Google: We've got cool search, too
Google added a link to this page from its home page, to emphasize tips and tricks for searching Google.
(Credit: Screenshot by Tom Krazit/CNET)Google would like to remind everyone that Bing not the only search engine with neat tricks for displaying results.
Search Engine Land noticed what has to be a clear response to the lookyloos currently kicking the tires of Microsoft's new Bing search engine, which has gained a few points of share in its first two weeks of operation. Underneath the search bar on Google's famously sparse home page, it has inserted a link to a page called "Explore Google Search," which provides tips on how to do all kinds of things with Google, including flight tracking, stock quotes, and weather.
Microsoft has received much well-deserved praise for improving how its search product displays information to the searcher. But it's almost as if Google is saying, "Hey, we do all that already."
As Search Engine Land notes, Google has never really had to market its search technology, which quickly spread word-of-mouth over the last several years to make Google the dominant force in Internet search. Microsoft is sinking a ton of money into promotion for Bing, which could force Google to dip into its own war chest and do more to promote its own search experience.
Tom Krazit writes about the ever-expanding world of Internet search, including Google, Yahoo, online advertising, and portals, as well as the evolution of mobile computing. He has written about traditional PC companies, chip manufacturers, and mobile computers, spending the last three years covering Apple. E-mail Tom. 
And that's what's so attractive about it.
Their home page consists of mostly just their famous logo, and a search box.
And to make a search...that's all I need. :)
People should use the search engine that works best for them, not what hype tells them to do. Try them out and pick one (or all, if you want).
Every time I hear of a new, innovative search engine, I test it out with a few key words, searching for things I know are out there. I test the regular web search, the image search, etc. To this day, Google still returns the best results (for me personally), with Yahoo! in a close second.
But again, that's what works for ME. Your results might be different.
Try it on Bing vs Google vs Yahoo. Don't try in on Wolfram.
The problem with search engines other than Google is that they try to distract you before you start a search. You may find this fluff as a polished experience but the market has spoken: people just want a search box on a plain page.
The initial advertising blitz for Bing is not such a big deal. The way Bing may gain search market share is if it is set as the default search portal on upcoming releases of the world's most used OS. That is what Google might worry about - but even this can be cleaned up in court.
Googlebot 542 hits @ 10 MB
MSNbot 1 hit @ 86 KB
Where is Bing getting data...??
Hasn't that usually been the case? When MS has a "new" product, someone's already been doing it, but wasn't as effective at either making it known or working around lock-in.
- by mt71449 June 18, 2009 7:44 AM PDT
- IMHO I really like Bing search and now use it as default search for my browser. But I still prefer Google... the integration of Google search with Google maps is superb, adds a level of competence to Google searches that Bing will not match anytime soon.
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(12 Comments)For me its Google maps > Bing.com > Google.com