Microsoft is to launch a television advertising campaign in the UK persuading people to switch from Google to Bing. (more…)

Google suggest manages to throw up some humorous suggestions and I found this one particularly amusing as well as interesting. Google suggest is becoming quite an insightful feature, not only does it help with keyword research but you can also monitor word of mouse and opinions on your brand. (more…)

Microsoft has pulled off a major coup by striking a deal with Hewlett Packard (HP) that will see Bing continue as the default search engine on their machines worldwide. (more…)

It has been on the cards for a while and has been a subject often talked about in the same breath with the battle of the search engines. However Google have now put live realtime search capability in their search engine and with it given themselves a massive competitive advantage as well. (more…)

So finally Bing has come out of Beta and is fully available to us in the UK. This now means we can finally begin to optimise for local search and with it look at local business listings. From reading a post from Greg Sterling at Search Engine Land over the weekend UK business listings have been listed differently form that in the US using Multi-Map, a company acquired by Microsoft. Well Bing has now updated its maps for the UK also. (more…)

Microsoft has finally redesigned the MSN site. The site, which will not be fully live until 2010, has been given a much more stripped down and cleaner look and has also been adapted to contain a column which is devoted to social networking sites Twitter and Facebook as well as a large search engine box. (more…)

iCrossing yesterday released the US search engine market share figures for September.

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Things were looking rosey for Bing over the summer. Since it’s introduction back in May 2009 Bing’s market share saw a steady increase month on month and with it a rise in people’s normally pessimistic expectations of a competitor to Google. However recent stats from September has have shown that it’s market share has already taken a dent. (more…)