Apparently, the Bing Travel service was disrupted earlier today, but Microsoft quickly brought it back to life. This is a good sign that Microsoft seems to be on top of things at the moment, however, some might suggest that backups (although they may be expensive) are essential for such services, and that Microsoft needs to consider that as an option…

June 30, 2009, Bing advertises on NYTimes.com. As can be seen in the picture below, anyone visiting NYTimes.com will now see an ad for “Bing”. This seems like a very good decision because….

Since Bing’s debut on June 1st, it received a lot of publicity and fanfare. According to comScore, Bing’s daily searcher penetration had reached to 16.7% between June 8, 2009 – June 12, 2009.

As part of Bing’s initial market rollout, Microsoft ran this ad on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. This really shouldn’t surprise anyone because Microsoft has allocated approximately $80 to $100 million in radio, online, TV, and print advertisement in the United States for Bing’s debut launch into the search engine market.

At the time when this ad was aired, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart was averaging approximately 2 million viewers per night. What made this commercial unique is that it allowed the viewer to watch more of their favorite TV show, while still advertising their name.

Steve Ballmer’s interview at All Things Digital where he unveiled Bing for the first time.