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  Daily Search Forum Recap: June 9, 2009

  Posted: June 9th, 2009, 11:00pm CEST by rustybrick

  Tags:  Search Forum Recap  

  Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.

  
  

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  70% Of Our Readers Like Bing

  Posted: June 9th, 2009, 3:58pm CEST by rustybrick

  Tags:  Microsoft MSN Search  

  When Bing launched a bit over a week ago, we asked our readers via an anonymous poll if they like the new Microsoft search engine.

  To my surprise, 70% of the responses said they like the new search engine.

  Keep in mind, the index is mostly the same, but the search interface is the major difference, from what I understand. Interface is huge and clearly plays a major roll in relevancy.

  Here is the break down of the 120 responses, where I asked, "Do You Like Bing's Search Results?"

  :: Yes said 83 respondents or 69%
  :: No said 29 respondents or 24%
  :: Other... said 8 respondents or 7%

  Here are the other answers:

  • they're okay i guess
  • Does it matter? People won't switch.
  • Relevancy of sites returned is still hinky. but there are interesting feautures
  • Where's the Sarcastic 'yes' option?
  • Generally good, local crap
  • It's really the same, nothing new.
  • No different than LiveSearch results
  • It's OK but not enough to switch

  Forum discussion continued at:

  • Microsoft To Launch Decision Engine 'Bing' June 3, WebmasterWorld
  • Microsoft Unveils Bing - the new search engine, DigitalPoint Forums
  • Microsoft’s Bing Vs Google: Head To Head Search Results, Sphinn
  • Bing : Micrsoft's new search engine, Search Engine Roundtable Forums
  • Microsoft’s Bing Vs Google: Head To Head Search Results, Sphinn
  • Will Bing,com be your next Search Engine?, Search Engine Watch Forums
  • Live Gone - Now Bing, DigitalPoint Forums
  • Live switched to Bing, WebmasterWorld