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May 17, 2011
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Facebook Info

Facebook Info

When users search for a specific person, Bing will now present Facebook information on the search-results page.


Bing Bar

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The Bing Bar will also include a universal Like button, capable of tagging any Website—even those without Facebook buttons in the layout.??í??í


Postings

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Bing will also present companies and brands Facebook postings, alerting users to deals and news.


Shopping

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Bing users can post Shopping pages on their Facebook wall.


Liked Everything

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Facebook-fueled social features allow users to see, in search results, which Websites and pages your friends Liked.


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Websites Liked by your friends will now find their way toward the top of search results, instead of being buried three or four pages back.


Friends’ Pages

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Here is Facebooks data in action.


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Location, Location, Location

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Type in the name of a new city, such as Paris or San Francisco, and Bing will tell you which Facebook friends live there.


Airfare

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Bing will notify users of airfare deals for places theyve liked on Facebook.


News Feed

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Here is Facebooks news feed with Bing data filtering through.

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