Introducing the Bing Enterprise Homepage
We're happy to announce a new experience just for Microsoft Search in Bing users: the Bing enterprise homepage. Now you'll see the same Bing homepage you love, enhanced with the work info you need, including popular bookmarks, meetings, recent files, and news. And with automatic sign in, you can get to the info even faster. What are the benefits of the Bing enterprise homepage? Customized branding: You'll see your company's logo and name right on the Bing homepage. Enterprise admins can configure the brand logo by customizing the Microsoft 365 theme for your organization. (Your logo will be changed across Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Search.) Fast access to popular and timely info: If your organization has added bookmarks in the Microsoft 365 admin center, you'll see popular bookmarks to help you get to important internal resources even faster. You'll also see your upcoming meetings—and who's invited. (And for an even fuller picture of your day, just click the see more link.) To help you pick up where you left off, you'll see recent files you and co-workers have collaborated on. News that impacts your work: Read the latest headlines and stories that matter to you and your industry. Enterprise admins can choose the industries for your enterprise, as well as topics important to your company, in your Microsoft 365 admin center settings (Org settings > Services > News). Search suggestions designed for work: Just like you see web suggestions when you start a search, now you'll see work suggestions too. Start typing a work-related search, like your manager's name, in the search box to see it in action. Highlight your news: Soon you'll be able to showcase your company's top internal news stories on the Bing homepage. Check out the image below for an early preview. When will I see the new enterprise homepage? The enterprise homepage updates started rolling out during the end of July. The admin controls for Industry news and internal news from your organization will roll out across tenants in August. Coming soon: More controls The right homepage for your business: We're working on features that will let enterprise admins customize the homepage for your organization, including turning off the homepage image by default. (Your users will still be able to turn it back on.) And for organizations that prefer the 'classic' Bing homepage, Enterprise admins will have the option to turn off the enterprise homepage features. Frequently asked questions Who can see work info on the enterprise homepage? Only you can see your work info. And your enterprise homepage is customized just for you. To help protect your privacy, you must sign in with a valid work or school account to see info from your organization. To learn more about privacy and Microsoft Search, see How Microsoft Search in Bing helps keep your info secure. How can I hide enterprise info on the homepage? To temporarily hide this info, minimize it by clicking the chevron control just above the enterprise section. Or, on the homepage menu (upper-right corner), turn off the Show news & work info toggle. Is this available outside the US? Currently, the Bing enterprise homepage is available in eight locations: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Spain and the US. The Industry news carousel is only rolling out in the US. We hope you enjoy the new Bing enterprise homepage as much as we loved building it for you.How a Search Editor can save IT admins time
The Search Editor role is essential to enable and support the deployment of Microsoft Search in Bing across your organization. This is a sub-role assigned within the Microsoft 365 Admin portal and has one essential function: to curate content. Most organizations have a limited number of Global Admins (we recommend at least two) and, as such, the Global Admins’ time is usually quite constrained. So, it makes sense for the Global Admin to identify other IT staff and/or technical end-users to handle the task of managing and curating content such as Microsoft Search bookmarks, Q&As, and locations. These tasks do not require full permissions to access all areas of the Microsoft 365 Admin Center. Instead, Global Admins can assign Search Editors–for example, employees with expertise in PR, marketing, or sales–to share in creation, and management of relevant bookmarks, Q&As, and locations. Companies with global offices can also utilize Search Editors for the localization of content. This role doesn’t require technical skills. Anyone can learn the user-friendly interface and create, edit, publish, delete, and review suggested content. (Their access in the Admin Center is limited to these actions.) Who creates the Search Editor role? The Global Admin assigns the Search Editor role within the Microsoft 365 Admin Center. Why is creating high-value enterprise bookmarks essential for your organization? Bookmarks help with publishing and the promotion of the best possible results for business-related queries. The more bookmarks there are, the more value for users. For more information on creating good bookmarks, refer to the series published on the Microsoft Search blog. Why is creating high-value enterprise Q&A relevant for your organization? Creating answers for the most frequently asked questions in your organization helps users save time by quickly surfacing the information they need. Just like bookmarks, customized answers can be created based on different criteria such as country, security groups, and operating system. Read about managing Q&As. Which data are available to Search Editors to help them create the most relevant content? Search Editors can see how users engage with their results by accessing data insights through the Admin Center: View how many bookmarks and Q&As have been published, scheduled, or suggested View impressions for top search queries that show work results Analyze impression distributions for bookmarks and Q&A Is it possible to have more than one Search Editor within the same organization? Yes, there can be many Search Editors. We recommend having one per area of expertise. What can a Search Editor do? The Search Editor has full access to Microsoft Search settings within the Microsoft 365 Admin Center and can publish, edit, save, schedule, and import/export bookmarks, Q&A, and locations. Does the Search Editor need to be very tech-savvy? No. Basic training on how to access the Microsoft 365 Admin Center Search Settings and perform these tasks is all that is required. What can’t a Search Editor do? A Search Editor cannot assign another user as an admin, assign another user as Search Editor, or access other operative areas of the Microsoft 365 Admin Center. For more information: https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftsearch/manage-bookmarks https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftsearch/make-content-easy-to-find
