Stefan Weitz provides tips on a "touch first, finger friendly experience" in Bing on Windows 8 on a tablet or laptop. A feature called "Snap View" lets users open multiple windows and run them simultaneously. The latest version allows users to push content to the side while they watch or complete a different task before going back to the original content.

A study from Blue Kangaroo suggests 40% of consumers like gettting a large amount of marketing emails weekly. The study notes that 35% of consumers said they are "very interested" in receiving emails from their favorite brands, followed by 54% who feel they get the right amount. Some 35% said they made use of a coupon that came in an email within the past week, and 33% within the last month. James Dohnert provides a link to the study that would seem more complete if only it analyzed the percentage of click-throughs to the brand's site or landing page, or …

Searching for a stolen mobile phone containing important names, phone numbers and other crucial information? A new database will help to track stolen phones and prevent them from being used again. It focuses on blocking the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number, a unique identifier that remains in the phone regardless of the SIM card being used, to help block stolen mobile phones supported by AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon and Sprint from being used. Lisa Vaas tells us how to protect the information in phones if they are stolen.

Larry Kim gives us five tips on analyzing $1 billion in AdWords budgets. He explains that by understanding the paid-search side of the Google search engine results page, marketers can analyze and anticipate trends in organic search. To do this, Kim tells us how to view the global average cost per click for each sector, such as finance, to integrate cause and effect into the equation, as well as how the Google Display Network can complement SEO efforts.  

Sujan Patel analyzes five Google Algorithm changes he would like to see. The list starts with more accurate measurement of on-page quality to penalization of spun content to less reliance on about.com and similar sites. The suggestions are intended to provide those running queries with better-quality results. Patel believes Google has done well to wipe low-quality results from search query results -- but not good enough.

Ben Potter would like to change the meaning of "E" in SEO from engine to experience, so the description would read search experience optimization, rather than search engine optimization. A subtle change, he admits, but the movement toward making it a better experience for searchers reflects the change. Optimizing the customer experience should lead the requirement to optimize the content for search engines. He tells us why experience matters, how SEO fits in, and how it all supports a customer-focused approach.

Most private companies have an exit strategy: get bought by a bigger company with deep pockets or head to the investment community to go through an initial public offering (IPO). Conductor Founder Seth Besmertnik told Forbes the exit strategy will likely lead the company toward a public offering sometime in the future. Here's why. 

XboxLive went newsy with an app from The Wall Street Journal. The app launches in a variety of countries, offering more than four hours of live programming daily that covers the latest news in markets, tech, opinion and more and get access to the entire WSJ video archive. It adds to the newly released dashboard that provides access to Internet Explorer and Bing to search the Web.