Sunday, February 21, 2010

Search Tools

For this assignment I chose to use Bing. It does not seem much different than Google as far as search results. I think that I prefer Google's clean start page. I found an interesting website that allows you to see both pages side by side: Bing vs. Google.

Five search features that Bing has:
  1. quotation marks around a phrase will make Bing search for the exact phrase
  2. if you type define, then a search term, Bing will find definitons
  3. using OR in a search will combine search terms
  4. using NOT will exclude a term from a search
  5. you can use the categories at the top of Bing to search specific areas like images, shopping items, or videos related to the search term
Overall I just don't like the way Bing looks. I guess it is pretty, but I like a more utilitarian approach to search tools.
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  1. abullockFebruary 28, 2010 at 2:49 PM

    Carri,

    Thanks for your report on Bing. Google is the gold standard it seems but the other search engines are trying to find other niches to compete in. It does look like Bing offers good advanced options to fine tune your search. Well done.

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