Google has weathered criticism in the past that it has copied some features of Microsoft’s Bing search engine, like background images. Now it has turned the tables, contending that Bing copies something much more important: search results. Full story
Posts Tagged ‘Bing’
Google to Microsoft: Search ‘Gotcha’
Posted by sachref on February 2, 2011
Posted in News | Tagged: Bing, Google, Internet, Search Engines | 1 Comment »
One letter search hits… Who’s on top?
Posted by sachref on January 26, 2010
There’s a special club of 26 Web sites that pop up when users type a single letter into a search box. It changes with the search engine you use (surprise, surprise!).
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/25/a-is-for-amazon-b-is-for-best-buy/
Posted in Research | Tagged: Bing, Google, Microsoft, Web Search, Yahoo | 1 Comment »
Bing Search Engine, Try it Out
Posted by sachref on June 3, 2009
If it looks similar to Google, that’s probably no accident. You’ll find the same search headings here: Web, Images, Video, Shopping, News, Maps…but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Bing’s maps still have “Bird’s Eye View”, which isn’t as nifty as it was before Google Street View, but it is a slightly different angle than Google’s Satellite View, and that’s something, isn’t it?
Bing is Microsoft’s rebranding of Live Search, which offers some new features. Can it steal back some of the search marketshare from Google, or is Microsoft just wasting their time and effort in a losing battle? Feel free to try it out and post comments about your experience. Bing
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged: Bing, Google, Software | 1 Comment »
