What is bing.com?

[jkiley]

I have noticed that for last few days, I have started to get some traffic from some search engine called bing.com. Is anybody familiar with it?

[discrat]

I think it is Microsoft's version of the Search Engine. Watch out Google , in about 20 years maybe

[Daniel Soulsby]

Yeah, bing.com is the new version of live.com. 20 years? Maybe 5, never underestimate microsoft!

[n00b]

I have been getting a lot of traffic from bing, but as a user I can't stand it. Anytime I search for something it only gives me a few results and then shows me the results for other long tail keywords. Can we assume I know what I'm searching for? I tried using it for a few days instead of Google and it just annoyed me. I really hope they don't overtake Google.

[Anomaly1974]

Still in beta and supposedly testing some new advances with LSI and LSA which should prove to be interesting ... if not profitable ... for the right people. Just because most people go to McD's does not mean nobody goes to Joe's Grill you know

Just my two cents for what it's worth

[Treece]

I'm definitely seeing an increase in traffic from Bing. I had to look it up to see what it was.

[Daniel Soulsby]

I think its great - Now that I found one of my sites no.1 for my keyword which is REALLY competitive! Go Bing.com! lol

[mlevenhagen]

Originally Posted by jkiley

How many different versions of searches is Microsoft going to come out with? MSN, then live and now bing?

It's what businesses should do.. if something isn't working for you, you don't sit with it forever. You reinvent it, learn from your mistakes and someday.. you may finally find that killer formula, a name that might stand a chance of becoming part of our vocabulary and that moves you forward..

[Harry Behrens]

Yep, Bing is Microsoft's new search engine, which in theory was supposed to have been unveiled and launched with a bang recently, but in reality got completely overshadowed and pushed into the proverbial corner by the Goggle Wave announcement and demos. An unfortunate decision for them, to release at the same time (although I guess they probably couldn't have known).

[InternetMarketingIQ]

Just an FYI. Tonight during the Lakers Orlando game they are running TV Ads. So I guess they are going to do the usual Microsoft Spend and fix later thing.

[cybernac]

I thought it was some virus redirect when I first came upon it. I guess I'm getting used to it now but since I use Google most the time, it isn't an issue for me.

[ExRat]

Hi Matt,

It's what businesses should do.. if something isn't working for you, you don't sit with it forever. You reinvent it, learn from your mistakes and someday.. you may finally find that killer formula, a name that might stand a chance of becoming part of our vocabulary and that moves you forward..

I totally agree.

Hi hmbehrens,

Bing is Microsoft's new search engine, which in theory was supposed to have been unveiled and launched with a bang recently, but in reality got completely overshadowed and pushed into the proverbial corner by the Goggle Wave announcement and demos. An unfortunate decision for them, to release at the same time (although I guess they probably couldn't have known).

This is also 'what businesses should do' Great lesson from Google regarding 'when you're on top, you have to focus on staying on top'. Keep the competition in your shadow.

[Kurt]

I doubt Google has much to worry about. IMO, it's Yahoo that needs to be worrried, as I bet bing.com will affect Yahoo's market share more than Google's.

[Mark Francis]

it's a search engine in beta and it rocks been getting much more traffic from bing than google.

[findtips]

I'm hooked on Google but Bing is FUN! Lots of toys in there. And the images scroll forever in the images area! And check out the video section. It plays the video simply when your mouse is hovered over it.

I look forward to having more time to spend with it and learn about marketing for it. They needed this, because it appears Google Wave is going to change the world.

[Daniel Soulsby]

Said in the newspaper i read that Bing.com has billions as an advertising budget - Interesting!

[Jon Steel]

There are MANY search engines out there - all with different algorithms and all that. As a matter of fact, i'm still waiting for cuil.com to take off. However, I just know at the end of the day most search engines (especially the newer ones) are based off google in some way. So at the end of the day - as long as google is happy with our website - other search engines will be too...

js

[JustSerps77]

I tried Bing now sometimes and it looks ok. And if MS starts an advertising campaign, then there might be a start to get a little more independance of Google for Webmasters

[mekap04]

Yeah, I noticed on my analytics account that I was getting some traffic from them and then 3 days later my site is nowhere to be found, but my dear old Google still has my placement for that particular site. So I'm not liking bing right now lol.

[redicelander]

I don't believe Microsoft will ever take over Google in the search department in this lifetime, it Google's main business. They keep trying and failing which is not so bad in itself, but I just think they have re-branded too many times, and it means they're doing something wrong. However, who knows? The internet was a much different place when Google started and I don't know how long their site was there before it really took off, but it sure took off fast once the word got out there. Google is the best example of viral word-of-mouth advertising. Google has recently started advertising their own products and such on TV but when they had already made a billion dollars I don't think they'd spent a cent on advertising themselves (maybe on their own google adwords but that was their own advertising business. I'm talking about TV, radio, paying for advertising through other businesses). So yeah, Google is a unique case and even though Microsoft is successful in their unique business model, I don't think they will get ahead of Google in Google's main business model.

[kckaz]

Funny hadn't heard of it until yesterday, now this is the sixth time. They had a TV ad here in Phoenix

[lacraiger]

ehh... anyone remember the cuil hype? hahaha look what happened.

[Matt Gannon]

Originally Posted by Daniel Soulsby

I think its great - Now that I found one of my sites no.1 for my keyword which is REALLY competitive! Go Bing.com! lol

Same one of my sites went straight to #1 for the targeted keyword.

[rypher21]

....it's still in beta, replacing live..

[Steve Longoria]

Originally Posted by Daniel Soulsby

I think its great - Now that I found one of my sites no.1 for my keyword which is REALLY competitive! Go Bing.com! lol

same here... i don't mind sharing the keyword, since i'm not worried about people stealing the niche. this is one of my "passion" projects

punk blog - Bing

#4 out of 55 million competing

with that said, i haven't gotten much traffic from bing lol

[Daniel Soulsby]

I also don't mind sharing my keyword since its super competitive and nobodys going to get close to it

casino reviews - Bing

Nice traffic, my sites CasinoBrowser.co.uk maybe onlu comes up first in the UK, but really GREAT traffic - Please keep me there bing.com

Cheers )

[Fox30]

I would not be surprised if Microsoft got a hold of some ex Google employees! ha

[Daniel Soulsby]

Where are these ex google employees? Any on here? I want to talk to you an will pay very well for your help in project I'm doing lol, worth a try!

[Scott Lundergan]

I like what bing is doing on the front end. The design is mostly clutter free as well and simple to get around with a twist of uniqueness.

I noticed I am still in the top rankings for my keywords on bing just like how I am over in google, so that was nice to know.

In regards to Cuil, I think many warriors can agree the interface of the results page is somewhat of a "confusing text bomb" (not to be pessimistic, but I get overwhelmed with the results page and just leave)

From a marketing perspective, I've been told from friends who work in media that Bing is doing alot of media buys and partnerships in mainstream media (hulu, ad spots, etc).

[n00b]

I just don't understand Microsoft. They saw the success of the iPod and went out and created the Zune, which I have never seen an actual person use, I've only seen the display in stores. Now they see all the success of Google and decide to go out and create a search engine and try to be the best at that, even though they have already failed in the past. Meanwhile, Windows Vista has about the worst reputation I've ever seen for an OS. I don't understand why they don't master their flagship product and then expand from there. Is a secure OS that doesn't crash and isn't easily hacked and exploited really too much to ask from a company that got its start as an OS developer? Oh yeah, I forgot, Microsoft's really in the business of ripping off other people's ideas and marketing them as their own. No originality or standard of excellence. They really remind me of the term "jack of all trades, master of none." It just goes to show that you don't have to be the best to make the most money. People will happily pay for mediocrity even when there is a better option available.

It's very typical that they have billions in their advertising budget. They're all about marketing. It seems like no one over there thinks to put the billions towards developing a superior product that will foster word of mouth advertising which in turn creates a loyal fan base.

Sorry for the rant. I watched Pirates of Silicon Valley again the other day and it always does this to me I guess I just demand excellence from the products I use and the companies I do business with. To me Microsoft is like Wal-Mart, yeah they have the most money, but they also peddle crap.

Right now I think bing is just something new that has a few novelties. It was overshadowed by the Wave announcement and I think once Wave is released it will really kill a lot of the bing buzz. Hopefully Microsoft will get a clue and go back to creating a Windows that people will buy because it's a good product, not because it's all they know and what they use at work.

[starfish21]

finally google will have competition as Bing from microsoft will give it run for money

[bobmcalister]

anyone know if I have to 'do ' anything to get the bing maps on my site ? if so , mind sharing ? thanks

[Steve Longoria]

Originally Posted by starfish21

finally google will have competition as Bing from microsoft will give it run for money

i'm not even convinced of this yet... what makes this different from msn.com even? more simple design? is that all?

[blogginvixen]

I just saw the commercial for it. From what I can gather, it seemed like it was a user supported search engine, although I don't get that from the website.

[BradCarroll]

I've found that MSN search will often give me better info than Google will.

I know that when writing about professional topics, MSN sometimes will give more varied results than Google. Last week, one of my Google searches got me four pages' worth of duplicate content--all from the top 10 rankings. And five of the non-dupe rankings were basically rewrites of the other stuff.

MSN provided me with more varied results, for which I was grateful.

I know that Google has the broader superiority but it is not always the best tool for the job--and I'm talking from a user perspective here, not just a marketer's perspective.

I'll be happy if Bing can give Google a little run for its money. G has been the top player for too long now and they've turned into something of a bully. Plus, the people at Microsoft won't give you some b.s. pretense about not being in it for the money.

[Tim45]

Originally Posted by n00b

I just don't understand Microsoft. They saw the success of the iPod and went out and created the Zune, which I have never seen an actual person use, I've only seen the display in stores. Now they see all the success of Google and decide to go out and create a search engine and try to be the best at that, even though they have already failed in the past. Meanwhile, Windows Vista has about the worst reputation I've ever seen for an OS. I don't understand why they don't master their flagship product and then expand from there. Is a secure OS that doesn't crash and isn't easily hacked and exploited really too much to ask from a company that got its start as an OS developer? Oh yeah, I forgot, Microsoft's really in the business of ripping off other people's ideas and marketing them as their own. No originality or standard of excellence. They really remind me of the term "jack of all trades, master of none." It just goes to show that you don't have to be the best to make the most money. People will happily pay for mediocrity even when there is a better option available.

It's very typical that they have billions in their advertising budget. They're all about marketing. It seems like no one over there thinks to put the billions towards developing a superior product that will foster word of mouth advertising which in turn creates a loyal fan base.

Sorry for the rant. I watched Pirates of Silicon Valley again the other day and it always does this to me I guess I just demand excellence from the products I use and the companies I do business with. To me Microsoft is like Wal-Mart, yeah they have the most money, but they also peddle crap.

Right now I think bing is just something new that has a few novelties. It was overshadowed by the Wave announcement and I think once Wave is released it will really kill a lot of the bing buzz. Hopefully Microsoft will get a clue and go back to creating a Windows that people will buy because it's a good product, not because it's all they know and what they use at work.

I could not have said it better myself. When I first looked at the bing.com website, I thought to myself, this is going to flop just like all the other things they have tried.
They really should stick to what they do best and stop trying to step on googles and apples toes.

[AffiliateAfterHrs]

Originally Posted by starfish21

finally google will have competition as Bing from microsoft will give it run for money

Well, they have all the funds in the world to do it.

I have just check it out yesterday and I think its frontpage really looks refreshing. I just hope it can compete better on big G's dominance on the global market now.

[findtips]

Originally Posted by Jon Steel

So at the end of the day - as long as google is happy with our website - other search engines will be too...

Bing has our websites higher than Google under the most important keywords. And these are "big" keywords I tell ya! Of course now I want Bing to succeed.

[findtips]

Originally Posted by n00b

To me Microsoft is like Wal-Mart, yeah they have the most money, but they also peddle crap.

Now if that isn't the quote of the day, I don't know what is! Great post by the way. I think a lot of people share your sentiment.

[shafindezane]

I think bing is great. Definitely a breath of fresh air for advertisers previously stuck with Google bullying.

[tribros]

It's a one year old post though I would agree with you Bing does look promising with some great features. Let's see what future holds for Microsoft.