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Bing Search tests removing cache link
This comes after Google Search officially dropped its cache link a couple of months go.
Bing Deep Search is officially live for all users
Microsoft announced Deep Search back in December, it went live for some users last month and is now officially live for all users.
Microsoft Ads expands Copilot to more advertisers
Copilot allows marketers to instantly generate assets for campaigns, such as images, headlines, and descriptions.
Bing Webmaster Tools gains new IndexNow Insights & top SEO insights report
IndexNow now reached 2.5 billion submitted URLs and accounts for 17% of its clicked on web search results.
Google: Apple rejected Microsoft Bing deal over quality and advertising worries
Microsoft claims Google, which pays Apple up to $19 billion a year to be the default search engine on its products, blocked the sale.
One year later: Little change to Microsoft Bing’s search market share
Despite lots of hype and hope from Microsoft, Google still dominates search – though Bing has made tiny gains in the U.S. and worldwide.
Bing Deep Search is rolling out to more users
Microsoft previewed Deep Search in December 2023 and now it seems more users are able to see it.
Microsoft Search and News Advertising revenue up 8%
This is the first time Microsoft has reported its quarterly earnings as a $3 trillion company and included revenue from Activision Blizzard.
ChatGPT vs. Google Bard vs. Bing Chat vs. Claude: Which generative AI solution is best?
Here's a comparison of genAI tools ChatGPT, Bard, Bing Chat Balanced, Bing Chat Creative, and Claude based on four metrics.
Modern SEO: Packaging your brand and marketing for Google
Shift from a siloed SEO plan to an integrated branding and content strategy that clearly communicates your value to users and search engines.
Microsoft launches Copilot Pro for $20 per month per user
Copilot Pro gives you the latest features and best models that Microsoft AI has to offer.
Microsoft Ads unveils major changes to hotel and property ad management
Microsoft advises advertisers to take proactive steps now for a seamless transition to Lodging Campaigns in February.
10 ways to leverage generative AI for advanced SEO
AI can enhance all aspects of your SEO efforts. Here are 10 applications of generative AI for SEO using ChatGPT, Bing Chat and Claude.
Microsoft Bing adds new Deep Search generative AI feature
Deep Search attempts to discern the user intent behind ambiguous queries and show results that don't explicitly include the original keywords.
Quality rater and algorithmic evaluation systems: Are major changes coming?
Recent breakthroughs indicate that AI systems can replace human raters in search evaluation. Still, concerns remain over quality and bias.
Bing adds AI-generation captions to some search result snippets
This uses GPT 4 to make the Bing search results more relevant and informative, Bing said.
Microsoft rebrands Bing Chat as Copilot
Microsoft Bing will still provide a combined search and chat experience. It will now just be called Copilot instead of Bing Chat.
Microsoft patent on website and site content reliability scores for Bing Search ranking
Having a patent does not mean that Bing is using these techniques in Bing Search - but it is fun to read.
Alternative facts? Google denies rushing out Bard at trial
Google yesterday tried to rewrite history, claiming Bard wasn't rushed out to upstage Microsoft. But facts aren't on Google's side here.
Microsoft Target CPA and Maximize Conversions move to general availability
Advertisers across all markets can now use the automated bid strategies to optimize campaigns for "maximum results with minimal effort".
Microsoft CEO: AI will make Google more dominant
Despite investing $100 billion in Bing, the search engine simply can't compete with Google due to its monopoly position, says Satya Nadella.
Microsoft blames Google for Apple rejecting offer to buy Bing
Microsoft boss Mikhail Parakhin claims that despite offering more money than Google, the company was still turned down by Apple.
Meta AI assistant uses Microsoft Bing Search results
Whenever a request requires fresh information, Meta's conversational assistant will ask Microsoft Bing to get the chat answer.
ChatGPT Browse with Bing returns after being disabled 3 months ago
This was disabled related to ChatGPT using content from content behind a paywall.
Microsoft adds controls to disallow content in Bing Chat
This utilizes NOCACHE and NOARCHIVE tag and more features may come in the future.
Bing Chat rolling out personalized answers
Today at the Microsoft AI event Bing Chat showed off some new memory search features.
Bing Webmaster Tools performance report gains new data but you can’t filter by just Bing Chat data
You can filter by web and chat combined, you can filter by news, images, videos and even knowledge panels.
Wix adds IndexNow support for faster indexing
Now over 60 million websites are published over 1.4 billion URLs per day to IndexNow.
Bing explains the new Sitemap Index Coverage report
After quietly rolling out the new sitemap in Webmaster Tools, Bing explains how it works.
Bing Webmaster Tools disavow link tool is going away
After about a decade, Bing has decided to sunset the disavow link because it is no longer needed.
Bing Chat now works on Chrome, Google’s browser
Apple Safari support is coming soon to Bing Chat as well.
Bing Chat data may never come to Bing Webmaster Tools
After promising this for months, Microsoft has never released it and now won't offer a comment.
The new Bing has failed to take any market share from Google after six months
Microsoft disputes the data, which shows Bing's market share is actually lower in 2023 than it was in 2022 – before new Bing launched.
New York Times: Don’t use our content to train AI systems
Many large language models are trained using website content without permission – and some brands are demanding compensation.
From SERPs to CHERPs: Generative AI results need their own name
Introducing the CHERP, or chat experience results page. It's time to give a name to the output of today's generative AI experiences.
Bing Search and Bing Chat officially rolling out dark mode
A new "dark" setting will appear in your search settings under the "appearance" section.
Bing Chat not yet available on Chrome or Safari browsers
Despite reports, not all Google Chrome and Safari users can access Microsoft Bing AI Chat. But it should be coming any day now.
Visual Search now live in Bing Chat
You can now upload photos to Bing Chat and ask the AI search engine a question based on that images.
ChatGPT Browse with Bing temporarily disabled
Open AI said they disabled this feature "out of an abundance of caution" after users were able to access content behind some paywalls.
Bing adds new AI-powered shopping tools
That includes new price match monitors, buying guides and review summaries powered by Bing Chat.