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  • cabinetman
    Gone but not Forgotten RIP
    • Jun 2006
    • 15216
    • So. Florida
    • Delta
    #1

    Bing It

    Ran across Bing, a new search. Looks pretty good. Anyone tried it?
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    • dbhost
      Slow and steady
      • Apr 2008
      • 9504
      • League City, Texas
      • Ryobi BT3100
      #2
      AFAIK, Bing is Microsoft's next generation of MSN Search... At least that is how it was presented to me... I am not likely to bother with it...
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        • radhak
          Veteran Member
          • Apr 2006
          • 3061
          • Miramar, FL
          • Right Tilt 3HP Unisaw
          #3
          You are right, it is MS, but I wouldn't dismiss it just yet.

          If I understand the general chatter about the newer search solutions, everybody wants to reduce search results to more focussed outputs. Will that really happen? Dunno. But I am rooting for somebody to succeed in reading my mind and finding out what exactly I am searching...

          their interface does seem to be geared towards driving advertisements. What is new is a thin vertical on the right (shows up on mouse-hover) that gives a preview of what the link's contents are...

          And for immediate benefits, bing is gonna give us cashbacks; they are promising upto $2500 in cashback in a year; always something to look forward to...

          For a neat comparision, check out Bing vs Google
          It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
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            • crokett
              The Full Monte
              • Jan 2003
              • 10627
              • Mebane, NC, USA.
              • Ryobi BT3000
              #4
              I may try it one day but I am in the habit of using Google, besides which Google also has google maps, images, etc.
              David

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                • DaveS
                  Senior Member
                  • May 2003
                  • 596
                  • Minneapolis,MN
                  #5
                  I have tried it a few times, and it is ok... not great, just ok.

                  I guess I have become a google power user, and I can almost always get what I need on the first page of hits.

                  But, mostly, the major problem I have with Bing is that every time I click the button to do a search, when the results come in I cannot help myself from shouting "BING!" like the guy from Ground Hog's Day

                  ("Ned, Ned Ryerson???" "BING!").

                  Very distracting.

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                    • DaveS
                      Senior Member
                      • May 2003
                      • 596
                      • Minneapolis,MN
                      #6
                      Originally posted by crokett
                      I may try it one day but I am in the habit of using Google, besides which Google also has google maps, images, etc.
                      I will say that the Live.com (well, now Bing.com) "Bird's Eye" view on the maps is really great compared to the spotty google street view.

                      But, I still like google maps for directions: I like the way I can drag the route around when getting driving directions.

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                        • tuttlejr
                          Established Member
                          • Aug 2003
                          • 440
                          • LAKEWAY, TX, USA.
                          #7
                          I was not impressed and found it worse than the search engines that I have used: Yahoo and Google.
                          Bob Tuttle

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                            • Knottscott
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                              • Dec 2004
                              • 3815
                              • Rochester, NY.
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                              #8
                              Google is a great search engine but can't match what I like best about Live/Bing....

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