We have gathered 50 tips and tricks to get the most from Bing, the new search engine from Microsoft. Here are tips 21-30.
20. Get all of Bing.com if outside USA
If you are outside the US, you may not be getting all Bing’s features and only it’s localized version.
To view all the options in Bing, which may not be available in your region, go to http://www.bing.com/worldwide.aspx and set English – US as your default region.
21. Hotels
Use the following as examples:
New York hotels
hotels in Egypt
Dublin hotels
22. Hulu Videos
Search for any TV show episode on Bing Videos. Hover the mouse over the video thumbnail to watch a short clip.
- Click on Videos in Bing.
- Click on TV Shows from the Explore Pane.
- Search for ‘house’ from the top search box.
- In the Explore Pane, click on ‘Source‘ and choose from where you want to see your results.
- To see a full-length, high-quality video, select Hulu.
23. Job Salary
For example, type LosAnglelesmarketing manager salary, developer pay in Bangalore, IT Manager pay.
24. Images by Format and Type
Bing can tell the difference between a photograph and an illustration.
Use the similar images link when you hover over an image to see similar related images.
25. IP Address lookup
Use Bing to lookup any IP address
IP:[IP Address]
Change [IP Address] with a valid IP, such as the IP address you want to track.
26. Mathematical Equations
Enter the equation that you want to solve, for example:
7+5/2-(45*2)
sqrt 9
sin 11 * 66
13% of 994
27. Preview Search Results
Hover over any search result and a small bar with a bubble appears.
If you hover over the bubble, it gives you a preview of the landing page on the site.
28. RSS Feeds from search results
You can save every search on Bing into an RSS feed.
This means you can pull the search results into your blog or website and increase your web traffic.
Access the feeds from the browser’s toolbars (or by pointing a feed reader to the search result’s URL) and then add
&format=rss
to the results.
Eg: A search for Snagit v 9 would be available as an RSS feed from the following URL
http://www.bing.com/search?q=Snagit+9&go=&qb=1&format=rss
29. Ringtones for your mobile phone
You can download Bing-themed ringtones. MP3 files to make your phone go Bing Bing! Download BingTones for your phone.
30. Remove the Bing background image
To remove the background image in Bing’s search engine, enter the following url:
This displays the homepage without the background image, making the download faster.
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