1Microsoft Bing Exec Shows New Search Features at SES NYC
by Clint Boulton
2Mike Grehan, Yusuf Mehdi on Stage
SES NYC host Mike Grehan, Incisive Media’s global vice president of content for SES/Search Engine Watch/ClickZ, settles in for a chat with Microsoft’s Mehdi.
3Working with Bing Tabs
Bing Tabs were moved from the left-hand rail to just below the search box to make it easier for users to find content. Users can find more content and purchase concert tickets, for example, Mehdi said.
4Making Travel Plans
This goes ditto for travel results. Mehdi searched on “Miami Beach” using Bing and turned up maps of the area, as well as weather results, hotels, spas and other information much higher in the results than in earlier Bing versions.
5Bing on Windows Phone 7 Series
This is the Bing home page as seen on a Windows Phone 7 Series prototype gadget.
6Sushi Search
Mehdi searched for sushi restaurants and received reviews in the results.
7Twitter
Mehdi tracked live Twitter tweets on Bing Maps.
8Pike Place Today
Mehdi pulled up a street-level view of Seattle’s Pike Place Market on Bing Maps.
9Pike Place in 1919
Mehdi overlaid a photo of Pike Place from 1919 on top of today’s Bing Map.
10Fish Tossing
Mehdi also added a live streaming video of this fish tossing on Pike Place. Expect more real-time footage in the future.
11Foursquares Crowley Joins Mehdi
Mehdi then invited Foursquare CEO Dennis Crowley up on stage.
12Foursquare Results Demonstration
Crowley helped Mehdi show the crowd Foursquare results on Bing Maps. See who is checking into Foursquare from Bing!
13Results Are In
Here is Foursquare surfaced on Bing Maps. Crowley, whose 1-year-old service has more than 500,000 users, was very excited.
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