Digs aside, Bing has introduced some noteworthy features that makes search even better. One of the best features I experienced is their price prediction. Hit a simple search such as “sfo to las vegas” and Bing returns:
Most of us have migrated to Google and cannot imagine a world of search without Google. However, a feature such as price prediction can make a world of difference as it helps users save ample time in making key decisions. Other exciting new features are their video preview and playable search results. Users can now hover over a video using the cursor and preview the video without going to the site to confirm this is what they want to watch. Bing also provides the option of playing music you search directly on the search screen.
Recently, Bing integrated Quora, a popular question-and-answer website, to provide results along with social results on the sidebar. It not only gives you Quora-based results, it also provides you with Yelp ratings and reviews of restaurants along with a map of the area you search dotted with restaurants in the area.
India is the 3rd largest in terms of number of internet users and with online retail booming, features such as price predictions, unscroogled shopping results, social connectivity, video and music previews plays a critical role in Microsoft’s comeback through Bing. Pretty soon, we can expect Bing to make waves in India. Do you want to get Binged or Scroogled?
