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Removing bold characters from Bing JSON results

This is being returned from Bing's JSON API: "ÓÄÄTestÓÄÅ.com Web Based ÓÄÄTestingÓÄÅ and Certification Software v2.0" This is because "test" was the search keyword and is supposed to be replaced with strong or bold tags. I want to take this out, but I can't seem to use gsub or delete as they in unicode (I'm not even sure if it is unic...

How to use Bing as the search engine on my site?

Does Bing has an option similar to Google Custom Search or Yahoo where I can use Bing to power the search results on my site? Couple requirements: Works with an ASP.NET site (is a .NET project) Host the search box and results on my own website Ability to customize the look and feel of the results to match my site (Full control is id...

Search my site with bing through form without javascript

I'm hoping to find a way to use the Bing search engine to search only my site through a html form without javascript. Google handles it this way: http://www.google.com/search?as_q=Sharepoint&as_sitesearch=plop.nl where I can use these fields: as_q and as_sitesearch. Does anybody know of something like this for Bing? ...

Bing map integration into iPhone application.

Is it possible to integrate Bing maps into a native iPhone application? One of our clients wants to open Bing maps instead of Google maps. ...

Search button inside the search box like Bing

Hello all As the title says, how can I implement a search button inside the search box, something like Bing. Regards ...

Using Django Pipes , Bing Image Search API and Template !

Hello , I am using Django-pipes to parse Bing Image Search API , everything is going very smooth thu i can't render Thumbnail data Json : http://api.search.live.net/json.aspx?Web.Count=10&query=linux&sources=image&Appid=APPID Model.py class BingImageSearch(pipes.Pipe): uri = "http://api.search.live.net/json.aspx" @st...

Bing Maps Javascript SDK returns different values for state abbreviations

Using the latest version (6.3) of Bing Maps AJAX Control I'm having the following problem: I get different lat/lon results for the map center if I do a VEMap.Find() for a city/state using the state abbreviation vs the state's full name. Example: Lehi, UT: 40.38966, -111.847473 Lehi, Utah: 40.1952667, -111.795029 The difference is ...

How Do Google and Bing's Autocompletion Work?

How Do Google and Bing's Autocompletion Work? When I use firebug I see no XHR's. In that case, how is the data retrieved? ...

html5 tricks with the new Bing in IE9

Microsoft showed off some enhancements to Bing.com in IE9. One is a html5/css3 trick that is referred to as an accordion. As the user scrolls down, links are first displayed as a stacked accordion and with more scrolling the summary text is displayed. you can see it midway through the video here: http://www.bing.com/community/blogs/searc...

Will not having a www redirect affect google/bing seo?

If my website only responds to www.example.com, and not example.com, does this affect search rankings at all? I haven't found anything to confirm or deny this for any major search engine, and I'm curious. ...

Trying to Submit a Sitemap to Bing: What Does this Error Mean?

Hi, Does Bing allow sitemaps with images? I'm tring to submit my sitemap to Bing. But, I got this error: We were unable to add your sitemap because: Http status code: 200 Severity: Error Line: 1292 Position: 12 Message: The 'http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9:loc' element is invalid - The value '' is invalid ac...

Does Bing Allow Image Sitemaps Like Google?

Does Bing allow images in their sitemaps like Google? Please see the Google example below: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"&gt; <url> <loc>http://www.example.com/foo.html&lt;/loc&gt; <ima...

Display Bing map by specifying an address in an ASP.NET website

How to display Bing map dynamically in an ASP.NET website based on the address provided. I do not have latitude and longitude for the address so I have to pass address directly and display the map. ...

get a map with pushpin from Bing [silverlight]

Hi all, I tried to dvlp an applic for WP7. This applic must "ask" bing services to retrieve a map with pushpins (POI like train stations or metro stations). In my applic I want to get the pushpins collection and use it to do something else. The matter is that I don't know how to get this map from Bing Maps. Is somebody have an idea ? T...

How to zoom Bing maps using REST API

Hello, Is there a reasonable way to zoom in/out in Bing maps using REST API. The zooming method that I've found is to get maps that is centered at a specified points, and using those small maps construct bigger maps. Is there a more easy way to do this using REST API ? Regards, Levon ...

Custom Styled controls for Bing Ajax maps

Hi need some help in implementing custom controls for Bing Ajax maps, Can I simply overwrite current styles is this the best method or do I need to go deeper into the javascript and api? any links to good resources would be appreciated Cheers ...

Help understanding weird Bing phrase query behavior

I've noticed in searching Bing that I sometimes don't get the results I'm expecting. For example, the search "Singapore Bao" "29 Bendeemer Road" "330029" returns 10 results, 2 pages that contains all of the above phrase Looks like Bing does some phrase manipulation. If I only want to see those two results the advanced search page indi...

Does Bing Map SOAP services provide API similar to drag route in Bing Map site?

In Bing map site when you request a route( like this link: http://www.bing.com/maps/#JmNwPTM5Ljc1MDQzNDE2MDIzMjUyfi05OC4yNDU2OTg5MjEzODI0MyZsdmw9NCZzdHk9ciZydHA9cG9zLjQwLjcxNDU1MDE2NzMyMjE2Xy03NC4wMDcxMjQ5MDA4MTc4N19OZXclMjBZb3JrJTJDJTIwTllfX19lX35wb3MuMzcuNzQ1NjI0Xy0xMjIuNDg0NTU0Xzk0MTE2JTJDJTIwQ0FfX19hXyZtb2RlPUQmcnRvcD0wfjB+MH4=), and...

How to remove %EF%BB%BF in PHP string

I am trying to use MS Bing API $data = file_get_contents("http://api.microsofttranslator.com/V2/Ajax.svc/Speak?appId=APPID&amp;text={$text}&amp;language=ja&amp;format=audio/wav"); $data = stripslashes(trim($data)); The data returned has a ' ' character in the first character of the returned string. It is not a space because I trimed ...