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After all, Bing hasn't officially launched yet. And it clearly isn't finished in terms of its relationship to other Microsoft sites.
The homepage is crisp and clear and we're told that the image will change daily. But the linking is all a bit disjointed - a good example of the part-finish is that the Maps button takes you straight to Multimap, even though bing.com/maps is live . And, although the Bing Local link is live, the service goes to a blank page.
Bing's new look focuses on a lefthand navigation menu called the Explorer Pane. This extra column of content includes Quick Tabs that break searches down into Web Groups relevant to your search.
For example, a search on "Nikon D70" triggers the Explorer Pane to create Quick Tabs for shopping, accessories, and videos all based on what your intent might be.
Under Quick Tabs in the Explorer Pane are additional subcategories such as 'Related Searches' and 'Search History'; the latter, as its name implies, shows you recent searches.
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