Bing Versus Google

OKahra · 04:37 PM

Hello,

I just registered this forum while surfing and I’m curious about what you think about Bing.
According to some news it already started to overtake Yahoo. But it seems to me they can’t beat Google. I think more creative ideas and some vision is needed to overtake Google.

Besides of that there’s adsense and adword industry. Google is creative and established firm, Bing brings nothing new to us.

If Google creates linux based operating system, maybe they can overtake Microsoft?

Schtumple · Jun 15, 2009, 03:15 PM

Bing's the one that allowed kids to look at porn (even with family filters), correct?

veterator · Jun 15, 2009, 03:24 PM

Bing is cute to look at . . . that's long enough, back to Google.

blackhand1001 · Jun 15, 2009, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OKahra

Hello,
If Google creates linux based operating system, maybe they can overtake Microsoft?

Good Luck

angemon89 · Jun 15, 2009, 03:51 PM

Google is the bestest.

Bing is only cool because of cashback. I just got my eBay cashback of $87 yesterday.

TuffLuffJimmy · Jun 15, 2009, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schtumple

Bing's the one that allowed kids to look at porn (even with family filters), correct?

No, Google and Bing both let you look at Porn (this is with filters off on BOTH). The issue with Bing is it allows you to play content from the Bing window, so you can watch porn right in the Bing page. That's the only difference and that really isn't much different than clicking a link in Google.

themoonisdown09 · Jun 15, 2009, 03:54 PM

You wanna know where they got the name from? The developers decided that it would be cool to allow you to watch porn right from the search without navigating to the actual sites. You watch it long enough and "Bing".

Schtumple · Jun 15, 2009, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TuffLuffJimmy

No, Google and Bing both let you look at Porn (this is with filters off on BOTH). The issue with Bing is it allows you to play content from the Bing window, so you can watch porn right in the Bing page. That's the only difference and that really isn't much different than clicking a link in Google.

Ahhh that's it, well, I'm sure many a 13-16yo boy loves Bing

TuffLuffJimmy · Jun 15, 2009, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schtumple

Ahhh that's it, well, I'm sure many a 13-16yo boy loves Bing

Just as the same demographic loves the Google image search.

mmmdreg · Jun 16, 2009, 05:58 AM

Go to http://blindsearch.fejus.com and run a few searches and record the one that got you the best results.

Obviously it's subjective.. but Bing actually got me better results

belvdr · Jun 16, 2009, 06:01 AM

I'm not sure we could generate enough searches to see which is better really. I say just use the search engine that gets you what you want. Who cares what everyone else uses. Back in the day, I used WebCrawler while everyone else seemed to be hung on AltaVista.

Chaszmyr · Jun 16, 2009, 06:05 AM

Interestingly, I use Yahoo a lot... for everything other than searching. I like their movie page, their news page, etc. However, I always switch over to Google for searches.

I ran five searches on this page, though, and got 3 Yahoo, 1 Google, and 1 Bing.

liptonlover · Jun 16, 2009, 07:37 AM

I put google, but I don't really know or care. I didn't take your test.

I don't care which one gives me better results, but even if I did I'm guessing all three would be satisfactory and unless compared side by side (which normally they wouldn't) most people would probably think whichever one they're using is the best. All three probably give pretty much the same results. So why bother deciding which is better? I'm perfectly happy with Google. I love the company and their products, and it's convenient to use their search as well even if it isn't the best. So again, I don't really know or care.

Nate

rdowns · Jun 16, 2009, 07:39 AM

The more I use Bing, the more I like it. Competition for Google can only be a good thing.

mmmdreg · Jun 16, 2009, 07:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by liptonlover

I put google, but I don't really know or care. I didn't take your test.
Nate

I'm uncertain why you bothered to post the longest post in the thread on the fact that you don't care. As you said, obviously all three of them would give comparable results and so it wouldn't really matter which one you use. Bing gave better results in the side-by-side comparison but I'll still use google because I like it.. The idea of the poll was to get an empirical idea of which search engine people prefer without the effects of certain biases we may have. But then again, who cares?

liptonlover · Jun 16, 2009, 07:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mmmdreg

I'm uncertain why you bothered to post the longest post in the thread on the fact that you don't care. As you said, obviously all three of them would give comparable results and so it wouldn't really matter which one you use. Bing gave better results in the side-by-side comparison but I'll still use google because I like it.. The idea of the poll was to get an empirical idea of which search engine people prefer without the effects of certain biases we may have. But I don't care.

Lol that was the writer in me taking over, I have a tendency to write long posts when I don't mean to. That aside though, I was just trying to make the point that it doesn't matter in the short or long run. I'm a sucker for debate too, just so ya know

anyways, I'll stop stealing the thread now. Carry on, good sirs.

Nate

liptonlover · Jun 16, 2009, 08:05 AM

Ok... I know I said I don't care but curiosity killed the cat, right? I did the test, but for my own entertainment I did it very scientifically.
The first to 5 wins.
All searches should be treated like something a friend told me about, and I'm trying to find more about it.
The best result is the one with a relevant search closest to the top, or if it's a tie then the one with the most relevant results.
My name is simply a vanity search, one which I do now and then for fun.

yahoo *****
(Nate Weil, Darwin, MIT, online encyclopedia, BASIC)
google *
(Civil Squabble)
bing None
(...)

So yahoo one. But I have to stand by what I said earlier, I still don't care. Google is still what I'm using. The test was fun though. I did notice one thing... I did the same search in yahoo (Nate Weil) and got slightly different results from the test's yahoo column.

Nate

terriblyjordan · Jun 16, 2009, 12:40 PM

I've been using Google for many years and im going to keep it that way.

Jon-Luke · 12:53 PM

This is the first time I've heard of Bing so I'm giving it a go -- so far I'm impressed...

The image search function is definitely better on Bing I don't think any other search engine has this many options

benthewraith · Jun 16, 2009, 01:55 PM

Found on Bing images.

And I like Bing. Its my new default in Firefox. Not sure how to change the default in Safari.

dmmcintyre3 · 02:53 PM

bing doesn't even find my website. It only returns 40 things for my username. Now how is that possible with over 1000 posts on here?

Berlepsch · Jun 16, 2009, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TuffLuffJimmy

No, Google and Bing both let you look at Porn (this is with filters off on BOTH). The issue with Bing is it allows you to play content from the Bing window, so you can watch porn right in the Bing page. That's the only difference and that really isn't much different than clicking a link in Google.

Still, the Porn-per-Search ratio is much better for Google. That's why I stick with it.

rdowns · Jun 16, 2009, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by themoonisdown09

You wanna know where they got the name from? The developers decided that it would be cool to allow you to watch porn right from the search without navigating to the actual sites. You watch it long enough and "Bing".

Probably should have called it Schwing!

KingYaba · Jun 16, 2009, 04:13 PM

I guess we're too cool for Cuil.

twoodcc · Jun 17, 2009, 07:35 AM

i voted google. i just don't see bing overtaking them

View Poll Results: Which engine gave the best results?
Bing	7	7.07%
Google	91	91.92%
Yahoo	1	1.01%
Voters: 99. You may not vote on this poll

Jun 15, 2009, 03:10 PM	#1
OKahra Banned Join Date: Jun 2009	Bing Versus Google Hello, I just registered this forum while surfing and I’m curious about what you think about Bing. According to some news it already started to overtake Yahoo. But it seems to me they can’t beat Google. I think more creative ideas and some vision is needed to overtake Google. Besides of that there’s adsense and adword industry. Google is creative and established firm, Bing brings nothing new to us. If Google creates linux based operating system, maybe they can overtake Microsoft? Last edited by xUKHCx : Jun 27, 2009 at 04:37 PM. Reason: removed spam links

Jun 15, 2009, 03:15 PM	#2
Schtumple macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: UK	Bing's the one that allowed kids to look at porn (even with family filters), correct? __________________ flickr

Jun 15, 2009, 03:24 PM	#3
veterator macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oklahoma	Bing is cute to look at . . . that's long enough, back to Google. __________________ 15" MacBook Pro 4GB/500; Collector Edition MacBook, 2.4 Ghz, 4GB/500 GB; 160 GB iPod; 8 GB Nano 3; 32 GB Black iPhone 3G S⃣

Jun 15, 2009, 03:51 PM	#5
angemon89 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The place where Apple designs stuff	Google is the bestest. Bing is only cool because of cashback. I just got my eBay cashback of $87 yesterday. __________________ 13" MacBook Pro, White iPhone 3GS Assembled in China

Jun 15, 2009, 03:54 PM	#7
themoonisdown09 macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Georgia, USA	You wanna know where they got the name from? The developers decided that it would be cool to allow you to watch porn right from the search without navigating to the actual sites. You watch it long enough and "Bing". __________________ People who talk in metaphors oughta shampoo my crotch.

Jun 16, 2009, 05:58 AM	#10
mmmdreg macrumors 65816 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Sydney, Australia	Bing vs Google vs Yahoo Go to http://blindsearch.fejus.com and run a few searches and record the one that got you the best results. Obviously it's subjective.. but Bing actually got me better results __________________ -»> . <«-

Jun 16, 2009, 06:01 AM	#11
belvdr macrumors 68030 Join Date: Aug 2005	I'm not sure we could generate enough searches to see which is better really. I say just use the search engine that gets you what you want. Who cares what everyone else uses. Back in the day, I used WebCrawler while everyone else seemed to be hung on AltaVista.

Jun 16, 2009, 06:05 AM	#12
Chaszmyr macrumors 68040 Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Boulder, CO	Interestingly, I use Yahoo a lot... for everything other than searching. I like their movie page, their news page, etc. However, I always switch over to Google for searches. I ran five searches on this page, though, and got 3 Yahoo, 1 Google, and 1 Bing.

Jun 16, 2009, 07:37 AM	#13
liptonlover macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2008	I put google, but I don't really know or care. I didn't take your test. I don't care which one gives me better results, but even if I did I'm guessing all three would be satisfactory and unless compared side by side (which normally they wouldn't) most people would probably think whichever one they're using is the best. All three probably give pretty much the same results. So why bother deciding which is better? I'm perfectly happy with Google. I love the company and their products, and it's convenient to use their search as well even if it isn't the best. So again, I don't really know or care. Nate __________________ Failure is not an option. It comes bundled with Windows. *Writing portfolio*

Jun 16, 2009, 07:39 AM	#14
rdowns macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jul 2003	The more I use Bing, the more I like it. Competition for Google can only be a good thing.

Jun 16, 2009, 08:05 AM	#17
liptonlover macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2008	Ok... I know I said I don't care but curiosity killed the cat, right? I did the test, but for my own entertainment I did it very scientifically. The first to 5 wins. All searches should be treated like something a friend told me about, and I'm trying to find more about it. The best result is the one with a relevant search closest to the top, or if it's a tie then the one with the most relevant results. My name is simply a vanity search, one which I do now and then for fun. yahoo ***** (Nate Weil, Darwin, MIT, online encyclopedia, BASIC) google * (Civil Squabble) bing None (...) So yahoo one. But I have to stand by what I said earlier, I still don't care. Google is still what I'm using. The test was fun though. I did notice one thing... I did the same search in yahoo (Nate Weil) and got slightly different results from the test's yahoo column. Nate __________________ Failure is not an option. It comes bundled with Windows. *Writing portfolio*

Jun 16, 2009, 12:40 PM	#18
terriblyjordan macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Racine WI	I've been using Google for many years and im going to keep it that way. __________________ 20" Aluminum iMac, 2.0 GHz 1 GB RAM, 250 GB HD. 15" Powerbook G4 1.67 GHz 1 GB RAM, 250 GB HD. 8 GB iPod nano

Jun 16, 2009, 12:45 PM	#19
Jon-Luke macrumors regular Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cape Town	This is the first time I've heard of Bing so I'm giving it a go -- so far I'm impressed... The image search function is definitely better on Bing I don't think any other search engine has this many options __________________ ...Because its a Mac! Unibody 15" MacBook Pro, 2.66GHz, 4GB RAM, 320GB HD iPhone 3G, 16GB \| G-Drive 750GB \| Airport Extreme \| JBL Sound Stage IIIp Last edited by Jon-Luke : Jun 16, 2009 at 12:53 PM.

Jun 16, 2009, 01:55 PM	#20
benthewraith macrumors 68000 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Jacksonville, FL	Found on Bing images. And I like Bing. Its my new default in Firefox. Not sure how to change the default in Safari. __________________ http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/8...gnaturexn5.jpg

Jun 16, 2009, 02:52 PM	#21
dmmcintyre3 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Unknown location Posts:∞•∏	bing doesn't even find my website. It only returns 40 things for my username. Now how is that possible with over 1000 posts on here? __________________ CPALead Bypass - - Fix the MR header in Firefox Superfast free web hosting _______. . Last edited by dmmcintyre3 : Jun 16, 2009 at 02:53 PM. Reason: Oh no my website is down.

Jun 16, 2009, 04:13 PM	#24
KingYaba macrumors 68040 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Up the irons.	I guess we're too cool for Cuil. __________________ Texas: illegally acquired; universally admired. 42 Reasons Why Netbooks Are Better Than the Apple iPad

Jun 17, 2009, 07:35 AM	#25
twoodcc macrumors 603 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Right side of wrong	i voted google. i just don't see bing overtaking them __________________ tville Smarter than the average bear

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