Bing Local Search Features

 

Bing is different — it provides tools that make it easier and quicker to find relevant local content, such as user reviews aggregated from local content sites, hours of operation for local businesses, one-click directions, maps and traffic reports.

  • Detailed business listings – Each local listing in Bing provides a snapshot of information to help you make decisions. For example, a restaurant listing includes the phone number, type of cuisine, location, hours of operation, price estimate and parking availability. Search results also may offer quick links to customer reviews, menus, one-click directions and a bird’s-eye view** of the location.
  • Scorecard – Bing includes a scorecard that consolidates online reviews of local businesses in an easy-to-read format. You can click on “Show Reviews” to read consumer feedback for specific criteria. For restaurants, the criteria might include food quality or service.
  • Search refinement – Bing lets you refine local search results based on a number of factors, including rating, distance, type of cuisine, price or atmosphere, so restaurants can be filtered by “Mediterranean” or “romantic,” for example, to find just the right place for dinner. Other local business results can be filtered by payment options or parking availability.
  • One-click directions – People often have a good understanding of how to navigate their neighborhood, so by default, Bing provides directions from the nearest freeway or main route to a final destination, which can save time by eliminating a multistep set of directions beginning from your home. When needed, door-to-door directions can be accessed by clicking on “A Specific Location” from the one-click directions page. You also can access a variety of other navigational tools such as current traffic with Bing Maps.
  • Bing Maps – Bing Maps lets you easily find, discover and share location information. You can get maps and directions and view high-resolution aerial or bird’s-eye imagery.** Now with the introduction of Microsoft Photosynth, you also can add or view synths of many locations or point of interest on Bing Maps.

Bing Local Search

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7 Responses to “Bing Local Search Features”

  1. Rahul 04. Jun, 2009 at 8:06 pm #

    i love bing and its video content too.. when you move your curser over video than video play automatically.

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  2. mohan 06. Jun, 2009 at 9:57 am #

    i like bing, its really great site ,

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  3. ab 25. Jul, 2009 at 6:51 pm #

    hi,
    how can i add local business listing of India.
    as there is not option of India in the country list.

    suggestion awaited.

    Thanks

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  4. Sanjana 30. Jul, 2009 at 5:09 am #

    hi,
    how can i add local business listing of India to Bing.
    as there is not option of India in the country list.

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  5. windows 7 slow 12. Jan, 2010 at 2:57 pm #

    I like this function. Thank you for share it!

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  6. Jeanne M 24. Jan, 2010 at 4:31 pm #

    how do I get bing off my browser, I can’t read anything online without those damn windows constantly popping up and obscuring what I’m trying to read.

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