The folks at MakeUseOf.com wrote a really nice article about 3 functions of Bing they love that are unique to Bing alone and not available from Google. I’ll paraphrase the article here and let you read in it’s entirety at the jump.
- LinkFromDomain:
Ever wanted to see which pages a site links to? Well, no search engine will tell you this except Bing. Yes, this search command is unique and incredibly useful.
Search pattern: LinkFromDomain:anydomain.com
Suggested usage: Well, these are quite a few. I am sure you can think of the ways this search trick may be useful for you. As a search marketer, I personally use LinkFromDomain: operator to see if there are any “shady” pages the site under question links to. - Feed:
This Bing search operator finds RSS or Atom feeds on a website for the terms you search for.
Search pattern: feed:term
Suggested usage: This one is pretty simple and straightforward. I use it as an additional (or alternative) way to find blogs related to my topic because this search finds what Google Blog Search doesn’t. - Contains:
This Bing search operator lets you find pages that link to particular file types.
Search pattern: contains:filetype
Suggested usage: These are plenty, I am sure you will come up with many more ways to use this trick.…
FULL ARTICLE: 3 Unique Bing Search Operators You Will Definitely Love
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-unique-bing-search-operators-love/
Here’s a few examples that I’ve crafted that I KNOW a lot of you reading will like:
- Search for podcasts about Xbox 360: feed:xbox podcast
- Search for video files on my blog: site:kurtsh.spaces.live.com contains:wmv
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