BING – Microsoft’s Latest Search Engine

Bing (formerly Live Search, Windows Live Search and MSN Search) is a web search engine (advertised as a “decision” engine), Microsoft’s current incarnation of its search technology. Bing is a replacement for Live Search. It went fully online on June 3, 2009.

Notable changes include the listing of search suggestions in real time as queries are entered, and a list of related searches (called “Explorer pane” on the left side of search results), based on semantic technology from PowerSet which Microsoft purchased in 2008. Bing also includes the ability to Save & Share search histories via Windows Live SkyDrive, Facebook, and e-mail.

Most of the new features in Bing currently are only available in the United States version. Users can change their country settings in the toolbar at the top right-hand of the Bing site.

With a powerful set of intuitive tools on top of a world class search service, Bing will help you make smarter, faster decisions. Microsoft have included features that deliver the best results, presented in a more organized way to simplify key tasks and help you make important decisions faster.

And features like cashback, where we actually give you money back on great products, and Price Predictor, which actually tells you when to buy an airline ticket in order to help get you the best price — help you make smarter decisions, and put money back in your pocket.

Bing changes their site’s background image daily. The images are mostly of remarkable places in the world. The background image also contains information about the element(s) shown in the image. You can view the information by hovering over the image. The background images can be switched off and switched on.