Microsoft has updated Bing Tags so that they can now be seen by anyone.
Bing Tags, which were introduced to Microsoft’s search engine last summer, allow Facebook users to tag themselves and their friends on blogs, other social media platforms, or any other website.
Microsoft created Bing Tags so that users could show off their creations to their friends, draw attention to certain search results and credit friends who had created interesting blog posts, images or articles.
Now, with the recent update, Bing users can publicise their friend’s effort to the general public:
“Whether it’s your Twitter profile, blog, or that art portfolio you’re proud of”, say the Bing Team in the announcement blog post, “Bing Tags lets you highlight the pages that best represent you”.
The Bing Team have recognised that some will be concerned about their privacy, saying in the announcement post:
“You have full control over what is shown to the public on Bing. If a friend tags you to a page, we will not surface it outside your network until you confirm the link is the one you want showing up in search results.”
The Bing Team then go on to clarify what happens to those tags that existed before the update:
“And if you’re an existing Bing Tags user, don’t worry. Your tags are only visible to friends until you approve and make them public.”
For business owners, Bing Tags are an easy and effective way to associate themselves with their business’ website, social media accounts or blog.
Have you used Bing Tags?
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