Windows8 App Refresh – Bing Search BlogBing News app is now customizable, offers offline reading, and supports RSS; Bing Maps now has "improved driving, transit and walking directions, as well as up-to-the minute traffic incidents notifications...
From Windows Phone to Windows8 and even Xbox Live, the theme previously known as "Metro" brings tiles of various sizes and colors to the user experience. Citing a desire to continuously improve the search experience, Bing has changed the algorithm...
With the introduction of Windows8 and touchscreen-friendly laptops, the tablet and laptop segments are losing their distinction. Similarly a user browsing on their mobile at home should be treated more like a static user than a mobile one...
Open External Links in New Windows In some rare cases they offer something worth the roadblock, but usually they disrupt the user experience. I’m not just talking about gradients and drop shadows; design now transcends the whole user experience.
Want to quickly view how a page looks in different size browser windows? When combined with the right SEO experience, a technical audit can help turn a website around (and in a relatively short amount of time).
Most notably, Bing added a suite of Bing for Windows8 apps to provide a unique search experience on Windows8 devices. Positioning Bing as the default search engine on a high-profile product like the new, highly-anticipated Kindle Fire HD devices...
Emphasizing the user experience, the Bing Search Blog stated they "completely reimagined search" for Windows8. Windows8 is set for an October 26 release date, but Microsoft introduced its Bing for Windows8 app last week.
Look for Instagram to launch on Android soon, most likely before summer, followed soon after by Windows Phone. You can use Instagram to take them into that experience. Oh yeah… and they’re doing this all without an Android app.
Nokia will release new Windows8 devices next week. Microsoft Propelling Manufacturers for Windows8 Device Development On Windows8, Ballmer said, “It supports a next generation of things people will want to do that don’t involve fine grain...
That conference will also, according to rumor, showcase the Windows8 Samsung tablet, which could explain why most of the design changes seem aimed at a mobile-friendly experience. This may be creating a user-experience framework that Bing can then...
Content Optimization: Revisiting Topic Modeling, LDA Windows 7 Search App by Danny Goodwin Also, it's search application debuted yesterday on Windows Phone 7 devices. Blekko may be little more than a week old, but in order for it to achieve its...
However, when you search for Microsoft Windows, there are no sitelinks, although the second indented listing is the Microsoft.com/WINDOWS directory (yes, it seems MS uses all caps to yell at people at their URL directory level).
Windows Live Suite announced, LiveSide What is practical is expecting people to use common sense and, when things get tricky, to rely on the wisdom born of experience – even if that sometimes means relying on other people (i.e.paying consulting fees).
Windows Live Suite announced, LiveSide Experience or Novicity? Here we've collected today's top news stories posted to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with search-related headlines from around the Web:
Keynote Conversation with Steve Berkowitz Windows Live Chief
am- 10:30am New Version of Live Maps Launches, Windows Live Maps Blog Finally, I relied on my own experience. One of our clients is planning to attend the largest of the SES events for...
Windows Live Local Gets "Virtual Earth" 3-D Cities Tomorrow Microsoft will bring dramatic 3-D mapping to the browser window. Windows Live is set to launch photorealistic 3-D imagery for the "urban core" of 15 U.S.cities: San Francisco, San Jose...
Yahoo 'Goes' for Windows Mobile - Yahoo announced today the availability of its Go bundle of services for Windows Mobile.MORE”. Windows Live Video Beta Now Available - Microsoft is testing a video search engine.MORE”
Yahoo announced today the availability of its Go bundle of services for Windows Mobile. The Yahoo Go initiative is about creating a unified experience across multiple platforms: mobile, PC, TV. According to the release, the content and applications...
Windows Live also
entered 34 new markets including;. Gossip replaces our old 'hide' option, with a much improved experience in 'search
only' mode that is faster and includes search filters. Below, a recap of stories posted yesterday to the...
Although they said it would go live at Noon EST, the Windows Live Local service that we wrote about yesterday is now online. So, my experience with it was better with IE than with Firefox. One question I've been asked is what cities "bird's eye...