Bing Brings The Holidays Home With Snow, Lights & Jingle Bells On Its Home Page

By Amy Gesenhues

Published: December 15, 2015 at 5:25 pm

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Since partnering with NORAD to power its Santa Tracker earlier this month, Microsoft has now added special holiday effects to the Bing home page.

Clicking on the small red gift icon in the bottom right corner of Bing’s home page image launches a set of options to add frosted snowflake edges, Christmas lights and the sound of jingle bells to the page.

Bing Home Page Holiday Effects

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Bing shared its home page holiday effects in an announcement listing a number of other holiday-related searches, including holiday music, movies, recipes and kid-friendly craft projects.

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Amy Gesenhues

Amy Gesenhues was a senior editor for Third Door Media, covering the latest news and updates for Search Engine Land, MarTech and MarTech Today. From 2009 to 2012, she was an award-winning syndicated columnist for a number of daily newspapers from New York to Texas. With more than ten years of marketing management experience, she has contributed to a variety of traditional and online publications, including MarketingProfs, SoftwareCEO, and Sales and Marketing Management Magazine. Read more of Amy's articles.