Bing has finally launched its long awaited support of JSON-LD in Bing Webmaster Tools, with a new Markup Validator Tool. Bing is proud to introduce JSON-LD support as part of Bing Webmaster Tools, as announced at the 2018 SMX Advanced. Users can login to Bing Webmaster Tools and validate their JSON-LD implementation through the Markup Validator Tool present in the […]
Bing Ads Adds Security Badge Annotations to Search Results
Bing Ads is now live with a new Security Badge Annotations that shows a site is secured when it shows up in the search results. Here is what it looks like. It adds a “Site secured by Norton” to the listing following the URL. It is worth noting that the displayed URL does not show […]
Bing Testing Feature to Open Search Results in New Tab
Bing is running a limited test right now in their search results that allows searchers to open individual search results in a new tab automatically. Here is what it looks like: As you can see, when you mouseover an individual result, it shows a new tab icon, with a “Click here to open in […]
Bing Adds Color Coded Code Snippets to Search Results
Bing has added a new feature when you do a Bing search for a result that contains a code snippet. They are highlighting the specific code my colorizing it similar to how some text and code editors do. It is also split out from the rest of the search result to stand out even more. […]
Bing Testing Ads Tag With Border in Search Results Again
One complaint some searchers have with the Bing search results is that their Ads tag on sponsored results isn’t very noticeable, and some people click ads without realizing they are actually ads. While this might be great from a Bing Ads perspective, it is good, but some searchers do not like it. Bing is testing […]
Bing Testing Local Packs with Image Thumbnails
Bing has been testing another variation of their local pack in the search results. Instead of the usual listing, it adds a thumbnail image for the business on the left hand side of each result in the pack. The images Bing is choosing to display vary between logos, thumbnails of the map and photos from […]
Bing Local Pack Testing New Card Style in Search Results
Bing is testing a distinct new style of their local pack in the search results. Instead of the usual list of results together, this new layout has individual card-style results for each business within the local pack. However, some versions of this test drop the results in the local pack to only three results instead […]
Bing Adds Trending Carousel Search Feature for Some Websites
Bing has added a new search feature for some of the more popular sites in the Bing search results. They have added a new carousel for “Trending on <Site Name>”. This seems to be a search feature that appears after the sitelinks, or in some cases, after the sitelinks and site search box. It is […]
Bing Testing Stacked Sitelinks in Search Results
Bing is running an interesting test for sites with sitelinks. Instead of the usual two columns of sitelinks and descriptions, Bing is testing a stacked version that runs across the entire width. Here is what it looks like: Even though this style catches the eye initially, it is actually much harder to quickly skim the […]
Bing Adds Coupon Carousels to Search Results for Retailers
Bing has added coupons very prominently to their search results, highlighting numerous of the better known coupon sites for various retailer searches. It shows up for both “retailer name” + “coupons” as well as just for the retailer name alone. Here is an example. This one was showed up for the query “Home Depot”. When […]