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Bing introduces Lasso for iPad app, does cut and paste the cowboy way

Bing introduces Lasso for iPad app, does cut and paste the cowboy way
Christopher Trout
Christopher Trout|@Mr_Trout|July 6, 2011 4:15 PM
How's hog-tying search terms sound as an alternative to plain old cut and paste? Well, according to Microsoft, it sounds mighty fine. The software giant just announced Lasso, a new touch-friendly search tool for the Bing iPad app that allows you to rope in your internet queries by circling a word or phrase. Once you've drawn the circle, Bing automatically generates a search using the selected words. No word on how this will work out for us chubby-fingered searchers, but if you've given it a go 'round the ole corral, let us know how it's treating you in the comments.