Bing tries to get its social on, again
Bing is drumming up some interest for its Snapshot feature by adding social media shortcuts into search results.
When you search for people in Bing it brings up their Wikipedia entry -- or, if they don't have an entry, their LinkedIn profile -- in a Snapshot box alongside its results. The box will also have shortcut buttons to the person's various social media accounts.
The Snapshot box is powered by Bing's Satori technology, which sounds similar to Google's Knowledge Graph.
In addition to professionals on LinkedIn and famous people, the Snapshot box will also pop up … Read more