Blind Search Engine Test
12-Jun, 2009
With all the Interwebs a buzz about Microsoft’s new Bing search engine, Microsoft employee Michael Kordahi has set up a blind search engine test which allows you to see the results from three major search engines. I tried two different search approaches; content about which I am knowledgeable and basically random topics. I won’t even tell you which three are available, but after many searches Bing did not win. The results from a Bing map search were also disappointing. When I searched Bing Maps for “AT&T store Anchorage, AK” several search results included attorneys, because it included the letters “att.” Compare the former results to the same search using Google Maps.
16-Jun, 2009 at 9:45 am
If you searched “bitch slapped” on Bing, would it take you to Google Maps? Man, Anchorage is small. I’ll bet your food doesn’t even spoil by the time you bring it home from the store.