Is Bing the next new verb?
July 12th, 2009 by 
kim
I “google” everything. I “twitter” random quotes. And as the world of technology evolves, new words are making their way into our dictionaries every day. Makes playing Scrabble a bit easier I must say.
But watch out Google, there’s a new search engine in town, Bing.com. And my guess is that Microsoft is hoping “bing” will be the next new verb among our lingo. How long do you predict before Bing.com is the default homepage on PC’s powered with Microsoft’s Internet Explorer? BTW, I just upgraded my IE to 8.0, and I’m not sure I’m liking it.
Back to Bing… I read Todd Crawford’s tweet…
@toddcrawford have you tried this yet? http://bing-vs-google.com/
So, of course I had to try it. Searched my name, my business, my top keywords, yadda yadda. The results were still way better on the Google side, but Bing is still an infant, so I’ll give it some time to mature. Another similiar site is BingandGoogle.com.
The jury’s still out among the big dogs discussing whether or not Bing can dethrone Google…
CNN - Bing vs. Google: Consumers Can’t Tell a Difference (7/11/09)
Mashable – Google vs. Bing: The Blind Taste Test (6/07/09)
NY Times – Bing, the Imitator, Often Goes Google One Better (7/08/09)
PCWorld – Google, Microsoft Invade Enemy Territory: Who Wins? (7/10/09)
TechCrunch – Search Smackdown: Bing Vs. Google (6/02/09)
What you say? “Bing” it on!
Thanks for the recommendation. I’ve...
July 13th, 2009 at 8:57 am
I am yet to try Bing but i must say their marketing is pretty good. Out of habit I just go to Google but you never know, Bing could be the next Google.
July 15th, 2009 at 1:30 am
Bing is being marketing aggressively,but i am sure it will take a long time to
catch Google. Google has already established themselves to be the top
among internet users. So it will be a tough ask for Bing to
overtake Google.
Lyanne
July 17th, 2009 at 2:04 am
Bing is putting so much effort in their marketing just to attain the same achievement of Google. Though it would be a tough job for Bing, the possibility of being popular as Google will always be there.
July 17th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
I think its great, google has taken over the whole market, exept the dating its about time Microsoft did something too..
January 26th, 2010 at 11:51 pm
I don’t think Bing is much of a threat to Google. I guess only time will tell though.