How are you getting on with Bing?
Posted on 22nd Oct 2009 at 13:10 by Mark Mackay with 39 comments
Since the release of Microsoft’s new search engine named Bing, it’s been something of a hot topic. The company’s previous attempt at a search engine, Live Search, was a woefully lacklustre addition to Internet Explorer and something of a non-event for the world of internet search.
Clive blogged his thoughts about Microsoft being on to a winner with Bing while Alex thought otherwise. But has Google gone unchallenged for such a long time that it’s possible the search giant could be caught unawares by a decent newcomer?
After Microsoft had put up a microsite on bit-tech to raise awareness of its new search engine we got a chance to talk to some of the techy guys at Bing. After learning more we thought that the search engine actually looked mighty promising and we decided to investigate more. Early last month we wrote an article titled Bing Vs Google, where we pitted the search engines against one another and found that Bing was a lot more than a simple refresh of Live Search.
We had to use the US version of Bing and the US version of Google for the article as Bing is still in its Beta phase in the UK. Many of the features that are on the US version, such as cash back, aren’t confirmed to migrate over the UK version of the search engine. However if the UK version shapes up to be close or the same as the US version then Microsoft could indeed be on to a winner.
Ultimately though, it depends if people take to the new search engine as Google is so established. Some of the bit-tech team have been using Bing while others are still unconvinced. We were curious as to how our readers were getting on with Bing, if at all. Have you been using it? Has it replaced Google in your home page or are you adamant that the Google - with it’s multitude of tools - will remain your favourite?
Let us know your thoughts.
Clive blogged his thoughts about Microsoft being on to a winner with Bing while Alex thought otherwise. But has Google gone unchallenged for such a long time that it’s possible the search giant could be caught unawares by a decent newcomer?
After Microsoft had put up a microsite on bit-tech to raise awareness of its new search engine we got a chance to talk to some of the techy guys at Bing. After learning more we thought that the search engine actually looked mighty promising and we decided to investigate more. Early last month we wrote an article titled Bing Vs Google, where we pitted the search engines against one another and found that Bing was a lot more than a simple refresh of Live Search.
We had to use the US version of Bing and the US version of Google for the article as Bing is still in its Beta phase in the UK. Many of the features that are on the US version, such as cash back, aren’t confirmed to migrate over the UK version of the search engine. However if the UK version shapes up to be close or the same as the US version then Microsoft could indeed be on to a winner.
Ultimately though, it depends if people take to the new search engine as Google is so established. Some of the bit-tech team have been using Bing while others are still unconvinced. We were curious as to how our readers were getting on with Bing, if at all. Have you been using it? Has it replaced Google in your home page or are you adamant that the Google - with it’s multitude of tools - will remain your favourite?
Let us know your thoughts.
39 Comments
Discuss in the forums ReplyI'm just too used to google.
I did obsessively double-search on bing and google to compare results something like 2 months ago, but even then google gave me what I needed quicker and better.
Bing still isn't good enough for me.
Bing can throw all the money they want at trying to get people to come over, but if it will succeed, it will take time.
I use Bing cashback, and have used them for brief product shopping, and find it ever so slightly better than google's product search.
What I still don't get is how Bing is a "decision engine."
What I would say its the best comparason between the two (and I highly recommend this is searched out of work, behind closed doors and the other half bribed out of the house with a tenner for a bottle of wine (yes i am cheap date)) is to type in 'porn'. Google will bring up a list of all the free porn streaming sites... Bing will give you definitions and wikipedia.
Also a good URL for comparason: http://www.bing-vs-google.com/
used it once or twice, but as my search engine tends to default to google guess what tends to get used...
which is a reason not to use it ;-)
Other than that? Meh, has no pluspoints over google really.
And yes, that "survey" really was more an ad than a survey, wasn't it? No criticism allowed in this survey.
imho, I'm becoming even more less inclined to use Bing the more I see it advertised.
Why is google so ubiquitous? Ease of use, and a solid reputation.
I lol'ed
:D
QFT
You can turn the family filter off, but be warned.
I love Bing's video search. Bing's layout is amazing when it comes to displaying videos which is now the search engine I turn to for a video search. You guys should give it a try.
Bing vs Google for just a normal web search, Google wins in my book, Bing is pretty though.
Ho-hum.
You guys just won't admit it. You googled it too, don't lie, I know you did.
MS have enough influence over the computer industry.
Welcome to the world of Dennis Publishing... :(
I don't use bing, it was the image search that put me off, the filters are useless especially the size ones.
I'd like a little more choice than too small to see, too small to use, too small and everything else.
Type? it's my startpage :D
Guilty ;)
Too much advertising for it - I refuse to acknowledge it if I can help it because of this..
;)
Still not tried it, sticking to Yahoo or Google
Yeah, I just hit CTRL+T whenever i want to
goo... search for something.here's a site to compare the two
Plus i use Igoogle as my homepage, something that as far as i know, bing doesn't offer
no
Plus, searching for anything is "ctrl+K" or just straight from the location bar, both of which default to Google or can be modified with a click or a keyword for wiki, imdb, whatever.
Bing seems superfluous, and I think that's something it will suffer for for a long time to come.
hav been planning a trip through south-east asia, and couldnt "route" from one city to the next using Googlemaps, Yahoomaps or Viamichelin.
Bing however routes.
So: one feature of Bing that Google doesn't fullfill: routing in the likes of Thailand/Vietnam/Laos