Re: [CGUYS] bing vs google

2009-12-30 Thread mike
I hadn't noticed that but it does seem to be the case. I ran a side by side with the vs and then just google alone...almost 1/3 of the google alone search results is blank. So maybe he gave bing more cause it's a busier page. Dunno. On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 9:08 PM, John Duncan Yoyo wrote: > On

Re: [CGUYS] bing vs google

2009-12-30 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 1:12 AM, mike wrote: > How are you surmising intent? > Bing on left fully visible- google mostly hidden on the right. If they wanted to be fair about it they would have given them each a full half screen. > > On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 10:46 PM, John Duncan Yoyo < > johnd

Re: [CGUYS] bing vs google

2009-12-30 Thread Tony B
Since you quoted me, I'll answer. But actually, I didn't say Bing was 'better', only that I've found I use them about equally now. The reason I think is mostly for searches where I'm just not sure of the correct search terms. i.e., when guessing at search terms that might yield good results, I some

Re: [CGUYS] bing vs google

2009-12-30 Thread tjpa
On Dec 30, 2009, at 10:39 AM, Tony B wrote: I keep both Google and Bing in my Firefox search dropdown and these days I use them about equally. But I'm not sure I want to use them both at the same time. In what areas have you found Bing results to be any better than Google? I tried it for shopp

Re: [CGUYS] bing vs google

2009-12-30 Thread Tony B
I keep both Google and Bing in my Firefox search dropdown and these days I use them about equally. But I'm not sure I want to use them both at the same time. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, pri

Re: [CGUYS] bing vs google

2009-12-29 Thread mike
How are you surmising intent? On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 10:46 PM, John Duncan Yoyo wrote: > On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 11:50 PM, mike wrote: > > > Found this as a firefox plug in...in case anyone was interested. > > > > http://bvsg.org/ > > > > It sure leaves me less impressed with Bing. Probably n

Re: [CGUYS] bing vs google

2009-12-29 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 11:50 PM, mike wrote: > Found this as a firefox plug in...in case anyone was interested. > > http://bvsg.org/ > > It sure leaves me less impressed with Bing. Probably not what the creator wanted. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) **

[CGUYS] bing vs google

2009-12-29 Thread mike
Found this as a firefox plug in...in case anyone was interested. http://bvsg.org/ * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.o