Bing vs. Google

It's no surprise that Microsoft's Bing is trying to take on Google as the world's best search engine. Most people I talk to love Google. The quick start-up, student-started brilliance-that-is-Google is easily a fan-favorite. Juxtapose Google against the behemuth-that-is-Microsoft, and it's easy to see why most people simply don't want there to be a competitor to Google's fortune and fame.

Don't get me wrong, I too love Google. The multi-colored logo is great (particularly the lower-case "g"), and Google Scholar has become one of my graduate school best friends. So why even think about an alternative to Google? Well, I know little about finance and business, but I hear that competition pushes competitors to new heights. And despite the fact that Microsoft is usually playing catch-up with the true innovators out there, I thought it was worth giving Bing a shot, particularly since it got its official debut on my birthday this year. All of this amidst the recent news that Bing is going to be powering Yahoo! Search, making its entry into the world of search engines particularly noteworthy.

I've been using Bing for about a month now, and I actually like it. I certainly haven't tested everything that Bing has to offer (and there is no Bing Scholar...), but I am committed to giving it another month and then providing a review for you here on my blog. I encourage you to do the same. For one month, try Bing instead of Google, and then give me your thoughts.

To get you started in comparing the two, try www.bing-vs-google.com