Microsoft Launches Bing Search Engine Ahead of Schedule
Posted 06/01/09 at 03:45:09 PM by Paul Lilly
Microsoft today let loose its new 'Bing' search engine in beta preview form, which is a few days earlier than we thought they would. For those that might have missed our previous coverage, Bing is the product of Microsoft's Kumo project, a new search engine with revamped algorithms. Microsoft is expected to spend anywhere between $80-$100 million marketing Bing, which is about 6-8 times the amount Google spent marketing its search engine in 2008.
We kicked the tires on the new search engine and our initial impression is that it has the speed to compete with Google and sports a nifty tricks, such as the ability to customize the layout and fine tune search results. But the real tests will be how relevant Bing can kick back search results, and whether or not the general public is willing to look beyond Google, which has become so prominent as to achieve verb status.
Check it out for yourself then hit the jump and tell us what you think.
But Its Not Google!!!
Submitted by Vincent Oddo on Wed, 06/03/2009 - 6:40pm
But Its Not Google!!!
tried it
Submitted by MeTo on Wed, 06/03/2009 - 6:04am
Tried it as always microsoft had to put something for everybody in it and it is just to busy for me i will stick with Google and get it done.
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Yeah, they should havre
Submitted by MRrelabled on Tue, 06/02/2009 - 10:00am
Yeah, they should havre named it Bring, sounds like spring and people would say "Bring it" too bad.
I did a Bing.com search for
Submitted by Keith E. Whisman on Tue, 06/02/2009 - 8:09am
I did a Bing.com search for search word Pussy and a naked cat picture was displayed.. LOL.. look at this poor kitty cat.
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I gave it ago yesterday and
Submitted by killerxx7 on Tue, 06/02/2009 - 4:37am
I gave it ago yesterday and all i can say is a massive MEH!
It felt cluterd and made me anoiyed after about 5 min i gave up and hit my google button in fire fox ;)
Bing's Initial Impression for me...
Submitted by Stry8993 on Mon, 06/01/2009 - 6:56pm
Quite taken with it. The integration of Microsoft Virtual Earth into the maps, allowing full 3D movement and rotation, being able to see the clouds about Tokyo was especially neat, looked like a storm was brewing :D. Search results have come back with an 80% to 100% relevancy on things i searched for. The video's has a neat tiling option, or sidebar view with info, which I was defintly taken with. Overall, I'm saying ta ta to Google for now. Bing it. :D
i gota say, its a lot better
Submitted by dracx619 on Mon, 06/01/2009 - 3:38pm
i gota say, its a lot better than what i expected
Its Good
Submitted by Seana7a7 on Mon, 06/01/2009 - 1:57pm
Much better than i expected i hated there last search engine.
I'm liking it so far.
Submitted by foamcup on Mon, 06/01/2009 - 1:44pm
Of course, I'll have to spend more time with it.
Maybe Bing! offers several
Submitted by I Jedi on Mon, 06/01/2009 - 1:19pm
Maybe Bing! offers several new and innovative features that even Google doesn't have, but I really don't think Google is going to take a hit from Bing! at all. Face it, the Search Giant is most definitely here to stay in the foreseeable future. In time something will probably give Google a run for its money, but I don't believe this will be the case.
Just as an experiment and
Submitted by Keith E. Whisman on Mon, 06/01/2009 - 12:35pm
Just as an experiment and not that I know anything about the subject but I did a completely innocent search for porn and Bing search did not disapoint me at all. I didn't actually look at any of the websites, no not me.. Never ever.. But it did find a bunch of porn sites.
A blind man with no hands
Submitted by SEALBoy on Mon, 06/01/2009 - 2:52pm
A blind man with no hands could find porn on the internet. :P
taking a look @ Bing
Submitted by bingojubes on Mon, 06/01/2009 - 1:59pm
I will myself indulge in that search for you :P no worries. that and i will prolly search for jobs there, to test that out, as well.
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