I Might Be Sold on: “Bing.com Officially in Public Beta”
Posted on | June 1, 2009 | 19 Comments
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.
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June 2nd, 2009 @ 4:13 am
I’ll stick with Google, that search engine does everything I need and more.
June 2nd, 2009 @ 5:08 pm
Definitely. Bing has been a pretty decent tool for product comparison/shopping though.
The results? The more and more I use them the less and less and I go back (if that even makes sense), lol.
June 12th, 2009 @ 1:05 am
But It’s Not Google. – - -hahahahahahaha!!! but i read in the news last week that says Bing is now the number 2 Search Engine (Beat Yahoo already)
June 16th, 2009 @ 12:46 am
My loyalty is to google.
June 17th, 2009 @ 11:53 am
Hi,
nice cool touch by Microsoft in search engine tech but to be honest google is still gr8 and no body can beat google .
June 27th, 2009 @ 8:05 pm
Bing is a google clone??
I will continue using google, most popular search engine.
June 28th, 2009 @ 12:16 am
I switched to Bing. I like the interface better; I get more done with fewer keystrokes and clicks. Relevancy is okay. But I was really getting tired of the same white Google screen. I like variety. I also like their feedback system, but they are not doing anything to change their system to make it better.
June 29th, 2009 @ 9:22 pm
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July 10th, 2009 @ 5:02 pm
LOL at the photo!
Yeah, I also noticed that they don’t allow “sexual” searches. Bad news for guys huh? All in all, I think Bing can still improve. Hey, they’re no-Google, but hopefully, they’ll get there.
August 10th, 2009 @ 4:18 am
bing…these has been lots of messmerism about bing since last few months….well thanks for the update…
August 22nd, 2009 @ 7:29 am
its true that Google is Google…and no search engine can take its place….not even Bing…
August 22nd, 2009 @ 7:41 am
It is really true that google is a big search engine , no search engine can take its place but bing is improved
August 24th, 2009 @ 5:10 am
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August 25th, 2009 @ 7:39 am
thanks for the update….bing is playing a great role…
August 28th, 2009 @ 6:25 am
Nice post..Thank you for sharing.
August 31st, 2009 @ 6:27 am
i knw every search engine has its own importance but Google is the best among all…what do you say about it???
September 11th, 2009 @ 10:41 am
Google is the best search engine, bing will never beat it.
September 11th, 2009 @ 11:22 am
I think Bing has done well branding itself not as a search engine but as a “decision engine” and has definitely reeled me in with their “Bing Cashback”.
Maybe from there they can slowly evolve to pull in more users? Who knows, but they’ve definitely taken a different route rather than the traditional “search with us to research for homework”.
November 12th, 2009 @ 7:48 am
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