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images/news/internet.jpgMicrosoft is adding to Bing a new visual-search feature, which it will begin rolling out on September 14. But a full-fledged refresh of Bing isn’t coming until later this month, Microsoft officials said.
At last week’s annual company meeting, some Microsoft employees tweeted that Microsoft was readying a Bing 2.0 update and that it might roll out as soon as this week. Mapping and Silverlight integration with Bing are among some of the capabilities on tap, the tweeters who saw the demos last week said.
Today’s update is about offering searchers a new option for displaying results, Weitz said. Bing users who go to Bing.com/visualsearch will be able to see about 50 initial “classes,” or galleries, via which they’ll be able to browse a variety of brands, places and people. Images of hundreds of celebrities, politicians, handbags, and travel destinations will be presented to searchers to held them weed through results more quickly.
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At last week’s annual company meeting, some Microsoft employees tweeted that Microsoft was readying a Bing 2.0 update and that it might roll out as soon as this week. Mapping and Silverlight integration with Bing are among some of the capabilities on tap, the tweeters who saw the demos last week said.
Today’s update is about offering searchers a new option for displaying results, Weitz said. Bing users who go to Bing.com/visualsearch will be able to see about 50 initial “classes,” or galleries, via which they’ll be able to browse a variety of brands, places and people. Images of hundreds of celebrities, politicians, handbags, and travel destinations will be presented to searchers to held them weed through results more quickly.
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