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Jun
1
Bing.com looks like it’s in official public beta. The search engine has received much publicity since it’s Live.com’s successor in the Microsoft family, so it’s interesting to see what’s going to happen with it in the future. Live.com is already being forwarded to Bing.com.
Want a Bing.com joke? “Bing = But It’s Not Google.”
First impression? Familiar “Live.com” look that I have always slightly enjoyed. I enjoy looking at a nice page on the internet since they are sometimes hard to come across. I’m a pain in the ass to please, so simple and classy designs are my fav. when pulled off in the right way. I think I’m actually really liking the “Bing” logo. Hrm.
The search results? Obviously I’m going to be comparing it to Google. Differences? Yes, of course, but oddly enough, the results are SOMEWHAT the same for a lot of keywords I searched. Bing’s results are probably exactly the same as Live’s–the difference is i just never noticed Live’s. I do receive a good amount of traffic from Microsoft, so actually seeing those rankings today is, well, awesome.
Pros:
- Cool design
- Oddly, better search results (i think?). I might actually like the search results better then Yahoo’s (maybe this is the Yahoo killer?)
- “Cashback” shopping still there
- Search results page is nice and simple with good left-bar options
- Localized search “noticeable”
Cons:
- Not sure how “great” the results are unless I use it for research
- Seriously, you’re not going to let people search for porn? FAIL (let’s be honest here)
The search sex may return sexually explicit content.
To get results, change your search terms.
- People are already making fun of it
So, I might actually be giving them more credit then they deserve, but I think this might actually be something. It’s creative, but not exactly different then what was out there. Maybe a re-name was a smart idea? Hell, I may have already bought into the whole “yeah, this is actually better” when in reality I know it’s a “this is exactly the same as Live.com.” Either way, kudos to Microsoft. They will bring AdCenter, which I’m VERY excited about and we will see what’s up with that.
Will their whole version of “adsense/adwords” be branded under bing?
Oh yeah, R.I.P General Motors. They have filed for bankruptcy.
May
31
Microsoft’s Bing - New Video About Bing Search Engine
May 31, 2009 | 4 Comments
A bit bored today, so I was looking over TechCrunch’s weekly articles and stumbled upon an article about Microsoft with a link to Bing.com.
Forget full article and go straight to bing website to watch video.
For those that do not know yet, Bing.com is Microsoft’s next main-stream search engine. Live.com will be re-branded as Bing.com. They are getting away from their old brands and just want to be a bigger competitor to Google’s search engine. It’s going to be a tough mission, but hell, I’ve caught myself numerous times searching Live and Yahoo… but Google is always “the one”… so I’m going to be really interested in how new search engines like “bing” will perform. Give me decent search results and I’ll use it.
OK, moving on… I clicked a link to bing.com and they actually updated the site to reflect the new logo and a video explaining “Why Bing”. WATCH IT! Sort of interesting and definitely exciting. The only problem? After watching the Google Wave video, Google is just a super creative company. Seriously. Watch the video. They really do deserve it, even though I hate their monstrous take-over of the internet. OK No more Google… back to bing. Well, the bing video looks kind of neat, and Microsoft has the power to build the brand, so let’s see what they do with it. Assuming they don’t screw this up, I can see people using bing to find products, tickets, movie times, or product reviews. That’s probably where bing is looking to compete with Google on (my opinion after watching the video)… and that’s probably a good thing. The layout looks somewhat “cool”, so can’t wait for this to be released and see how some of my sites rank on it. I currently have some “stellar” rankings on Live.com… don’t want to lose those!
You actually made it to the end of the article? Jeez 
Click here to watch video.
May
31
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If you have some creativity then we invite you to submit your slogan and compete for the $1,000 prize.
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“Be smart, Be envied.“
Be smart because you are going after your perfect brand and not settling for less.
Be envied because people will always be talking about your domain and “wishing” they “reg feed it” in the early 90s :P.
Goodluck!
May
31
Google Wave: Absolutely Revolutionary
May 31, 2009 | 5 Comments
For those that have not watched the 1 hour and 20 minute Google Wave video, I HIGHLY recommend it. Just finished watching it in its entirety and it has left me speechless. Revolutionary is probably an understatement for what this product truly is. Extremely EXTREMELY excited about this. Will change “talk” on the internet, in my opinion.
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May
13
“Look in the mirror, Google. Your horns are showing”
May 13, 2009 | 7 Comments
Google plans to allow firms to bid for the trade names of their competitors as advertising keywords, BusinessWeek reports. For example: Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) could bid to have its ads appear when users search for “HP” or “Hewlett-Packard.”
That’s not evil? In what universe?
Definitely an article worth reading. In times of struggle and trying to please investors, you have to do what you have to do to bring in the money bags. This is crossing the line a bit. I remember hearing something about this but didn’t have the chance to read/write an article… so I figured linking won’t hurt ;).