If you have dismissed Judy’s Book as a viable source of reviews for local businesses, you might want to rethink that position. Bing has given Judy’s Book a prominent position in their local knowledge panels in the Bing search results. When you do a local business search – both for restaurants and regular stores, Bing […]
Bing Adds Images & Ambiguity Thumbnails to Autosuggest
Bing has added thumbnails to their autosuggest dropdowns. They show for a variety of queries, but seem to show most often for the types of queries where Bing is fairly confident that it is likely the result the searcher is looking for. Frank Sandtmann spotted it in the Bing search results and sent them […]
Bing Testing Rating Percentages in Search Results
Bing is running an interesting test in the search results, and for a minor change, it really stands out when I see it. They have added the addition of a ratings and reviews percentage score, in bright orange to match the color of the stars. Here is an example for a reviews site: And here […]
Google Testing Speed Test in Search Results; Bing’s Version Active
Google is testing a new internet speed test that displays right in the search results. And Bing announced that they already include a speed test in their own search results. Dr. Pete Meyers of Mozcast fame spotted the Google test, although he wasn’t able to replicate it. Looks like Google is testing their own internet […]
Bing Ads Now Supports Copying and Pasting Keywords & Ads
Bing Ads has released a nice added functionality. Bing Ads has announced that advertisers can now copy and paste keywords and ads directly into Bing Ads. Are you one of the many advertisers with similar ads and keywords across different campaigns in a single account? Ever find yourself wishing you could just copy and paste […]
Bing Ads Testing High Contrast Bolding of Keywords in Search Results
Bing seems to be testing a new way to make sure that you notice the search query keywords when they appear on the search results page. Instead of the usual darker gray, Bing is testing bolded black for keywords instead. Here is how it appears in the search results: Here is how it normally displays, […]
Bing Changes Local Pack Numbers & Icons to Purple
It seems that Bing is changing things up with new Yahoo-esque purple in their local map packs, changing the listing numbers and the map markers to purple. Bing hasn’t changed the formatting within the map pack at all, the color seems to be the only thing they are changing at the moment. They have also […]
Bing Also Showing Ads on Their Local Finder Page
Bing is also showing Bing Ads on their Local Finder page, the page that Bing displays when a searcher clicks through from one of their local pack listings in the regular search results. Here is how it displays: These look like typical search ads, with the blue title, green URL and black description text. They […]
Bing Adds Coupon Codes & Offers to Brand & Local Knowledge Panel
If you are a retailer, you might not be so happy to discover that Bing is now adding coupon codes directly to the knowledge panel for various businesses and brands in their search results. Bing is displaying the coupon codes directly below the store’s address and opening hours, so they are very prominent in the […]
Bing Adds “First Post” Dates to Forum Threads in Search Results
Bing has made their search results much more useful for those who searching for information. For forum posts, Bing has now added a line that says when the first post in the forum thread was made. It also includes the number of posts, which Bing has shown in the search results for some time. Here […]