Bing had launched in June 2009 with a photographic homepage and a marketing budget that called it a "decision engine" rather than a search engine. In 2010 it took over powering Yahoo's search results, giving Microsoft roughly a quarter of US searches between the two brands.
- Domain in 2010
- bing.com
- Launched
- 3 June 2009
- Owner in 2010
- Microsoft
- Status today
- Still active
What people used it for
- Web search with a daily photo homepage
- Bing Maps with Bird's Eye view
- Travel fare predictions
Interface characteristics
- Full-bleed daily photograph behind the search box
- Left-hand "explore pane" of related searches
- Orange and blue branding
Notable features
- Powering Yahoo Search from August 2010
- Bing Maps Bird's Eye imagery
What happened later
Bing added ChatGPT-based chat in 2023 and remains the second-largest Western search engine.
Archived on the Wayback Machine
Archived pages open on web.archive.org (Internet Archive). They are historical captures, not part of this exhibit.
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