The Truth Behind Bing: A Scientist's Perspective on Microsoft's Search Engine

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around perceptions and evaluations of Microsoft's search engine, Bing, comparing it to Google and exploring its features, marketing strategies, and overall effectiveness. Participants share personal experiences and opinions regarding Bing's usability, design, and potential to compete with established search engines.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express disappointment with Bing's marketing approach, likening it to a failed stunt and questioning the revolutionary claims made by Microsoft.
  • Others appreciate certain features of Bing, such as the cashback program and the travel feature, suggesting that it has potential despite its shortcomings.
  • Concerns are raised about the effectiveness of Bing compared to Google, with some participants feeling it lacks originality and merely combines existing features from other services.
  • One participant humorously notes the personal information Bing can retrieve, indicating a concern about privacy and data handling.
  • There are mixed feelings about the visual design of Bing, with some finding it more appealing than Google's minimalist layout.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally express a range of opinions about Bing, with no consensus on its overall effectiveness or potential to rival Google. Some appreciate specific features while others remain critical of its marketing and functionality.

Contextual Notes

Participants' views are influenced by personal experiences and preferences, leading to a variety of perspectives on Bing's capabilities and design. The discussion reflects a mix of exploratory reasoning and subjective evaluations without definitive conclusions.

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Individuals interested in search engine technology, digital marketing strategies, and comparative analyses of web services may find this discussion relevant.

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It was being advertised weeks in advance as some kind of stand up comic show..."come to the Bing-athon with Olivia Muntz!" People were curious. Basically they were pulling the "Gabbo" stunt from the Simpson's.

The Bing-athon turned out to be two people on a stage telling you to use Microsoft's new search engine, and giving out a puppy to some girl for every X searches. Okay...

Now I see another advertisement for Bing which shows people mindlessly spouting off facts they read from the internet. It's an advertisement for Bing, because apparently, if you use Bing, you won't learn any random facts?

Doing a search with Bing, the only difference I notice from google is that half the page doesn't load due to ad/script blocking

Well, I'm thoroughly unimpressed...but why does Microsoft think their product is so revolutionary?
 
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Well, the live.com cash back thing is pretty cool. And the site looks a lot nicer than google's all white and blue white format. The traffic maps are pretty sweet also.

I don't necessarily like MSs marketing department but the site seems interesting though.
 
Bing sucks because MS sucks.
 
junglebeast said:
It was being advertised weeks in advance as some kind of stand up comic show..."come to the Bing-athon with Olivia Muntz!" People were curious. Basically they were pulling the "Gabbo" stunt from the Simpson's.

Viral marketing. I think it needs to be done right otherwise people will only be let down.
 
I bing'ed (what!) my name and it came up with my driver license number, SS number, date of birth, address, and over due library books. :eek:

You should see the stuff it has for Moonbear and Greg :devil:
 
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I hope it's able to mount a reasonable challenge to Google (my preferred search engine).
 
You can now google things with bing. Bing, the new way to google.
 
Bing is a pretty good attempt at creating a useful SE. I actually use the travel feature often. Should be interesting to see it evolve.
 
And the site looks a lot nicer than google's all white and blue white format. The traffic maps are pretty sweet also.

I've always thought that was the reason Google became popular in the first place. While Yahoo and Excite and Altavista and AskJeeves all had these slow-loading advert filled annoying pages that you didnt want to load every time you open your browser, Google was all business. graphics don't help you search..

Still seems like it's just Google + maps.google with nothing new
 

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