Bing looks to go Hollywood
Bing is hoping to be the next American Idol, or so it would seem from an invitation that CNET just got for a June 22 event in Los Angeles.
The company promises a 40-minute session to announce new updates to the search engine, followed by a panel on the future of entertainment, to be emceed by "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest. The invite also promises musical guests and an LA-worthy after-party.
Whatever the news is, it's not the first foray into the celebrity arena for Microsoft's Web unit.
Bing already has an xRank celebrity ranking feature and its MSN unit has a celebrity gossip site called Wonderwall that it developed with BermanBraun.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20007250-56.html
The company promises a 40-minute session to announce new updates to the search engine, followed by a panel on the future of entertainment, to be emceed by "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest. The invite also promises musical guests and an LA-worthy after-party.
Whatever the news is, it's not the first foray into the celebrity arena for Microsoft's Web unit.
Bing already has an xRank celebrity ranking feature and its MSN unit has a celebrity gossip site called Wonderwall that it developed with BermanBraun.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20007250-56.html
