Comments on: Bing In, Google Out ??

By: Adrienne Lofgren

Adrienne Lofgren — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:48:14 +0000

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By: Bing Vs Google- What really matters

Bing Vs Google- What really matters — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:16:10 +0000

[...] for one disagree, and I made it clear in an earlier post on this site that I thought Bing would effectively “terminate” Google’s search [...]

By: Rollins

Rollins — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:25:14 +0000

I tend to agree with the aspect about comprehensive results not meaning more usage. As a matter of fact, 90% of people I know who have actually made "the switch" cited looks (and feel) as the reason. Seems that list is also growing globally, just after two weeks

By: eccles

eccles — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:44:20 +0000

Bing is good, although it has problems. It takes much longer for sites to show up in Bing than in Google. Google tends to prioritize more recent sites over older sites all things being equal. Google maps shows the streets of foreign cities more often than Bing.

That being said, I did switch to Bing to try it out. Although it is not as good as Google, the interface is so refreshing and the integration of some features much higher, that I have made Bing my default search engine. Bottom line: more comprehensive results does not mean more usage, at least for me.

By: Rollins

Rollins — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:50:57 +0000

Hmmm…. sexy. Actually never thought of her that way Thinking about it now, think you’re right on that one man, Bing actually does have a “sexy” side to it. If only looks were everything….

Well, guess we’d just have to wait and see what happens. Thanks for sharing.

By: jite

jite — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:31:34 +0000

bing looks sexy…it has to be said. i only recently heard the buzz n here i am learning about it. Google has dominated for a long time and i know alot of people are afraid of change but with change comes enlightenment…we live and we learn…google is gona b the mack daddy for a while yet but bing is an up and commer…lets jus hope they dont do an “ask jeeves” on us and slowly die out

By: Adwords Alternative

Adwords Alternative — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:50:52 +0000

I’m not going to be jumping off of the Google boat anytime soon.

By: Rollins

Rollins — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:32:17 +0000

Really interesting analogy there Marco. If you asked me, I personally believe Search Engine Marketing will slowly fade out and be replaced by Social Media Marketing (quite soon really), as more people begin to realize the viability of Social Media, traffic-wise.

That said, it would be extremely “foolish” for any SEO worth their salt to ignore SMM as a marketing alternative. I for one have found it extremely useful, because much as SEM is viable, “while you can’t easily increase your search engine traffic, social media traffic can be very easily controlled through strategic marketing.”

I actually checked out the blind search test thing at blindsearch.fejus.com yesterday, then the results were: “Google: 45%, Bing: 32%, Yahoo: 22% | 10,748 votes so far”. The following update might be of interest to you though;

"UPDATE: Some douche is gaming the system, I've removed the ability to see the results until I sort this out. Meanwhile you can still have fun playing with blind search. Feel free to blame the douche for ruining it for everybody. Meanwhile, I wouldn’t take this a scientific whats-e-ma-jing, it's just a bit of observational fun."

Thanks for the comment Marco. For some reason, I am tempted to believe you have a certain “affiliation” to Microsoft. Could I be right?

By: Marco

Marco — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 05:38:45 +0000

Why is there so much emotion (positive and negative) when a news story focuses on Microsoft? Let's stick with the facts and how they might or might not impact us. In what ways is Bing better or worse than Google or Yahoo? How will (or should) Bing's introduction affect marketers? Here are my newest thoughts on Bing, Yahoo!, and Google.