Hey, Bing has a Like Button!

We just fired up Bing to look for a Nokia logo for our last post, and noticed what we think is something new on the Bing home page, a Facebook Like Button:

bing-like

The button allows you to “Like” the day’s Bing home page image:

bing-like-1

Bing has been collaborating closely with Facebook, powering some searches within Facebook, and adding in more connections over time.  Last October, Bing announced “Liked Results” in Bing, and “Facebook Profile Search”, and then in December, at that time Corporate Vice President of Online Services Satya Nadella (who was just promoted this morning to President of the Server and Tools business, replacing Bob Muglia), announced that they “liked” Facebook even more:

  • More social: Expanding on our exclusive partnership with Facebook, we will now show you which of your friends have “liked” search results to help you decide the best answer to your query, whether it’s a vacation destination, movie selection, or laptop review.

We’ve never noticed this before (and we’re on Bing all the time).  Is this new for you, too?

Comments

  • http://www.timacheson.com/ Tim Acheson

    That’s useful! And ingenious. Well-spotted!

    Now I can Like today’s photo, the one in your screenshot. I’ve been to that exact place! I’d forgotten how beautiful it is there. I even made a video at the time.

    Tweeted:
    http://twitter.com/timacheson/status/35274006638632960

    • http://www.timacheson.com/ Tim Acheson

      Look! The Like button isn’t in my screenshot (captured this morning). That’s how new this is!

  • Richard

    Add you can even sign into Bing using your Facebook ID as an alternative to your Windows Live ID

  • Anonymous

    Not in the UK :-(

  • http://twitter.com/StefEBear Stefan Greenwood

    Of course not in the UK, or Australia or anywhere else but the USA.
    Like everything Microsoft only USA get ALL the good stuff. everyone else gets just a few crumbs.
    (Avid WP7 fan but annoyed at limitations)

  • Mario Albertico Magana

    Seems like the “Like” button on Bing has gone away. It was there when I first read this post, but now it’s gone…anyone else experiencing this?

  • http://imouto.my/ ranpha

    Google to implement the ‘Buzz’ button at google.com in 3…. 2…. 1….

  • http://www.LiveSide.net Kip Kniskern – LiveSide.net

    We’ve lost the “Like” button here, too. Looks like Bing is testing it out, one Twitter follower has had it on and off for a couple weeks.

    • Kev

      I wish they would have tested it out for more then a day. I clicked it once and it’s never came back. :/