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Bing Adds Appointment Booking to Local Panel in Search Results

January 17, 2018 at 2:41 am PST By Jennifer Slegg

Bing Adds Appointment Booking to Local Panel in Search Results

Bing has added a new feature to their local knowledge panel that allows searchers to book appointments directly through Bing rather than contacting the business independently. Here is what it looks like: The new book link appears between the usual directions and website boxes below the map for the business, or next to them. When […]

Bing Testing Google-Like Ads Tag in Search Results

September 29, 2017 at 8:32 am PST By Jennifer Slegg

Bing Testing Google-Like Ads Tag in Search Results

Bing is running another test to make their “Ads” tag look nearly identical to the way Google marks up their own paid results in the search results. Here is what it looks like: It also appears in their right hand sidebar ads as well. Here is how it normally looks: While the new version they […]

Bing Testing Blended Local Mini One Pack in Search Results

August 15, 2017 at 5:31 am PST By Jennifer Slegg

Bing Testing Blended Local Mini One Pack in Search Results

When it comes to the Bing search results, their local pack results are very large and noticeable in the search results.  But they seem to be taking a step back and displaying a smaller local result in the Bing search results when there is only one local listing found.  And it blends so well in […]

Bing Testing Google-like Search Header at Top of Search Results

August 10, 2017 at 5:17 am PST By Jennifer Slegg

Bing Testing Google-like Search Header at Top of Search Results

Bing has made many changes over the years to make their search results closer to Google’s style of search results.  Bing is testing a significant new design that makes their search header – what appears as the search box and tabs below it – much closer to Google’s version.  In fact, it would easily be […]

Bing Adds Deal Tag to Local Pack in Search Results

July 25, 2017 at 7:18 am PST By Jennifer Slegg

Bing Adds Deal Tag to Local Pack in Search Results

Bing is testing a new feature in their local pack… adding a “Deal” tag directly into the local pack results when there is a coupon code Bing has sourced for the store. Here is what it looks like: As you can see, Bing is pulling the coupon information from the partial list that shows in […]

Bing Local Pack Shows Live Traffic Conditions in Search Results

July 6, 2017 at 5:48 am PST By Jennifer Slegg

Bing Local Pack Shows Live Traffic Conditions in Search Results

Bing has added a new feature to their local packs in the Bing search results – the ability to toggle live traffic conditions on and off to help searchers choose a business when traffic is a concern. Here is how it looks normally – there is a new icon on the top right that acts […]

Bing Adds Expandable Featured Snippets to “See Full Answer”

June 2, 2017 at 5:31 am PST By Jennifer Slegg

Bing Adds Expandable Featured Snippets to “See Full Answer”

Bing has added a new type of featured snippet to their search results, and site owners likely won’t be very happy with this one.  Bing will display a usual sized featured snippet, but instead of requiring a clickthrough to the actual publisher’s site for more details or information, Bing is offering a new “see full […]

Bing Adds “People Also Ask” To Their Own Search Results

June 1, 2017 at 4:29 am PST By Jennifer Slegg

Bing Adds “People Also Ask” To Their Own Search Results

Bing is now adding “People also search for” drop down box features in their search results.  And their implementation is identical to the one Google added to their own search results. The “People also search for” shows collapsed in the search results.  Here is what it looks like: It displays in the second half of […]

Bing Adds Hotel Carousel to Top of Search Results

May 9, 2017 at 9:49 am PST By Jennifer Slegg

Bing Adds Hotel Carousel to Top of Search Results

If you are searching for a hotel on Bing, the search engine has added a new hotel carousel to the top of the search results. One great thing about this is that it lists some of the most common amenities right in the search results, saving a click for searchers.  Here is what it looks […]

Google, Microsoft, Facebook & More Targeting “Worst Offender” Ad Types

April 21, 2017 at 4:26 am PST By Jennifer Slegg

Google, Microsoft, Facebook & More Targeting “Worst Offender” Ad Types

There are some ads that annoy users more than others.  These include things like autoplay videos ads with sound enabled by default and pop up ads.  And for some users, flashing ads can induce medical events such as seizures.  And some big players in the ad industry are looking to tackle these types of ads […]

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