When Bing launched a bit over a week ago, we asked our readers via an anonymous poll if they like the new Microsoft search engine.
To my surprise, 70% of the responses said they like the new search engine.
Keep in mind, the index is mostly the same, but the search interface is the major difference, from what I understand. Interface is huge and clearly plays a major roll in relevancy.
Here is the break down of the 120 responses, where I asked, "Do You Like Bing's Search Results?"
:: Yes said 83 respondents or 69%
:: No said 29 respondents or 24%
:: Other... said 8 respondents or 7%
Here are the other answers:
- they're okay i guess
- Does it matter? People won't switch.
- Relevancy of sites returned is still hinky. but there are interesting feautures
- Where's the Sarcastic 'yes' option?
- Generally good, local crap
- It's really the same, nothing new.
- No different than LiveSearch results
- It's OK but not enough to switch
Forum discussion continued at:
- Microsoft To Launch Decision Engine 'Bing' June 3, WebmasterWorld
- Microsoft Unveils Bing - the new search engine, DigitalPoint Forums
- Microsoft’s Bing Vs Google: Head To Head Search Results, Sphinn
- Bing : Micrsoft's new search engine, Search Engine Roundtable Forums
- Microsoft’s Bing Vs Google: Head To Head Search Results, Sphinn
- Will Bing,com be your next Search Engine?, Search Engine Watch Forums
- Live Gone - Now Bing, DigitalPoint Forums
- Live switched to Bing, WebmasterWorld
