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Bing - Microsoft's New Search Engine

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Real Estate Agent with COMPASS DRE# 01339266

Bing is the new search engine launched by Microsoft touted as the replacement to "Live Search". Bing will therefore become Microsoft's default search.

I use Google and find it quite efficient, so I was curious to see search results on Bing.

At this stage my overall conclusion is that Bing is not superior to Google, except when doing an image serach. (Although when I googled - or binged, as the case may be - images using my own name, Bing returned some totally unrelated images.) Have you binged yourself yet?

Comments(18)

Robert Hammerstein
Christie's International Real Estate - Hillsdale, NJ
Bergen County NJ Real Estate

Stewart  - Yes I have and found similar results on Google as Bing. Some of the image files turned up a little different but still very similar. Just my two cents

Jun 16, 2009 05:04 AM
Brian Brumpton
Keller Williams Boise - Boise, ID
Boise Idaho Real Estate

I haven't bothered to mess around with it yet.  Maybe I'll take a look.  All of them are playing catch up when it comes to Google. 

Jun 16, 2009 05:08 AM
Li Read
Sea to Sky Premier Properties (Salt Spring) - Salt Spring Island, BC
Caring expertise...knowledge for you!

No, but I will go checkit out, later today.   Thanks for the update.  

Jun 16, 2009 05:09 AM
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

I have heard of Bing but not yet done much with it.

Jun 16, 2009 05:11 AM
Regina P. Brown
MBA Broker Consultants - Carlsbad, CA
M.B.A., Broker, Instructor

Stewart, this is my first time hearing about it, I will check it out!  Thanks for posting to our AR Virtual Office group: http://activerain.com/groups/virtualoffice

Jun 16, 2009 05:26 AM
Ken Tracy
Coldwell Banker Residential - Naperville, IL
Helping clients buy and sell since 2005

Hi Stewart.  I have seen Bing but had no clue what it was...

Thanks for explaing,

Ken

Jun 16, 2009 09:08 AM
Spencer Tracy
Century 21 R.A.N. - Mesa, AZ

Thiis is the first I've heard of Bing. I'll have to do a little research and see.Thanks for the info.

Jun 16, 2009 09:14 AM
Steven L. Smith
King of the House Home Inspection, Inc. - Bellingham, WA
Bellingham WA Home Inspector

I have heard of bing but have not tried it. Will do so.

Jun 16, 2009 09:18 AM
TIM MONCRIEF
Tim Monciref - Austin, TX
Over 2,000 homes sold…..

Yes, I did...thanks to you.  I am getting somewhat the same info in different rankings.  I do like the breakdown of sections.  I did like binging my neighborhood on videos....river place austin.  The whole friggin' page is mine.  So, selfishly, I love it.....today.

Jun 16, 2009 09:37 AM
Lenn Harley
Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA
Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

I liked it O.K. at first glance last week.

Today when I looked at "images" I changed my mind.  It opens the images in a new window.  Very awkward.

Jun 16, 2009 09:48 AM
Carl Stars
Sutton Group About Town Realty - Burlington, ON

I binged my self still far better results with google.

Jun 16, 2009 10:01 AM
Monique Combs
Royal Shell Real Estate - Bonita Springs, FL
Royal Shell Real Estate - Monique Combs

Thanks for the info. I read in Bing a while ago. So, I will Bing now!

Jun 16, 2009 12:28 PM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten
HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

I tried it just this morning. The images were totally different from google.  Google found more results and more meaningfull items.

Jun 16, 2009 12:29 PM
Eric Reid
Renaissance Realty Group of Keller Williams Atlanta Partners - Lawrenceville, GA

yea this showed up on my cell phone the other day .. still check it out

Jun 16, 2009 12:31 PM
Suma Kakani
Northern IL Realtor - Keller Williams Success Realty - Prairie View, IL

I heard about bing. But I'm so curious to see msft stock go up because of it's launch. Long back when google went live the stock was in 2 figures and now it is in 3 figures.

Jun 16, 2009 12:41 PM
Heather the Realtor Orlando, Lake Mary
LemonTree Realty - Orlando, FL
First Time Home Buyers, Bank Owned Homes

I wondered what it was and hadnt checked it out yet. Thanks. Our MLS maps now show the word bing over them and I even said tonight I need tosee what that is. Now I know :)

Jun 16, 2009 01:20 PM
Lisa Hill
Florida Property Experts - Daytona Beach, FL
Daytona Beach Real Estate

It never occurred to me to bing myself for images. But then it never occurred to me to Google myself for images either. Now you have my curiosity piqued. I'm going to have to do both.  =)

Jun 16, 2009 01:57 PM
Robert Schwabe
Herron Real Estate - Orange Park, FL
Orange Park Real Estate

Stewart - I think I'm going to stick with Google. I know what to expect from Google and I'm comfortable with using it.

Jun 16, 2009 02:31 PM