A screensaver for Bing has been released by Microsoft & can be found on UK Bing site and it will work on Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP with SP2 installed even if you download it from non – UK location. This screensaver highlights some of the best photo backgrounds used on the Bing.com homepage.
This screen saver is in addition to previous Bing themes that have been provided by Microsoft on their Windows personalization page:
The term of the agreement is 10 years;
Microsoft will acquire an exclusive 10 year license to Yahoo!’s core search technologies, and Microsoft will have the ability to integrate Yahoo! search technologies into its existing web search platforms;
Global Deal Creates Better Choice for Consumers and Advertisers
SUNNYVALE, CA and REDMOND, WA — 29 July, 2009 — Yahoo! and Microsoft announced an agreement that will improve the Web search experience for users and advertisers, and deliver sustained innovation to the industry. In simple terms, Microsoft will now power Yahoo! search while Yahoo! will become the exclusive worldwide relationship sales force for both companies’ premium search advertisers.
Users on Microsoft’s search engine, Bing, click on more ads than people who use Google or Yahoo – 55 percent more, according to an industry study.
Bing’s click-through rate in June was 1.5 percent, meaning 1.50 percent of searchers clicked on a paid link, according to search-advertiser Chitika. Meanwhile, Yahoo’s CTR was 1.24 percent and Google’s was 0.97 percent.
