Bing has access to private data from Facebook
by wujizhui on 2010-09-16 12:39:59
Microsoft is in talks with Facebook about the next step of the partnership, which could lead to Bing search having access to Facebook's private data.
If a user likes a Web page, their Facebook friends will know, and if Microsoft can know what kind of web page users like, Microsoft can improve the algorithm of Bing, which can replace the web spider for complex web crawling. Facebook has 50 million users, which could put Bing ahead of Google.
Microsoft's partnership with Facebook has reportedly cost the company $240 million.