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Bing announces new Visual Search!

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Microsoft has launched a new beta feature in Bing, it’s new decision engine, called Visual Search that is a new, easy way to search by clicking instead of typing.

Visual Search helps you search information visually, and helps you refine a query when a picture makes it easier to sift through all the online information.  Look for that movie you wanted to see, find the best new purse, or figure out which digital camera is right for you using an engaging visual experience without having to sort through page after page of links.  People can try the beta of Visual Search by going to Bing.com/visualsearch.

  • Visual Search categories that will be available on Monday are outlined below.  This list will continue to grow and expand.
  • Structured Content and images for Visual Search are provided by a number of sources, including MSN.
  • The seamless transitions between selections are achieved through the integration of Silverlight technology

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Streaming video of the feature can be found here.
*Please note that there is not any sound in the video
Entertainment
100 heroes and villains
Billboard’s past albums
Billboard’s past songs
Film legends
Greatest movies
Movies in theaters
Popular books
Popular celebrities
Popular DVDs
Popular TV shows
Pulitzer winning fiction
Top albums
Top songs
Famous People
FBI’s most wanted
Popular celebrities
US politicians
US presidents
US vice presidents
World leaders
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Dog breeds
Periodic table
Travel destinations
US politicians
US presidents
US states
US vice presidents
World leaders
Yoga poses
Shopping
Cell phones
Digital cameras
Handbags
HDTVs
New cars
Popular books
Popular DVDs
Portable GPS
Pulitzer winning fiction
Top albums
Top iPhone apps
Sports
MLB players
MLB teams
NASCAR drivers
NBA players
NBA teams
NFL players
NFL teams
NHL players
NHL teams
UFC fighters

This entry was posted on Monday, September 14th, 2009 at 12:32 pm and is filed under Image, Innovations, Majors, Updates, Verticals, Visual. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

4 Responses to “Bing announces new Visual Search!”

  1. Mark Cramer Says:
    September 14th, 2009 at 12:57 pm

    http://www.bing.com/visualsearch give me “That web page doesn’t exist.” I did, however, watch the 20Mb video. It looks very impressive! I can’t wait to check it out…

  2. Eric Says:
    September 15th, 2009 at 6:43 am

    Apparently Microsoft does not trust users outside the US to appreciate this functionality. None of the example queries gave any visual effect in the Netherlands.

  3. Jan S Says:
    September 15th, 2009 at 10:53 am

    I tried Bing search yesterday for photos and I found myself still reverting back to Google image search. Old habits are hard to break.

  4. TheMan370 Says:
    October 8th, 2009 at 2:01 pm

    Sometimes, I just don’t know what to think anymore.

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