In total, there are three new Bing columns in all:

* Core Search: minus many of the social annotations that Bing has added over the years (that have been relocated).
* Snapshot: providing additional information about a particular search listing, without having to leave Bing
* Sidebar: serving as the new home for social integration with search

“With this update, the competing search philosophies are clearer than ever,” opined Mashable. “Google sees the world as a deep blend of data, people and activities, all of which can be mined simultaneously for a rich and useful experience. Bing sees a more structured world, where social interactions, while extremely helpful, are kept a safe distance from the core results you desire.”

How does Bing build these “Friends Who Might Know” lists? Microsoft execs explained they’re leveraging as much publicly available data as possible from Facebook (for now) and soon Twitter and other networks. Inclusion in the list is not necessarily based on something you posted about the topic.

The sidebar includes people you know through your social networks that have, say, posted a photo about the topic, liked a certain relevant topic or searched for a similar topic in Bing, and people you don’t know, who are, for example, known Topic Experts and Enthusiasts (identified by Bing). All of them could be considered helpful in your quest for knowledge. Conversations revolving around a query topic are viewable through the social pane — you just hover over the activity and a small box will slide out to the left with the original post. You can add comments in any conversation in the activity pane or see the conversation in the slideout.

For example, a search for “Seattle restaurants” might pull up Facebook friends who have “liked” dining establishments in the metro area under a header that reads “Friends Who Might Know.” Bing users can also post comments or queries in the sidebar interface that will automatically be published to their Facebook page (provided they’re signed into Facebook) and could hypothetically flag their Seattle-based friends in posts seeking advice on where to go for dinner.

To see the new pane at work, you have to sign into Facebook and install the Bing App in Facebook. With that done, your social pane will be filled with recent Bing activity that’s also been shared on Facebook. When you enter a search query in the Bing interface on the left, the pane will also display a list of Facebook friends, and topic experts who might be able to assist with your query. Note:  The Bing App defaults to sharing your posts with Everyone. If you do a lot of searching, you may want to dial that down a bit.

This deep integration with Facebook isn’t the first time the two have collaborated, and Bing has been adding social recommendations powered by Facebook to its search results for the past year. But it’s a sure sign that Microsoft — which bought a 1.6% stake in Facebook for $240 million in 2007 — will lean on a company it’s heavily invested in to improve on the social-search product Google introduced in January. “Search Plus Your World” pulls up Google+ content deemed relevant to signed-in Google users and has gotten a tepid reception, said Adage. [24x7]

Amazon Advances Its Vision for a Social Campus Compass, Not an “Apple Circle,” but a “Denny Triangle.”

The City of Seattle’s Department of Planning and Development has posted the latest renderings of Amazon’s proposed Denny Triangle campus.

At a public design review board meeting, attendees liked proposed amenities that include outdoor artwork, a playing field, a dog park and space for food trucks.

The venue also incorporates a healthy measure of social engineering into the design. To ensure public open spaces between buildings are both lively and safe, buildings are designed so that people who park their cars in the underground garages will have to walk outside to get from the garage elevators to the elevators in the building lobbies. “That will help ensure a steady flow of people moving through the plazas.”

The project will also be a haven for bicyclists. Each of the three blocks will have a dedicated bike entrance and storage for as many as 400 bikes. That could allow as many as 1,200 Amazon employees to bike to work. [24x7]

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Whether you’re on your own and launching an idea or inside of a corporation and launching an idea, we believe you are an entrepreneur.  You’re solving a problem, identifying your customers, crafting a go-to-market strategy, modeling financials, selling.  You need money to get your endeavor off the ground.  This is entrepreneurship…or intrapreneurship.  That’s what we aim to teach here at NWEN.

So we are delighted to offer you a look inside the experiences of a seasoned intrapreneur at our May Breakfast Buzz.  We welcome you to come rub elbows with your colleagues and listen to the story of Angel investor and former Microsoft intrapreneur Robbie Bach.

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When:  Thu, May 24, 7:30am – 12:00pm

Where:  Perkins Coie Offices, 1201 3rd Ave, Suite 4800, Seattle, WA (map)

What:   Perkins Coie is reprising this incredibly popular workshop on a perennially pressing topic: the unique world of angel financing. Though there is no handbook in this ever-changing landscape, join us as we share insights from experts who do this every day for a living. As you navigate the sea of financing options, the presenters will share tips on everything from structuring your business, to getting inside the minds of investors, to advice from entrepreneurs who have been there and done that.

Speakers to be announced. Previous speakers include: Kha Dang of Perkins Coie; Greg Huey, previously with the Alliance of Angels; Janis Machala of Paladin Partners; and Jenn Miller of Audiosocket

Event page: http://www.nwen.org/events/angel-financing-workshop

Agenda:

7:30am – 8:00am: Registration

8:00am – 12:00pm: Program

12:00pm – 1:00pm: Lunch

Cost: $75 for members, and $150 for non-members

This event is designed for entrepreneurs, not service providers, and space is limited. Thanks for your understanding!

Sponsored by: Perkins Cole

Since 1999, the Program Managers at the Alliance of Angels have been coaching early-stage companies and bringing the best deals to angel investor members. Having collectively interviewed hundreds of companies, the AoA has developed a set of best practices regarding the presentations that resonate with the angel investment community. In the 10-Minute Pitch Clinic, we share these best practices with you in an interactive workshop. Instead of learning these lessons the hard way, when you’re in front of angels asking for money, consider attending our clinic first to get the inside information you need to know, now.

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