To Bing or not to Bing? (Hands on)

[tw33k]

same result. no matter what i do it still says "beta".

 

[mxosder16]

same result. no matter what i do it still says "beta".

Are you signed in with a Live ID?

 

[tw33k]

am now and still beta. i was just reading that in australia we still have the beta version. i've seen screenshots of the non-beta but even typing "bing.com" in the address bar gives me the beta. maybe when australia gets the update things will change(?)

edit: i didn't notice that i could change regions. selecting the US fixes the problem.

thanks mate...rep added

 

[mxosder16]

Maybe.
Here is the US page for today...

 

[ambientmf]

But gooling sound like you are doing something fun, i'm gonna bang it sounds like sexual harasment.

One wrong vowel and you're screwed.
...No pun intended.

EDIT: The Canadian page doesn't look too shabby.

 

[garysgold]

Was just watching a movie on Hulu and saw an ad for a hulu special. June 8th at 8pm EDT. A 'Bingathon'. LOL.

Gary

 

[Slimy]

am now and still beta. i was just reading that in australia we still have the beta version. i've seen screenshots of the non-beta but even typing "bing.com" in the address bar gives me the beta. maybe when australia gets the update things will change(?)

edit: i didn't notice that i could change regions. selecting the US fixes the problem.

thanks mate...rep added

I've reproduced the problem, that it doesn't work in Australia. Thanks for posting about this problem, I'm going to try to talk to the Bing team about this today!

edit: Just talked to one of the engineers, she says she'll look into it

 

[Win7User512]

I've reproduced the problem, that it doesn't work in Australia. Thanks for posting about this problem, I'm going to try to talk to the Bing team about this today!

edit: Just talked to one of the engineers, she says she'll look into it

Do you work for MS?

 

[Dark Nova Gamer]

Slimy if you do, you are my new best friend. lol

Bing does seem to be behind a bit when it comes to results, but it was just released so I suppose I can't expect it to be 'perfect'. Other then that its great.

 

[dmex]

It seems all of Microsoft.com is now using Bing for its site searches, that was quick :shock:

 

[Win7User512]

It seems all of Microsoft.com is now using Bing for its site searches, that was quick :shock:

Good way to advertise.

 

[Slimy]

Do you work for MS?

No, I'm an online journalist. See my signature

It seems all of Microsoft.com is now using Bing for its site searches, that was quick :shock:

It's not just Microsoft.com: any Microsoft web property (Windows Live, MSN, etc.) is using it. Basically anything Microsoft that used Live Search is using Bing.

 

[Win7User512]

No, I'm an online journalist. See my signature

Ah, I didn't see that before. I looked at the left side of your post and saw "One Microsoft Way."

 

[r00o9huy]

I allready dislike Bing :sarc:

Somehow it is a marketing fail...

 

[holo88]

whats up with the mountain top fruitiness?
and the little bubbles that pop up, asking you if you want info, on said mountain top fruitiness?

give it time, i suppose. it may make it's mark. (not like Google though)

 

[RellikZephyr]

i was using bing to test it out, i thought ignore hype (good and bad) and have a look

it was going alright until it failed in a BIG way, so now im back to google and prob for good

the said failed search was for some liquid cooling equipment i was looking at buying, namely made by a company called Alphacool

i was going back to the site to check something, and was too lazy (lol) to type full address , .www.alphacool.com/shop., so i just typed it into address bar to search with bing, searched alphacool

and low and behold the first 2, yes 2 pages didnt have the address, search alphacool and bing cant find alphacool.com (i stopped looking after 2 pages and just typed address)

so that has turned me off bing

RellikZephyr

 

[J23]

Liking the Bing

As long time google user (who isn't) I think it is unfair re the "bing is a silly and or crappy name" as I recall the first time I heard some D bag @ *bucks say "I googled it". I actually spit coffee out my nose. So do use some perspective people.
As far as the bing "Descision engine" I really like it. Do not mis google @ all. Still use gmail,docs etc but let's face it. Search needed an over haul re Web 2.5 ish style sheets. I am finding what I need, faster with less effort re how to query with Bing.

So that's my 2 cents worth.
J23

 

[Jacee]

I just put www.alphacool.com/shop into Bing search window and the page opened immediately. I don't understand the problem

You're looking for "The Yellowstone Color Series", right?

 

[Slimy]

i was using bing to test it out, i thought ignore hype (good and bad) and have a look

it was going alright until it failed in a BIG way, so now im back to google and prob for good

the said failed search was for some liquid cooling equipment i was looking at buying, namely made by a company called Alphacool

i was going back to the site to check something, and was too lazy (lol) to type full address , .www.alphacool.com/shop., so i just typed it into address bar to search with bing, searched alphacool

and low and behold the first 2, yes 2 pages didnt have the address, search alphacool and bing cant find alphacool.com (i stopped looking after 2 pages and just typed address)

so that has turned me off bing

RellikZephyr

alphacool - Bing
Works for me. Alphacool.com is the first hit.

 

[pestbest]

Bing really has improved. I started using Bing because it has a slick and easy interface. Even though the search function doesn't work perfectly well compared to google yet, I'm sure they will improve. If Bing continues to improve at this rate, who knows, Bing is the new google.