Thursday, 11 June 2009

Microsoft Bing - Some Cool Features

Once you get over the name, and remember that there is more than just Google as the front door to the Internet, Bing from Microsoft does start to offer some interesting features, here is a list of some of the key features:

  • Best Match – Useful links and information for definitive sites
  • Deep Links – Easy access to content within a site
  • Related Searches – Deeper information available with one click
  • Quick View – Overview of a Web site at a glance, before clicking through to the site
  • Smart Video Preview – Preview a 30-second clip of videos simply by scrolling onto them - pretty neat!
  • Infinite Scroll - Easy to browse image results without clicking to a new page
  • Auto-Suggest – Intelligent alternatives for search queries

There are loads more, but these are just some of the key features we have found useful, but to get the true BING effect you need to set your locale to US - English, no doubt the UK will enjoy this experience when it arrives over the pond.