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Monday, September 19, 2011

History of Bing

Bing is the current web engine from Microsoft. Bing was unveiled by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on May 28, 2009 at a conference in San Diego. It went fully online on June 3, 2009. Its complete operations started on June 3, 3009. Bing is different from Google in its Algo, Listing style, and search suggestions in real time as queries are entered and a list of related searches based on semantic technology from Powerset, which Microsoft purchased in 2008. Bing includes the ability to Save and Share search histories via Windows Live SkyDrive, Facebook and email. Through focus groups Microsoft decided that the name Bing was memorable, short, easy to spell, and that it would function well as a URL around the world. The word would remind people of the sound made during "the moment of discovery and decision making. Bing is available in many languages and has been localized for many countries

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