Today we’re taking the wraps off a new set of features that will enhance your Bing for Mobile Browse (m.bing.com) experience. Now you can explore and watch the hottest videos, make faster decisions with the help of your Facebook friends and decide on the right movie for a night out:
“Liked Results”: Through our exclusive partnership with Facebook, earlier this year we rolled out “Liked Results” to the web...
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By Andrew Hickey, www.thebrooklynnomad.com
As summer comes to a close, it’s time to think about planning the perfect fall vacation. Typically, the months between the lazy days of summer and the holiday season are less popular with travelers, which means cheap deals may be found at many top destinations across the country. So whether you’re a leaf peeper in search of some autumn foliage or a serious beach bum who would like a few more...
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I actually grew up in the Boston area (go Red Sox!) so it’s with a collision of nostalgia and a sense of the future becoming reality I now embark on a project as part of the emerging Boston startup scene.
Through the kind folks at NERD (don’t you love it when a sexy tech building has the right name?) in Cambridge, Mass. we were introduced to the Cambridge Innovation Center. The CIC folks led us to the amazing volunteers at the Venture...
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What do pistachios, Türkiye, and travel have in common? In a recent post on the New York Times’ Frugal Traveler blog, we learn that a city called Gaziantep located in southeastern Turkey is the self-proclaimed pistachio capital, and apparently a trip there is lovely and quite affordable. Want to find out more? Visit the Bing Maps site.
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Need to calculate routes with more than 25 waypoints when using our Web control? “King of Bing” Ricky Brundritt has created a module to do just that! Check out his blog post for more information. Thanks Ricky, another great module for the web! What module are you building? What would you like to build? Let us know!
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With our very busy lives, it’s easy to be tempted to engage in tactics that would seem to create efficiencies for us. Signing up for, or paying for services which appear to take the pain out of critical tasks like managing your social program properly, or building links to your content may seem like a smart move, but be warned. You may be setting yourself up to fail in the long run.
What is a link farm?
Simply put, a link farm is...
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When I was first contacted by a corporate recruiter on professional network/career website, the first thing I thought was: is this a joke…construction contract management at Microsoft? When I learned that Microsoft is heavily involved in constructing and operating data centers domestically and worldwide, I was hooked.
With my educational background (Juris Doctor & Masters in Business Administration with an...
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By: AshleyJ
Webster defines “new blood” as persons who are accepted into a group or organization and are expected to provide fresh ideas and vitality. Those are pretty high expectations; but I’m up for the challenge as I finish up my second week as a recruiter in Global Foundation Services.
I’m actually not quite a newbie to Microsoft – I joined the organization in February 2010 in the HR Trax Program, a rotational...
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Why Microsoft?
Prior to joining Microsoft in July of 2010, I had done 3 tours of duty for other Silicon Valley companies. I first came down during the dotcom gold rush working for @Home Networks, which later became Excite@Home. I then moved to eBay which was still seeing massive growth. We expanded globally and acquired several companies such as PayPal. I then spent a short period of time at Yahoo! ...
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This Sunday (8/28), the music establishment will descend upon LA for the MTV Music Video Awards.
Whether you’re tuning in to watch Adele take home a Moon Man, Beyonce dazzle on stage or Pitbull spit rhymes, this year’s VMAs are set to impress. Keep your eye on the “Best New Artist” category showcasing the best emerging talent- artists who have shot from relative obscurity to stardom in the course of a year...
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