The social sidebar now displays more stuff posted by your Facebook friends.
(Credit: Bing)
Two days after the limited beta release of Facebook Graph Search, Microsoft's Bing search engine has provided people with a more accessible and straightforward way to uncover the status updates of their Facebook friends.
Thursday, the number two search engine announced that it has expanded its ability to display Facebook status updates and other information from friends in its social sidebar. Microsoft somewhat incoherently claims that "[f]ive times more of your friend's Facebook is now searchable on Bing," although it's not entirely clear what that means. CNET has asked Microsoft for further details, and we'll update when and if we hear from the company.
The social sidebar is the right-hand area that displays material related to queries from social networks such as Twitter, Foursquare, and Klout. The bar has been beefed up to return status updates, shared links, and comments from Facebook friends related to your searches. The bar also emphasizes friends' Facebook photos in greater detail.
"It's now easier to see who knows and what they've shared related to your search. So when your friends aren't around, Bing is the perfect... [Read more]
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