‘Tis the season for shopping, after all! Redmond has rolled out another improvement for Bing, with new features that make the search engine better for shopping.
In a sign of commitment to the search service, Microsoft has announced a series of new features just in the nick of time. The holiday season is almost upon us, with more and more people getting ready for Black Friday, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
Bing users will now find new deals much more easily, and the search engine will also show new tags, such as price drops and sales, on certain products.
Additionally, the company says that it will also try to rate the deals with a dedicated ranking system, enabling users to tell just how big the discount really is.
Microsoft explains this as:
“Deal-conscious shoppers will now see “sales” and “price drops” marked on applicable items, alongside deal rankings that are “good”, “great”, or “epic”. Additionally, shoppers can choose to compare prices across stores or find a product’s price history over time, in just one click! The insights are shown on all items for which we have relevant data.”
And with Microsoft getting closer to Amazon lately, at least on the Android apps front, the company has also made shopping on the world’s largest retailer a more straightforward experience.
Bing can now check the availability of curbside pickup and let users try out the new Buy Now feature for Amazon products, which directly adds items to the shopping cart without any extra steps.
And finally, it is now easier for online buyers to find the most popular products that others are shopping for, especially if many other people are buying it as well.
This new option works globally and should help buyers confidently choose a certain product.
Which, ultimately, all these new shopping features are all about.
