Unlike Google local search, Bing shows reviews from a couple of different sources in its Explore panel. In addition to the information pulled from your Bing Places listing, your local panel may display a recent review from TripAdvisor right next to your latest Facebook review for example.
Where does Bing get its Yelp reviews?
Bing used to pull in a lot of the information from Yelp. Bing used to display Yelp reviews as their primary review source. Bing is now defaulting to Facebook as their review source. The rub is that Facebook no longer has a review system. Facebook switched to a recommendation system in 2018.
When did Bing start collecting Yelp reviews?
Not having years of data to fall back on (Google has been collecting reviews since 2004), Bing crafted a partnership with Yelp in mid 2012 to provide user reviews for their local search.
When we were writing we ran into the query “Why can’t I write a review on Bing anymore?”.
Your customers can’t do that anymore. At some point in the last few months, Bing removed the “write a review” link that appeared on local business listings and disabled the entire review publishing functionality. But, it sounds like there’s some internal discussion about whether to restore it.
Another thing we wondered was, when did Bing search engine come out?
Com search engine was created by Microsoft and originally in 2006. It was known as Windows Live Search before it got a full rebranding in 2009 to Bing. Initially, Windows Live Search was launched to compete against Google’s Search engine.
Should you remove “review US on Bing” from local business listings?
If you have one of those pages or links on your site that asks customers to “review us on Bing,” go ahead and take it down. Your customers can’t do that anymore. At some point in the last few months, Bing removed the “ write a review” link that appeared on local business listings and disabled the entire review publishing functionality.
Is Bing good for your business?
Bing has a consumer rating of 3.67 stars from 199 reviews indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Consumers satisfied with Bing most frequently mention search engine.
One source proposed much like Google My Business, your Bing Places listing is an outlet to share key information about your business, including physical address, phone number, website URL and opening hours. As with Google My Business data, Bing Places information is used by the search engine to help it return the most relevant search results to Bing search users.
You could be asking “How does Bing places compare to Google my Business?”
As with your Google My Business listing, Bing Places displays relevant reviews, which it pulls in from trusted third-party platforms to the local search results. Unlike Google local search, Bing shows reviews from a couple of different sources in its Explore panel.