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Bing search results gain site name and favicons
Bing Search is looking a lot more like Google Search and you can now report issues with site names to Google.
Bing Webmaster Tools to gain Bing Chat impressions and clicks next month
We will soon be able to see how much visibility and traffic Bing Chat is sending our web sites.
Bing Chat gets better at news questions and minimizes no-response answers
Plus, Bing said they reduced unnecessary duplicate searches and end conversations.
Microsoft wants to drive more traffic, revenue to publishers
Microsoft is trying to balance ad load and the user experience in Bing Chat, according to new Corporate Vice President Kya Sainsbury-Carter.
How SEOs can embrace AI-powered search
Here's a look at Google's history with AI, how recent developments impact the industry and what SEOs can do to keep up with changing times.
Microsoft’s vision for a prosperous content ecosystem in a generative AI world
Microsoft may share revenue and provide enhanced links to participants in its Start program.
New Bing attracts new Edge users – who then use Google Search
Microsoft Edge users increased thanks to the new Bing Chat. The result: more Google searches from Edge. Irony can be pretty ironic sometimes.
Microsoft explores sharing Bing Chat ad revenue with publishers
Bing Chat had ads since it launched Feb. 7. Now Microsoft says it's exploring ways to give some publishers a piece of that ad revenue.
ChatGPT vs. Google Bard vs. Bing Chat: Which generative AI solution is best?
Which generative AI tool is the best? Here's a comparison of ChatGPT, Bard, Bing Chat Balanced and Bing Chat Creative based on four metrics.
Microsoft fixes data loss within Bing Webmaster Tools API
Make sure to rerun any scripts you have that may be missing data from the Bing Webmaster Tools API.
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.