Microsoft Bing posted a new blog post saying "for XML sitemaps, one of the most critical tags you can include in your sitemap is the "lastmod" tag." And it will become even more critical as Bing is ...

Google and Bing announced jointly that they have increased the file size limit of Sitemaps files from 10MB to 50MB. That means the uncompressed version must now be under 50MB, no longer under 10MB.

Fabrice Canel from Microsoft said that Microsoft tries to check your site's XML Sitemap file one per day. He said on Twitter "we attempt looking at sitemaps once a day." Fabrice added that "Sitemaps ...

Bing said it's increasing the size of sitemaps files and index size from 10MB to 50MB to accommodate the growing need for additional space in content. Webmasters can still compress their Sitemap files ...

Fabrice Canel, Principal Program Manager at Bing, updated the Bing Webmaster Blog this week with six tips for sitemaps, including some advice specifically for large websites. If you don’t have a ...

Bing Webmaster Tools introduced enhanced sitemap reporting features. The new features help webmasters improve site index coverage and resolve issues. Accurate, up-to-date sitemaps can boost site ...