Live Product Upload
Encyclopedia
Bing Product Upload was part of Microsoft
's Bing
search engine. It enables online shoppers using Bing Shopping
to find easily find merchant's products.
Product Upload helps merchants to upload their product catalogs in either text or XML file formats. It support bulk uploads using FTP and browser-based uploads using HTTP. After the products are uploaded, they will become visible to online shoppers using Bing Shopping
. Shoppers will be able to view prices, descriptions, and product images, and a direct link to the merchant's website to purchase their products. Merchants will require a Windows Live ID
to log in and sign up.
Bing Product Upload was discontinued on 15 May 2009.
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Microsoft
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Bing
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search engine. It enables online shoppers using Bing Shopping
Bing Shopping
Bing Shopping is a products search service and part of Microsoft's Bing search engine. It is customised for finding products available for sale on the web. The results provide information such as product pictures, pricing, and description...
to find easily find merchant's products.
Product Upload helps merchants to upload their product catalogs in either text or XML file formats. It support bulk uploads using FTP and browser-based uploads using HTTP. After the products are uploaded, they will become visible to online shoppers using Bing Shopping
Bing Shopping
Bing Shopping is a products search service and part of Microsoft's Bing search engine. It is customised for finding products available for sale on the web. The results provide information such as product pictures, pricing, and description...
. Shoppers will be able to view prices, descriptions, and product images, and a direct link to the merchant's website to purchase their products. Merchants will require a Windows Live ID
Windows Live ID
Windows Live ID is a single sign-on web service developed and provided by Microsoft that allows users to log in to many websites using one account...
to log in and sign up.
Bing Product Upload was discontinued on 15 May 2009.
Catalog Management
Merchants may upload their product catalogs in any of the formats supported: text or XML through either HTTP upload or FTP. Products can include images, description, price, and links to web addresses on the merchant's website. They can upload any number of catalogs with no specific limits. Once the catalog is successfully published and has passed the validation steps it will be searchable through Bing ShoppingBing Shopping
Bing Shopping is a products search service and part of Microsoft's Bing search engine. It is customised for finding products available for sale on the web. The results provide information such as product pictures, pricing, and description...
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Reporting
Merchants can use Product Upload to keep up to date on the status of their catalogs and keep track of their products on Bing ShoppingBing Shopping
Bing Shopping is a products search service and part of Microsoft's Bing search engine. It is customised for finding products available for sale on the web. The results provide information such as product pictures, pricing, and description...
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