Microsoft’s new Bing search engine was announced on Thursday and should be online and available to the public by the time this article is published. There’s been a lot of speculation about just what Bing is, and also about the implications of Microsoft developing a new type of search engine. Of course, Bing will also inevitably be compared to Google, but that’s really missing the point.
Microsoft Bing: Not a Google Killer, But Quite Useful
The Google Tax?
Anyone who has even remotely been paying attention will realize that Google has made a fortune online. The reasons for Google’s unprecedented success are many, but there has also been a certain amount of luck involved.
What is WolframAlpha? And Should Google be Worried about It?
Every now and then some industrious soul will invent a new type of search engine. But inevitably, any new search engine is compared to Google. Specifically, “Will this one be the Google killer?” WolframAlpha is a new type of search tool that is causing quite a buzz, but the search engine’s creator, Stephen Wolfram, is not interested at all in comparing his software to Google.
Is Google Making the Internet Boring and Predictable?
The charge has been made so many times that it’s beginning to sound like a broken record: Google is too big for its own good.
The latest example of Google’s total online dominance is the lesson learned by Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia. Wale’s “dared” to challenge Google by creating a massive open source search engine, Wiki.com. However noble Wale’s intentions though, it was simply not meant to be, and the project lasted just one year before going under.
Ask.com Still Trying to Reinvent the Search Engine
Even though it appears that Google won the search engine wars years ago, alternatives to The Big G’s dominance online continue to exist. Yahoo search, for example, continues to attract a respectable (if not overwhelming) percentage of the market. But in the contest to design a more perfect search engine, it could be a California-based Ask.com that is the dark horse to win the race.
Google Unveils Insights for Search
Internet marketers are always looking for the next big thing. Having a firm understanding of what the public is searching for online can make or break any Internet business, and now Google is giving marketers a chance to “look behind the veil” and see what’s actually going on in the search engine’s giant database.
Cuil - The World’s Largest Index
Cuil is an ancient Irish word that means “knowledge.” More than that, it’s the latest revolutionary search engine to arrive on the vast shores of the internet. What makes it so different from other search engines is that it sorts out your search results, making it easier for the user to select websites with more relevant content, therefore making the entire research process faster and more efficient.
What is “Cuil,” and Should Google be Afraid of It?
It’s no big secret that Google won the search engine “wars” years ago, right? But if that is true, why are there companies continuing to develop new search engine technology to compete with “the big G?” Basically, it boils down to this: research and development is the lifeblood of the Internet, and technology never stands still. Accordingly, researchers continue to look for new ways to navigate the Web; to make finding information more efficient and user-friendly.
Google Introduces VisualRank Image Recognition Technology
At a conference in Beijing last Thursday, Google representatives announced a brand new technology developed by the company called VisualRank. The new innovation is in essence an algorithm for combining image recognition technology with traditional methods for ranking online images.
Microsoft Losing the Online Search Battle
Even though Microsoft Windows has dominated in PC World for decades now, the company has always had a hard time coming to grips with the Internet, and more specifically, how to monetize their web presence. For example, Microsoft’s “Live Search” has remained a distant third behind Google and Yahoo since its inception. But lately, Microsoft’s share of the search market has been in near-freefall.
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