By admin

I got a surprise recently on my trip through Orange County’s John Wayne Airport. When I tapped into the free wifi there, I was offered a “premium connection speed upgrade” if I took Bing’s Bing It On challenge. It turns out Bing has been doing this in several airports since…

Across From Google I/O, Microsoft Runs The “Bing It On” Challenge

Published on 2013/05/16 By admin

Coming out of Google I/O at Moscone Center in San Francisco yesterday, I did a double-take. Was that Microsoft pitching its “Bing It On” challenge against Google directly across the street. Yep

Google On Bing Attack Ads: “Others Should Focus On Building Good Products”

Published on 2013/03/10 By admin

Google has largely ignored Bing’s Scroogled campaign, the one attacking it over the pay-for-play change to Google Shoppping & Gmail privacy. But today, Google search chief Amit Singhal pushed back a bit, saying Bing perhaps should focus on making better products rather than attacking… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

Microsoft Says Goodbye To “Scroogled” Ad Campaign

Published on 2013/03/04 By admin

Microsoft’s “Scroogled” ad campaign, which attacked Google over paid inclusion in shopping and Gmail over privacy, is coming to an end. KQED reports that Microsoft will stop TV, newspaper and social media ads promoting the Scroogled message: “That part is about..

Bing Is For Doing Things It Tells You Not To Do

Published on 2012/06/12 By admin

“Bing Is For Doing” is the catchphrase being used in new ads for Microsoft’s Bing search engine. But in a bit of irony, one new ad literally suggests jumping off a cliff but then warns in small print, “Do not attempt.” I first saw the ad on Sunday when watching the Mad..

Bing’s New Social Search Now Available To All In US

Published on 2012/06/01 By admin

Bing announced that the new social search sidebar which was available for testing a few weeks ago, is now available as the default search service for all US based searchers. The next time you go to Bing.com, your search will be layered in social elements on the right hand side.

Keeping Up With Google: Bing Launches New “Search Quality Insights” Series

Published on 2012/03/05 By admin

Want to understand better how Bing creates its search results? Bing has announced a new “Search Quality Insights” series to provide a more behind-the-scenes look at its search engine