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Bing, Bing, Bing

I have an interesting proposition. My high school-age son Dave just finished a writing course at Brown University and is itching to become a real published author (he mostly wants to show up the old man).

We thought an article on Bing, based on your experiences, would be fun to work on and fun for you to read. Do you want to be quoted and help a decent lad out at the same time? If so, report your interest to [email protected] and Dave will get back to you with some detailed questions!

Posted by Doug Barney on August 17, 2009


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