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The new Bing making (small) gains on Google Search
Page visits on Bing have risen 15.8% and Bing is becoming a more significant referral source for some publishers.
Optimizing for Bing Places: Is it worth it?
Despite its limitations compared to Google Business Profile, Bing Places can be a solid source of local organic traffic for some industries.
Bing Image Creator added to Bing Chat
This is powered by the DALL∙E model and is rolling out to Bing Chat.
News SEO and generative AI: Inside a ‘parasitical relationship’
A look at how news publishers and media outlets can retain traffic, revenue and relevancy in the generative AI era.
Bing adds Bing Chat answers to search results
We are now seeing Bing Chat answers in the Bing Search results, in place of Bing Search Answers.
The new Bing: No more waiting list?
Many people who had been on the Bing waitlist now have access – and there are reports that people can now sign up for instant access.
Microsoft may replace Bing Search answers with Bing Chat responses
Plus, Bing Chat has passed 100 million daily active users.
Bing Webmaster Tools to gain Bing Chat and index coverage reporting
Microsoft said they will be adding reporting and tools to Bing Webmaster Tools to help publishers understand how Bing Chat users interact with their sites.
Microsoft Bing Chat launches quality improvements
These updates include a higher response rate and less hallucinations.
Bing AI Chat testing setting the tone of the responses
Microsoft is slowly rolling out upgrades to Bing AI chat including setting the tone to creative, balanced or precise.
Microsoft Advertising unveils Lodging solutions, and adds 11 new Google import markets for Smart campaigns
The updates should provide improved campaign performance and the ability to reach a wider audience.
5 ways AI is the future of SEO – and 5 ways SEOs still have job security
Here's a closer look at how AI is helping search marketers do their jobs faster and easier – and how it still has a long way to go.
New Microsoft Bing Chat rolling out to mobile devices with voice search
This begins to roll out to some users on Bing and Edge mobile apps on iOS and Android.
Microsoft explains how Bing AI Chat uses ChatGPT and Search with Prometheus
Company reveals details about how its Prometheus AI model makes Bing Chat so fast, current and impressive.
Bing limits chat sessions as OpenAI founder says AI tools are ‘somewhat broken’
Following multiple reports of its chatbot getting confused, Microsoft caps how many questions users can ask per session and day.
Bing AI chat needs to stop sourcing the Bing search results
Search engines should not show search results as answers
The big concern for publishers is when AI becomes the journalist
Content creators may need to entertain and maybe Google should add a new E to E-E-A-T.
Microsoft: Searchers happy with Bing’s AI-powered results despite technical glitches
71% gave thumbs up to the results in the new Bing. But Microsoft wants to make sure it gets better at providing timely information.
Bing’s new ChatGPT has multiple personalities
Gaslighting, memory loss, accidental racism, yep, sounds like AI.
New Bing is mind-blowingly fast and better than I expected
Indexing of new content on Microsoft’s new AI-powered Bing is fast, very fast. Here are some early thoughts on its indexing speed.
Over one million people signed up to try the new AI-powered Bing
The excitement and interest are very real for the new Microsoft Bing search experience.
Microsoft: Bing saw the largest relevancy jump in search in two decades
January 18, 2023 there was a large Bing search ranking algorithm update - one that Microsoft's Yusuf Mehdi now confirmed.
Bing Webmaster Guidelines updated for “conversation mode” and AI
Bing also updated the answers section to incorporate the new AI version of Bing Search.
Test driving the new Bing
I got early access to the new ChatGPT integrated Bing browser and decided to test it out.
The new Bing: Microsoft unveils its ChatGPT-like, AI-powered search engine
In addition to adding ChatGPT, using GPT-3.5, Bing is applying AI to improve the relevancy of its core search ranking engine.
New Bingbot user-agent now fully live
After a couple years of testing, Microsoft has now stopped using the old BingBot user agent.
Microsoft Bing’s ChatGPT interface spotted in the wild
We know Microsoft Bing is working towards integrating ChatGPT into its search interface.
Report: Microsoft Bing’s ChatGPT feature to be faster and richer with GPT-4
As reported earlier, we are now learning more about Microsoft's plans to incorporate ChatGPT into Bing Search.
Microsoft Bing to rely more on lastmod date in XML sitemap files for crawling
Microsoft also released some interesting stats on lastmod dates in XML sitemap files.
Microsoft to add ChatGPT features to Bing Search
Microsoft wouldn't comment, but this feature could launch in the next couple of months.
Microsoft to go fully live with new Bingbot user-agent change in January 2023
After a couple years of testing, Microsoft said it will stop using the old BingBot user agent next month.
IndexNow attributed for 7% of all new URLs clicked on in Bing in the past month
Plus, Czech search engine Seznam.cz has adopted IndexNow.
Microsoft Bing adds 3 new shopping annotations
Microsoft Bing's search results now show product price history, available coupons and ethical choice annotations for shoppers.
3 content marketing strategies to support SEO success
SEO success relies on high-quality content. Learn how to ensure that your content meets this standard.
Microsoft Bing drops anonymous sitemap submission due to spam issues
You can now only submit sitemaps to Bing using robots.txt or Bing Webmaster Tools.
Bingbot user-agent change coming in the Fall of 2022
Bing will stop using the historical user-agent and transition fully to the new user-agents.
Bing’s Ethical Shopping hub expands to U.S., Canada
Fashion brands that sell environmentally-friendly products now have greater visibility on Microsoft Bing.
Indexing: A tale of two search engines
In Part 7 of our Messy SEO series, we look at the differences between Bing and Google’s indexing of MarTech’s content.
Bing’s ‘Russian invasion of Ukraine’ results show Opinions section and timelines
The Opinions section contextualizes news-related listings for users, which may help reduce misinformation.
Why on-site search should be a priority for marketers
On-site search can provide marketers with key insights into their audiences. At SMX Next, Stephen Rahal shows how to optimize this important site function.