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  • @mikeyoung00
    @mikeyoung00 Год назад +1238

    I think the thing that helped Google dominate the search engine business is its simplicity. Just a logo, a search bar, and maybe a few of those frequent link icons. All on a white background. No scroll bars, no app icons, no links to today's news, etc. Google never tried to be a portal like Bing or Yahoo, yet I bet a majority of users have Google as their default home page. Microsoft and Yahoo still don't get it. It's not about what's under the covers. It's about the first thing you see.

    • @washingtonradio
      @washingtonradio Год назад +141

      Google is a simple search engine not a portal. When most are searching, they want to search not be bombarded by other stuff.

    • @eatatjoes6751
      @eatatjoes6751 Год назад +17

      I've got Ecosia as my homepage and it's just as efficient.

    • @mikekz4489
      @mikekz4489 Год назад +31

      Bing is still not as bad as their Edge web browser. It was my default browser at work to start, after we got a system upgrade, but I copied all my links and went back to Chrome. Microsoft Edge is 98% clickbait when you open a new tab.

    • @frankieJE2
      @frankieJE2 Год назад +11

      Well I don't know about Yahoo but Bing has gotten really simpler. From don't know what's going on with the old Edge Bing to pretty on par with Google, emphasis on pretty.
      Plus the news side of Bing is really better than Google's news side. Also Bing has it in for itself with customization vs Google.

    • @EnbyWithAPhone
      @EnbyWithAPhone Год назад +12

      I think bings generative search tool is incredibly helpful, I’ve been switching between bard from Google and bings chat function and just found that (outside of searching for things on RUclips) Bing searches are just simply better answers. I work with tech and have to troubleshoot things regularly, so having a tool that I can use to help me troubleshoot issues has been a huge timesaver

  • @SeanLamb-I-Am
    @SeanLamb-I-Am Год назад +264

    One of the big reasons for Google's adoption in the early days was its exceptionally streamlined user interface. Google was the first search page that showed the search results and only the search results on the page. They didn't have a ton of ads or GIFs all over the page. It was clean. It worked.

    • @jliller
      @jliller 11 месяцев назад +5

      I worked at the reference desk at a public library in the early 2000s. Everyone there ended up using Google because we simply found it superior to all the others.

    • @maxjames00077
      @maxjames00077 11 месяцев назад +3

      It's still clean! I tried bing the other day and damn so much unneccesary info

    • @TDBanimefan
      @TDBanimefan 5 месяцев назад

      They are changing that with their drop-down and sponsored results.

  • @gravelstudios
    @gravelstudios Год назад +180

    I work in tech, and I find that if I need to get Microsoft specific information (such as researching obscure Windows features, etc.) Bing is more likely to give me the info I need.

    • @-M_F-
      @-M_F- Год назад +28

      I do the same thing, Google has a bad tendency to direct me to dead reddit posts or random forums where I have to sift around for my answer, where Bing usually just plants the information up at the top like "Hey dummy, do this."

    • @GregNixon
      @GregNixon Год назад +7

      Huh, I found the opposite to be true at times. Like if I wanted to download a Microsoft app or iso, Bing would seem to show me anything but, and Google's first result would be the Microsoft site download page of whatever I was looking for.

    • @aztracker1
      @aztracker1 Год назад +3

      Interesting. I mostly work on development that will be deployed to SaaS,. Docker,.etc and have found the opposite to be true. Even when working in C#

    • @TheGeoDaddy
      @TheGeoDaddy Год назад

      Seriously? Comparing MICROSOFT to GOOGLE is like comparing “republicans” vs “democrats” when it comes down to digitizing dollars to bankrupt the country - in fact - both Globalist Corporations “curate” (CENSOR!) search results to push the narrative of the corporate/government symbiot! And we found out that DuckDuck was drawing from the plan when they too started pushing the “Ukraine war” searches to favor the country that paid $5 million to the Bidens so they could get BILLION$$$ of taxpayer’s confiscated income… GET REAL! FOLLOW THE MONEY!

    • @ethancbaker2002
      @ethancbaker2002 5 месяцев назад

      I can’t believe you admitted to using bing

  • @rickyspanish4792
    @rickyspanish4792 Год назад +63

    Actually, I wouldn't write off "Bing with AI" all too fast. They do have a qualitative advantage, that may change the game over the next few months. Also, I noticed people have started to talk more negatively about the quality of Google's search results recently. They seem to focus more on making their search product better for the advertisers, but less so for the consumers, and in combination with Microsoft's AI advantage, that may yet prove to be a costly mistake.

    • @mattyt1961
      @mattyt1961 Год назад +1

      As someone who works in marketing and a lot of that through paid search, it isn't improving things for advertisers unless you have deep deep pockets.
      It is making it better for Google to take money from businesses though

    • @Andres_Acosta
      @Andres_Acosta Год назад

      Lol you haven’t tried google sge, google has never been more convenient to use. I’m willing to bet the one with the market share will keep the lead.

    • @blixten2928
      @blixten2928 11 месяцев назад +2

      @@mattyt1961 Well that figures. Google looks out for itself; platforms (see: Amazon) rip off both customers and sellers.

    • @solasoul33
      @solasoul33 9 месяцев назад +1

      I agree. I personally like both the key point I love about Bing with AI a search engine that can also become a browser for just light browsing and downloading stuff as well. Has one of the best layouts as well. Google as someone said is usually the default on most phones but the key is also a perfect blend of both

    • @Dani-kq6qq
      @Dani-kq6qq Месяц назад

      10 months later, nothing has changed, google search still growing userbase and bing still sucks

  • @youngbubbiesclub2848
    @youngbubbiesclub2848 Год назад +731

    At this point, it is Google's game to lose. For a few years, searches have been getting worse and worse. The first page or two or three are just sponsored links, and then you only get the most standard links to wikipedia or reddit. The search engine is decaying and it is leaving room for someone to step in and take marketshare from them.

    • @nathanbond8165
      @nathanbond8165 Год назад +85

      Clearly their strategy is there becoming less of a internet search engine and more of a product and Advertiser for companies that pay them for ad space so in a way they're becoming more and more just a billboard

    • @nathanbond8165
      @nathanbond8165 Год назад +66

      You know the other thing I find perplexing about Google search engine if you search for a certain title or a movie and at the bottom of the page it'll say like Google found 100,000 then why is it by the time you get to the third page they just start repeating the same websites from the first page and if you go any Pages beyond that the pages that are displayed to you are not even close to relevant to what you're searching for

    • @clashwithkeen
      @clashwithkeen Год назад +37

      true, I miss the old google. It's why I mainly use duck duck go these days.

    • @alfsleftnut9224
      @alfsleftnut9224 Год назад

      @@nathanbond8165 Yup the irony is that by doing something that, assumably, makes them more money, they are killing them selves

    • @orionssfl9491
      @orionssfl9491 Год назад +18

      tbf a lot of the things I google I prefer the wiki or the reddit pages, and I'm sure so do a lot of people, which is why those links show up first

  • @astrailiaous_Sempticreed
    @astrailiaous_Sempticreed Год назад +93

    If bing disabled safe search from the start, a lot more of its searches would be more accurate.

    • @astrailiaous_Sempticreed
      @astrailiaous_Sempticreed Год назад

      @@Windows98R I don't have to for google

    • @ACoolKidsProduction
      @ACoolKidsProduction Год назад +9

      Gotta disagree, I left it off once and then searched for something mundane a few days later. My eyes were seared by horrifying Rule 34 stuff of the mundane thing I searched for. Seems that Bing thinks that content filer off = you must be looking for porn.

    • @astrailiaous_Sempticreed
      @astrailiaous_Sempticreed Год назад +1

      @@ACoolKidsProduction uh... What do you disagree with?

    • @ACoolKidsProduction
      @ACoolKidsProduction Год назад +1

      @@astrailiaous_Sempticreed I disagree with SafeSearch being off by default after the experience I talked about in my previous comment.

    • @astrailiaous_Sempticreed
      @astrailiaous_Sempticreed Год назад

      @@ACoolKidsProduction okay, but the trade off is inaccurate search results. The nsfw is just the casualty when it comes to better search results from bing.

  • @codyprine1140
    @codyprine1140 Год назад +47

    In the late 90s, Yahoo was my go-to search engine, but after Google launched, I migrated to them and have not thought much about the others since.

    • @jimtaylor294
      @jimtaylor294 11 месяцев назад +1

      Tis worth considering others, particularly DuckDuckGo.

    • @Aviator315
      @Aviator315 Месяц назад

      bing

  • @sonoftheredfox
    @sonoftheredfox Год назад +99

    I loved having multiple search engines to choose from back in the day. It was cool seeing all the different ones mentioned, and I know that I used every single one of them at one time or another, especially, Altavista, Excite, and AskJeeves. Their different approaches to searching gave different result sets that actually made it easier to find information, at least from my experience.

    • @AC-ih7jc
      @AC-ih7jc Год назад +3

      Let us not forget Metacrawler and Dogpile!

    • @shoppertattoo
      @shoppertattoo Год назад +5

      I miss Jeeves 😢

    • @nko3210
      @nko3210 Год назад +3

      And Hotbot!

  • @Multiverse_Threat
    @Multiverse_Threat Год назад +843

    Personally i like using bing just to get microsoft rewards

    • @Tiger9194
      @Tiger9194 Год назад +23

      Same here

    • @yamil8003
      @yamil8003 Год назад +82

      Nothing beats free/discounted food. 👍

    • @willissudweeks1050
      @willissudweeks1050 Год назад +63

      @@yamil8003 A good search engine does haha

    • @DeskOfDean
      @DeskOfDean Год назад +7

      ​@@yamil8003seed oils

    • @omarrp14
      @omarrp14 Год назад +97

      Bing used to be my primary search engine because they give gift cards if you do enough searches but then I became old enough to get a job

  • @lucypalacios5090
    @lucypalacios5090 Год назад +21

    There’s something so comforting about a Company Man video. Can’t explain it 🥰

    • @oosha2000
      @oosha2000 11 месяцев назад +2

      Indeed

    • @robertb.7772
      @robertb.7772 9 месяцев назад +1

      I think it has something to do with how he talks. There's nothing pretentious about it, he doesn't pretend to have all the answers, he's just some dude who researched some stuff and shows it to us.

  • @dilbertc1
    @dilbertc1 Год назад +34

    It also helped Google that Chrome became the dominate browser and, by default, Google search. I think the only things helping Bing is that it is embedded in Windows search and that the new Edge is good enough as the inbox browser in Win10/11. I recall attending a few Microsoft sponsored events and the speakers would often joke about having to say Bing so many times and not call the new Edge by other names like MS Chrome or Edgium.

    • @jliller
      @jliller 11 месяцев назад +1

      And Google Chrome is the default OS for Android phones.

    • @JohnFourtyTwo
      @JohnFourtyTwo 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@jlillerChrome is just the updated version of Steel which was the Android browser before Google bought it.

  • @veronica944
    @veronica944 Год назад +40

    I’ve used bing a couple of times and I don’t know if I noticed a significant difference from Google. I think the problem is that Google is the default on my safari browsers (like if I type in the address bar it uses google) and I’ve always been too lazy to switch things lol

    • @aztracker1
      @aztracker1 Год назад +1

      It really depends on what you're looking for. I know for programming questions, Google does better.
      I would presume similar for other niche topics. I do know a lot of people have tried Bing. Especially for rewards and product searches. The Google results for product searches is often just bad. Not to mention way too many paid results in the mix. When it was two or so and especially when they were in the side I didn't mind so much.

    • @iannwrd
      @iannwrd 11 месяцев назад +2

      yea me too..i just reset my laptop and my default search engine is bing now...but not gonna lie bing is actually fun...i can customize almost everything since it has too many icons and i hate those icons idk why

  • @Queleb1
    @Queleb1 Год назад +120

    12:35 I was one of the people who switched from google to bing (and even chrome to edge) and I've actually liked it so far - Bing search (and bing image creator) are super cool and useful for me, although I'm not sure if it's quite enough to pull a large portion of people over.

    • @rodneydsouza2454
      @rodneydsouza2454 Год назад +18

      edge is way superior to chrome imho, firefox is pretty good too.

    • @SimuLord
      @SimuLord Год назад +14

      Microsoft buying the company behind ChatGPT is going to have interesting implications for those tools.

    • @kennethclark4230
      @kennethclark4230 Год назад +8

      bing constantly enables itself as my search engine and i hate it, acts like a virus.

    • @blingbling574
      @blingbling574 Год назад +8

      Bing is better for searching for porn.

    • @drdarkeny
      @drdarkeny Год назад +5

      @@blingbling574 - exactly! I can always tell when I've stumbled on Bing by mistake because all my search queries turn out to be for porn....
      "The Number One Search Engine For Porn" is Bullyboi Ballmer legacy. 🤣🤣🤣

  • @Square_Peg
    @Square_Peg Год назад +99

    I've been using Google for much longer than Bing so it is what I keep using. I also have my Google accounts all set up the way I want them and use many other Google products. I also have an Android phone and my search history is synchronized across my devices which can be helpful. The only thing I ever use Bing for is reverse image searches as an additional check with doing it using Google or Tineye and I also use Bing for, well, um, adult stuff. They seem to hide less of what I'm looking for when doing those searches.

    • @SimuLord
      @SimuLord Год назад +6

      Plus, since I'm the same way, I figure it's probably better for one super-sized tech company to have all my data than for a bunch of them to.
      OK, 3 tech companies...Google, plus Amazon and Valve.

    • @colfchan
      @colfchan Год назад +22

      Nice to see that u use Bing for adult stuff like banking online. Maybe that’s where Microsoft can finds its niche😂😂

    • @SharpAssKnittingNeedles
      @SharpAssKnittingNeedles Год назад +8

      Huh, gonna have to try bing next time I'm looking for adult stuff 🤔 thank you for the tip, fellow internet stranger!

    • @SharpAssKnittingNeedles
      @SharpAssKnittingNeedles Год назад +1

      @@JacksonOfTheJerry looking for the opposite of milf pics myself, but can report that Bing finds shit that Google doesn't 😂 pretty eye-opening! Fresh adult content is always nice!

    • @oosha2000
      @oosha2000 11 месяцев назад

      Does anything beat daily bing photos ? They're pretty.

  • @moechinatsu
    @moechinatsu Год назад +5

    Recently I like using Bing, especially Bing Chat. Google search result sometimes doesnt really answer my search, because the top result is just good at seo and then full of unimportant stuff. Say, you want to search for a recipe. With Bing Chat it will give you the recipe, but Google top result will have full page of some random story (and ads) and then at the bottom you will find the recipes

  • @satelliteprime
    @satelliteprime Год назад +32

    As a former Bing user due to Bing Rewards (and Google user before that), I actually use Presearch nowadays because it's modular - letting me search individual sites or engines - Google and Bing included, with a single click and more accurately than Google's advanced search - it's also really simple to pick which site searches I want on the list. But the Presearch results themselves are usually best for me. I personally thing the accuracy of Google results has gone down in recent years in various places - but their image search is still the best one to me. Reverse image search is *especially* convenient.

    • @NoName-ik2du
      @NoName-ik2du Год назад +1

      TinEye has always been my favorite reverse image search. As far as I know they were the first to the party, launching their site about fifteen years ago. Their algorithm is by far the best. Their only downside is they don't have the sheer brute force resources that Google has for crawling the web, so their results often contain dead links in addition to current results.
      Yandex comes in second. Though I've noticed their reverse image search seems to lean heavily into facial recognition. If there's a person in the photo you're searching, Yandex will try its hardest to find other photos with that person in it. Fairly neat...if not a bit unsettling. They're a Russian company, which may or may not bother some people.
      Google's reverse image search has always seemed half-baked to me (especially after the latest update to it that tries to identify products in the photos to direct you to online stores, which seems to have crippled it more than anything). It doesn't do a good job of finding other variations/aspect ratios of the same image, and seems to _force_ a keyword search into the results, which skews what is shown. Still a useful tool, but not nearly as good as some of the competition.

    • @ACoolKidsProduction
      @ACoolKidsProduction Год назад

      @@NoName-ik2du Yeah, Google Reverse Image Search seems to be for finding the name of what you're looking for. TinEye is still better at finding where the image itself can be found online, which is usually what I want.

    • @Kinglioncrown
      @Kinglioncrown Год назад

      interesting

  • @Eastsid3
    @Eastsid3 Год назад +65

    People ignore Bing but if you haven't tried it's image search, Ai or rewards, you're missing out.

    • @ravitejaknts
      @ravitejaknts Год назад +1

      Tried all 3. Yes they are amazing. But no need it. Bard and ChatGPT are available. Image search is just good with UI. I don't need rewards.

    • @Jose04537
      @Jose04537 Год назад +8

      Yandex or SauceNAO reverse image search is far superior than the one of Google or Bing.

    • @HowManySmall
      @HowManySmall Год назад +3

      Yandex search is terrifying and should not be as good as it is.

    • @ravitejaknts
      @ravitejaknts Год назад

      @@Jose04537 But Google and Bing intentionally avoided such functionality. That's a very bad tech to be out there just like that.

    • @Jose04537
      @Jose04537 Год назад +1

      @@ravitejaknts It actually helps you to detect doctored or stolen photos by scammers or identity thieves.

  • @gilolaes4725
    @gilolaes4725 Год назад +79

    Bing literally pays you in gift cards to use it.
    It's certainly worse than Google, but in terms of overall value I prefer it.

    • @Crazytomm
      @Crazytomm Год назад +3

      Same here. I've got like 400$ in amazon gift cards off them

    • @kamX-rz4uy
      @kamX-rz4uy Год назад +4

      I find it to be better than Google so win-win

  • @zephaniahgreenwell8151
    @zephaniahgreenwell8151 Год назад +7

    The new Bing Chat feature is fantastic. It doesn't replace Google, but it does things that Google cannot.

    • @LalosSaw
      @LalosSaw Год назад +1

      For me it has replaced google in many ways. I find myself opening google to search for something just because I'm used to for so many years and after 2 or 3 pages that I open I still can't find what I'm looking for, then I remember that I have Bing Ai and in one question I get the info I wanted.

  • @lukasfranca1292
    @lukasfranca1292 Год назад +4

    I tried to use Bing because sometimes Google didn't find what I was looking for (and I ended up finding it on Bing), but I ended up going back to Google because, while on Google I just needed to use Bing once in a while to find something, on Bing I had to Google something all the time, and I ended up going back. Today I only use Bing if I can't find something on Google, and occasionally for adult content and reverse image. I also think the ChatGpt + Google combination is much better than BingGPT

  • @Markimark151
    @Markimark151 Год назад +109

    Even though I prefer Google for most searches, I like Bing as an alternative search engine and I find more useful information that Google doesn’t have! I’m glad that Bing and Yahoo exists as rivals to Google, because I can’t stand monopolies in web search engines! Competition helps innovation online!

    • @ReddoFreddo
      @ReddoFreddo Год назад +2

      Does Yahoo search still exist?? I thought the only thing Yahoo still did was news reporting.

    • @redwarrior4226
      @redwarrior4226 Год назад +7

      My thoughts exactly. The mere existence of Bing and Yahoo is necessary in my opinion. If they didn't exist, it's possible Google may have made changes to their search engine that end up being anti-consumer, intentional or otherwise.
      The possibility of Bing and the others getting market share and users from any potential bad decisions on the part of Google helps keep Google honest and at its best

    • @Markimark151
      @Markimark151 Год назад +3

      @@ReddoFreddo they still exist, they’re just not the same company anymore, they’ve been sold off years ago!

    • @Markimark151
      @Markimark151 Год назад +5

      @@redwarrior4226 especially when Google has made bad decisions in recent years with their censorship policies, I’ve used Bing and yahoo for months to search uncensored articles, this is why competition helps creative freedom!

    • @noseboop4354
      @noseboop4354 Год назад +8

      @@ReddoFreddo Yahoo is actually still very big in Japan and a few other countries. However, their search engine ceased being independent a long time ago, now they mostly use a combination of Bing and Google to provide results.

  • @Gavanater7
    @Gavanater7 Год назад +16

    I like the old Bing memes how Bing search results were literal and kinda dark and humorous. I also like modern Bing AI integration it personally drew me away from Google. Microsoft seems to innovate more than Google. Bing is slower though compared to Google especially on slow wifi or sketchy mobile data regions. I don't like how crowded Bing is with news and bloat pop ups but I can customize it to make it more minimalist. I like the Bing rewards. The switch to Bing has been nice and smooth especially since they are both chromium based. Google is more refined but I feel Bing is more innovative. I recommend you give it a try

  • @WillSmith-wg4hs
    @WillSmith-wg4hs Год назад +24

    I started using Duck Duck Go for privacy reasons. As a search engine I find it works pretty well but I still find myself using google when looking up business addresses and phone numbers as the results are easier to see and intuitive to automatically dial on a smart phone. Otherwise I’m kinda tired of being tracked everywhere on the internet. Whether Duck Duck Go stays the leader in that market I think more people are becoming more mindful of online privacy and Google and Microsoft are some of the worse in the industry when it comes to sharing and collecting data on its user base.

    • @hamtaro126
      @hamtaro126 11 месяцев назад

      More the reason of using DDG, Just like BING, A great alternative to google!!!
      Do not like google search? Start with studying, and looking into a Alternative Search engine that suits you, Choose wisely!!!
      a grand PSA, By Hamtaro126!!!

    • @maxjames00077
      @maxjames00077 11 месяцев назад +1

      That's how the internet is build. What do we even lose on this 'being tracked'? All we get is relevant ads... and in return we get amazing products for free. I just don't understand why people bother with this.

    • @WillSmith-wg4hs
      @WillSmith-wg4hs 11 месяцев назад +6

      @@maxjames00077 A) Because I don't even want ads, even for things I care about, and B) Privacy. I don't want my search history stored because it is nobodies business. Nobody should have to justify as to why their search history should remain private.

    • @GregTheRushFan
      @GregTheRushFan 11 месяцев назад +4

      yeah, I don't want maternity ads showing up EVERYWHERE on the internet after I call my girl "Baby" near my android phone!

    • @maxjames00077
      @maxjames00077 11 месяцев назад +2

      @@WillSmith-wg4hs its not about whether you have to justify it or not. No one is obligated to use the products of Google, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft etc etc. I just don't understand why you care. Privacy, I got that from your first comment too. But why? What do you lose? Is there some specific? Or just don't like the feeling of a company having a record of you when you searched for the last recipe for a dinner? I'm genuinely interested in what this is. Google being a million times better than duck duck, why would one not use a search engine or products that make your life easier. I assume you have close to no apps on your phone and definitely not an android phone?

  • @Cyber_kumo
    @Cyber_kumo Год назад +22

    I remember when MSN search became Bing, Microsoft did a Bing vs Google ad campaign website where you do 5 web searches with 2 different results from both search engines and you have to choose which results you liked better. I decided to try it with some more obscure anime stuff and the results were Google giving better results 3 out of 5 times.

    • @Henrix1998
      @Henrix1998 Год назад

      This is literally in the video

    • @KyleReeseCel2029
      @KyleReeseCel2029 Год назад

      Yahoo has always been better than google trying to find more specific information.

  • @BurstInfinity
    @BurstInfinity Год назад +50

    I've noticed that duck duck go has better results than bing and pretty similar ones to google which is a great alternative since google has too many ads where I have to scroll to get to the first actual result. If I have something specific, bing chat with gpt4 is great because it keeps context so its much easier to specify what you want

    • @paper_gem
      @paper_gem Год назад +1

      DDG is just a shell search-engine.

    • @A_man_not_your_man
      @A_man_not_your_man Год назад +4

      DDG has better results but they admitted that they store and sell user data, which defeats the sole purpose they were founded on and lost them a lot of support

  • @FSAPOJake
    @FSAPOJake Год назад +46

    I use Bing just for the Microsoft Rewards points which basically pays for half of my Gamepass cost. I don't find the results to be any worse than Google. Hell, there used to be times I searched on Google and would have to switch to Bing to find better results.

    • @champsammy13
      @champsammy13 Год назад +3

      I am team whoever gives better results for self deletion.

    • @tehjamerz
      @tehjamerz Год назад +2

      ​@@champsammy13 neither... nobody deletes. They mark it as "deleted"

  • @beanis8624
    @beanis8624 Год назад +11

    I have not used google in years. Mostly because of personal issues with the company. Bing works fine for me and the AI is pretty cool.

  • @yo.adrian
    @yo.adrian 9 месяцев назад +1

    In the TV show "Hawaii Five-0", I just remember how off the character named Chin Ho Kelly sounded when he said "Bing it" when his cousin asked about an art piece.
    That show had a lot of Microsoft product placements.

  • @zojirushi1
    @zojirushi1 Год назад +7

    Can you do a video on Barnes and Noble since you did one on Borders?

  • @D3D3D
    @D3D3D Год назад +7

    Please do the Rise, Fall and Rise Again of Capcom.

  • @blixten2928
    @blixten2928 11 месяцев назад

    Fun to listen to, as a description rather than an explanation. A beautiful voice and enunciation!

  • @61rampy65
    @61rampy65 Год назад +6

    I was a die-hard Yahoo user for years. Around 2010 or so, I found that Yahoo seemed to be deteriorating, so I tried Google. I now use Google quite a bit, haven't been to Yahoo in years, and I often use Google to google Bing. I hope that made sense.

  • @DSLightning21
    @DSLightning21 Год назад +6

    I still remember the AltaVista commercials that typed in full question sentences as search queries, lol.
    But yeah, "google" is a verb; no one says "I'll bing it". 😉

    • @simontay4851
      @simontay4851 Год назад

      Exactly! No one says that. The name Bing sounds stupid even just on it's own, even worse as a verb. Its as if a little child made it up.

  • @FabioGnecco
    @FabioGnecco Год назад +13

    Duckduckgo for the win !

  • @caturdaynite7217
    @caturdaynite7217 Год назад +4

    I am watching this on a laptop running Ubuntu and I use Firefox as a browser. For business searches I use Google. For personal stuff I use Duck Duck Go. My first computer didn't have a mouse or a GUI. It didn't even have a hard drive, everything ran on 5.25" floppy disks. How far we have come in 35 years. Now you can carry a computer in your pocket and everyone has a camera on them at all times.

  • @ugosmith7529
    @ugosmith7529 Год назад +4

    Google has essentially become a monopoly and their search engine suffers for it. The amount of ads or "sponsored" results is just getting ridiculous and extremely intrusive.
    They went from wanting to redirect people to the most appropriate website to attempting to keep people on google as much as possible through all their in page widgets/tools. In a lot of instance, you get the information from X website but since you didn't click on the actual link they get none of the traffic as you only ever interacted with google. Those websites are doing all the legwork but google gets all the benefits

  • @temporalmouse887
    @temporalmouse887 Год назад +11

    The tide is starting to turn for Google though. After years of using google search exclusively, I switched to bing for work a few months ago. Google search result quality has steadily declined while Bing has improved. The addition of AI integration tipped the scale both for me an a lot of people I know. Even for non-work personal use I've been using Bing more and more, something that would have been unthinkable a year ago.

  • @RainbowAceOfSpades
    @RainbowAceOfSpades Год назад +6

    Would be cool to see a video on Chinese internet companies like Baidu, Alibaba, Wish, Weibo, WeChat etc.

    • @wlot28
      @wlot28 11 месяцев назад

      Temu

  • @debatablefootballopinions
    @debatablefootballopinions Год назад +1

    Request for a video: Voodoo Doughnuts.
    They’re a donut shop with only 17 locations nationwide but they’re quite bizarre. They’re somehow open 24/7 despite only selling donuts but they also have their own merch and a quite bizarre aesthetic. Could be the beginning of a big chain.

  • @teekev125
    @teekev125 Год назад +6

    After watching this video and just for fun I changed the default search engine on my Google Chromebook using Chrome to use Bing. I do use Microsoft 365 Online with my Chromebook so the Google is not getting all my money.
    Mike, as usual, another great thought-provoking video

    • @miguelzurita3216
      @miguelzurita3216 Год назад

      I use Firefox and OperaGx as webbrowsers but ibdont care if Google is the search engine that im using most of the time im on RUclips anyway

  • @jeantelromainjr3912
    @jeantelromainjr3912 Год назад +21

    This is hilarious. A co-worker of mine was trying to use Bing to search for something while at work, but got frustrated because of some glitch that happened while he was making the search. This was like 20 minutes before I knew this video was uploaded 😂

    • @valdvald5896
      @valdvald5896 Год назад

      This is funny.
      For what it is, I've never had a problem with Bing, but at some point in the past day or two, Bing just stopped working for me.
      An interesting shared experience XD
      Must have been a gremlin

  • @DanLoftusIII
    @DanLoftusIII Год назад +6

    I've been I've been using Google far longer than Bing every now and again I tried Bing for a short period of time before falling back into the habit of just googling it. It's just a hard habit to break not using Google

  • @jpgr8937
    @jpgr8937 Год назад +1

    This video comes in at the perfect as I've switched over to using Bing and Edge as my main browser and search bar.

  • @RichJordan3
    @RichJordan3 Год назад

    Great video. Being a teen in the 90s i forgot those old searches. Only thing you missed is Ned from Groundhog day, "Bing"

  • @humphreybohopa677
    @humphreybohopa677 Год назад +5

    I like Bing actually the latest browsers have been really user friendly my main gripe are the search results...I think if I live in the US it would be perfect but for elsewhere in the world Google still has it

  • @_iso_553
    @_iso_553 Год назад +3

    The only time I use a search engine that isn't google is for reverse image search (yandex or bing) or if I suspect google's results are censored or manipulated which they usually are.

  • @DesmondErvin
    @DesmondErvin Год назад +1

    Keep adding great companies. Thanks

  • @prettypic444
    @prettypic444 Год назад +1

    Fun Fact: my brother in law worked for Microsoft in the bing content department (basically checking to see that no uncensored NSFW pics/terms came up in general search). he uses google

  • @donaldhosford5194
    @donaldhosford5194 Год назад +28

    When Bing first came out, every time I tried Bing - It would take over my browser and make me use it. Always seemed like a hassle to switch it back. Avoided Bing after that. Google always played nice with my browser choices. I do use Chrome. My current favorite browser.

    • @texasscifi3431
      @texasscifi3431 Год назад +1

      Yahoo recently hijacked my chrome and hasn't given it back. I went to brave browser so I can chose the search engine easier.

    • @felciajacintha6613
      @felciajacintha6613 Год назад +2

      If u like chrome , you will love brave browser . Ad block , higher privacy and anonymity . Uses lesser Ram and is faster than chrome .

    • @amaze2n
      @amaze2n 11 месяцев назад

      @@felciajacintha6613 switched from chrome to brave in 2020, never looked back. Chrome isn't even installed on any of my PCs.

  • @BatmanisBatman
    @BatmanisBatman Год назад +11

    Bing is the best for porn
    Google is the best for everything else.

  • @katenoone6296
    @katenoone6296 Год назад

    This is wild! I was just thinking about those old bing commercials from when they first launched.

  • @MusicGameFinatic999
    @MusicGameFinatic999 Год назад

    I like this type of content, keep it coming mike!

  • @shadowninja6689
    @shadowninja6689 Год назад +18

    I switched to Bing ever since Bing Chat came out, and haven't regretted it. Microsoft easily has Google beat at AI bots. And the search results are just as good I find.

    • @Andres_Acosta
      @Andres_Acosta Год назад

      Lol since launching their AI tool Microsoft has LOST more market share. Meanwhile google has gained more and their sge will 100% catch on bc they have the users and it’s a good tool. Bard is also free and comparable to chatgpt 3.5, give a few more months it’ll be good as 4 and free with all the users and the eco system. But sure Microsoft beat google lmaooo also fyi Microsoft had to buy their way into this tech, i wouldn’t bet agains the company who invented their own shit and their competitors shit.

    • @LalosSaw
      @LalosSaw Год назад

      Same here. I can find everything I need faster and more accurately.

  • @deanryanmartin
    @deanryanmartin Год назад +6

    The competition gets healthier between Google and Microsoft. Google soars high but I love the evolution of Microsoft, specifically their internet services. I love their growth from Internet Explorer to Edge as browsers and from MSN Search to bing as search engines. The inclusion of Bing Chat in Edge is a brilliant idea!

  • @Raja-bz4yw
    @Raja-bz4yw 9 месяцев назад +1

    You just made me feel old . I remember using askJeeves during school. We didn't ever use Google probably until middle school.

  • @BugsyFoga
    @BugsyFoga Год назад +2

    Crazy to think it’s been like a decade since I’ve even used bing legitimately.

  • @NO-TRUCKS-GIVEN
    @NO-TRUCKS-GIVEN Год назад +4

    I love " company man " 😊

  • @MrAssChapman
    @MrAssChapman Год назад +3

    Google search is in deep decline. The search results went from a genuine meritocracy to being curated not just by money, but by personal political and social biases.

  • @smonelh
    @smonelh 10 месяцев назад +1

    Bing was the default search engines for all military formatted computers. That’s probably the main reason it has stayed alive.

  • @editorick
    @editorick Год назад

    I remember using Excite's free internet in the early days of dial-up. It had a window that had to stay open that served ads and used most of your free bandwidth.

  • @MrMagnaFarce
    @MrMagnaFarce Год назад +14

    I feel like Google searches have gotten worse and worse over the years. I switched over to Bing five or six years ago after I had a really good experience finding a website which sold an obscure old video game peripheral which didn't show up in the Google search I had done first. Was able to purchase some productive software using the Microsoft Rewards I got from using Bing, too. Now I avoid using both Google and Bing if I can and instead use Ecosia, Presearch, and Yandex.

    • @grooty709
      @grooty709 Год назад

      Yandex is not that much better than Google and Bing

    • @MrMagnaFarce
      @MrMagnaFarce Год назад +1

      @@grooty709 It is for reverse image search. That's pretty much the only thing I use it for. I certainly don't trust it for my regular search engine.

    • @runrafarunthebestintheworld
      @runrafarunthebestintheworld Год назад

      Duckduckgo is much better.

    • @TheOtherBill
      @TheOtherBill Год назад +1

      @@runrafarunthebestintheworld DDG seems to mostly be using Bing results. Compare & see.

    • @Experiment-ig8iq
      @Experiment-ig8iq Год назад

      I switched over to Brave search a little while back. For the most part it returns good results.

  • @PopcornLover200
    @PopcornLover200 Год назад +17

    The chatGPT AI thing totally got me to switch to bing
    What an awesome feature when Google bard isn’t as mature and restricted to beta access

    • @Andres_Acosta
      @Andres_Acosta Год назад +1

      Google sage made google the superior search engine imo, so far using it i never had to click on any links it usually got the info i needed.

  • @Lilbuptown
    @Lilbuptown Год назад

    BRO I used to watch your channel all the time in 2021
    Ima binge all your videos now

  • @joelpww
    @joelpww Год назад

    I personally have used many different search engines and even on basic searches, not only does google serve you with great functione right on your result page but the search results are always just more relevant even though i do not keep my search history or allow for personal data to be stored

  • @daltonfitkin2536
    @daltonfitkin2536 Год назад +10

    I started using Bing as a preteen when I wanted to be edgy and nonconforming to the “norm” but I found I actually liked it better and felt it more accurately gave me results of what I searched for.

  • @NikitaWolf1776
    @NikitaWolf1776 Год назад +3

    I actually prefer Bing because it does give better and more cohesive search results especially with the image searches. Also one other thing that Microsoft absolutely knocks Google out of the park with is the translator.

  • @user-zu3je2oy9n
    @user-zu3je2oy9n Год назад +2

    The biggest claim that Bing made in the early days was that they offered live sports scores. At the time, Google didn't offer that feature. I am a huge football fan and was excited to keep up with the scores throughout the day at my own convenience.The first time I tried to find the live scores on Bing, I was directed to the previous year's score. Shortly after that Google's live score feature was launched and actually worked. I have never gone back to Bing because I feel like it isn't worth my time.

  • @landonpotts6815
    @landonpotts6815 Год назад

    Great job on this video.

  • @bigquincy1962
    @bigquincy1962 Год назад +3

    I like your tech videos. Why not do one on Netscape?

  • @Redsfanatic32
    @Redsfanatic32 Год назад +3

    I made the switch to Bing last year. Honestly I completely stopped using Chrome altogether. I know Edge is Chromium based but for some reason it does run better, in my opinion. I do really like that Bing AI thing too.

  • @Mark-oc9gz
    @Mark-oc9gz Год назад +1

    I like using Ecosia it’s a German based search engine that uses bing and also has a few of its own algorithms it puts on top. What’s cool about it is they use their ad revenue to plant trees and fund other green projects. At first I didn’t believe it but they show where they plant their trees and even have a RUclips channel.

  • @salamandiusbraveheart4183
    @salamandiusbraveheart4183 10 месяцев назад

    Love your intro man. So catchy

  • @davinp
    @davinp Год назад +9

    The problem with the big tech companies (Apple, Google & Microsoft) is that they dominate the market with their products making it difficult for other smaller companies to compete since everyone will use the big tech companies products and ignore the others

  • @multiyapples
    @multiyapples Год назад

    Very informative video.

  • @waywardlaser
    @waywardlaser Год назад +4

    Don't knock Bing until you've used it to search for porn.

  • @HeisenbergFam
    @HeisenbergFam Год назад +5

    Google answers: chaotic good
    Bing answers: chaotic evil

    • @spacey_432
      @spacey_432 Год назад

      You really ARE everywhere...

  • @Patrick_0n
    @Patrick_0n Год назад +2

    Used Google forever out of habit. Tried Bing when I started using Edge and never looked back.

  • @altawedgie1392
    @altawedgie1392 11 месяцев назад

    Sportsnet: “Having a good year in AA”
    Jays Digest: “Shocking the baseball universe”

  • @buranflakes
    @buranflakes Год назад +28

    We should all band together to make Bing the most searched word on Google

    • @chelsbeaupeep
      @chelsbeaupeep 9 месяцев назад

      I've done my part and googled it once, cap'n! 🫡

  • @jaredsalazarofficial
    @jaredsalazarofficial Год назад +12

    Bing is now my primary search engine since it’s integration with gpt4. For me it has less sponsored links and results that are more useful although there are times I use google if I’m not satisfied with the results.

  • @bloqk16
    @bloqk16 Год назад +1

    I don't know if this applies in 2023, but last year when doing online searches for classmates for an upcoming high school reunion, the aspect that impressed me with Google was when using well-defined words in quotes, the displayed results could be as low as three-hundred results. Type in the same for Bing, or Yahoo, and I'd get a hundred-million results. Many of those hundred-million results would be for businesses.

  • @daniellower4110
    @daniellower4110 Год назад

    thanks for teaching us about ask jeeves now i understand that one megan thee stallion bar

  • @Natasha-tu5qs
    @Natasha-tu5qs Год назад +7

    I lived in mainland China for a couple of years, and would use Bing a lot (it wasn't blocked, unlike Google). Also, I found it a bit strange you didn't mention Baidu, which is by far the most popular search engine in China.

  • @davidp2888
    @davidp2888 Год назад +5

    I've been using Chrome and Google for years. Recently I bought a new Windows laptop. Edge was the default browser and Bing the default search engine. I used them for two weeks just to see what they were like. I've gone back to Chrome and Google.

    • @jimroscovius
      @jimroscovius Год назад +1

      Edge and Chrome are the same. Bing is MUCH better than Google.

  • @D_Roadtrip_Productions
    @D_Roadtrip_Productions Год назад +2

    I still love Bing ever since they first launched. I use many smaller search engines now that are backed by Bing searches. their Photos and videos section and news sections are excellent and keeps Google working hard to compete. even if you only use Google, you have to thank the Microsoft Internet Gods for keeping it great!

  • @oofihavenousernameideas2451
    @oofihavenousernameideas2451 Год назад

    That little bing ad section takes me back

  • @berthaduniverse
    @berthaduniverse Год назад +3

    I use both, but prefer Bing. Google's ads seem inappropriate for me as an individual and don't seem to reflect my search history. Also, Bing is FAR better at image searching. MS made Edge for Android, and that's my default browser news filter and so Bing is my default search on my phone.

  • @MrZab
    @MrZab Год назад +3

    I am using Bing to share my thoughts on this video.

    • @LApunk88
      @LApunk88 Год назад

      Google owns RUclips

  • @kindofanmol
    @kindofanmol 11 месяцев назад +1

    I've found myself using Bing more often than Google lately. The AI Chat is RIDICULOUSLY GOOD. Incredibly useful.

  • @jimmysgarage9068
    @jimmysgarage9068 Год назад +2

    Was hoping to see more about Yahoo. I only used Yahoo for news/email/search engine for a LONG time.

  • @quasarsavage
    @quasarsavage Год назад +3

    Being born in 2001 I don’t remember a non google world 😂 I remember a world before social media unlike today’s kids but not google. Wild shit man

    • @earthhippie
      @earthhippie Год назад

      You should look into Ask Jeeves. That is what I used in 2004 for high school searches. Lol. Google wasn't well known in the beginning.
      Edit to say Company Man just mentioned ask jeeves lmao

    • @thomasparker6124
      @thomasparker6124 Год назад +2

      Being an elder millennial I remember when Google was like the secret underground search engine that wasn't crap.

    • @Tonysopranoyafinook
      @Tonysopranoyafinook Год назад

      whats wild is realizing someone born in 2001 is 22 today... lol thats so weiiird

    • @Tonysopranoyafinook
      @Tonysopranoyafinook Год назад

      i was using myspace when you were 6 years old LOL

    • @Tonysopranoyafinook
      @Tonysopranoyafinook Год назад

      not an insult just saying there was social media, its just not like today where every kid has an iphone with tiktok

  • @herpderp297
    @herpderp297 Год назад +3

    Bing has an advantage with generative AI integration, however it is currently restricting it with 20 responses per session. Also the bing app on my anrdoid is needlessly bloated with ancillary stuff . However the bing AI chat is much better on edge browser. Bing is a step ahead right now but google shouldnt find it too hard to catch up with them

    • @MochiFam
      @MochiFam Год назад +2

      20 is so much lol that’s like a whole role play. Not like it can do that tho. It’s just searching through its own search engine and regurgitating it on the ai bing chat.

  • @davidllewis4075
    @davidllewis4075 8 месяцев назад

    Our son and I operated a computer sales & service business for 12 years. We always set home page to Google, it was just easier for customer to understand (and thus easier on us).

  • @joshuasardar
    @joshuasardar Месяц назад

    switched to bing since 4 months now. never gone back. Microsoft as a company and bing as search is amazing.

  • @thisguy4505
    @thisguy4505 Год назад +15

    I've been skeptical of Google for a long time, and even more so in recent years due to their manipulative "fairness" algorithms, artificial boosting of "authoritative sources", and creepily overt user data harvesting. I started using Bing while working at Microsoft and once I adjusted to its particular flavor, I actually really do enjoy what it has to offer. The image search is way better on Bing. And it has lots of very useful contextual add-ons which outperform the similar offerings on Google.

  • @pavanpreetgandhi6763
    @pavanpreetgandhi6763 Год назад +4

    Ever since Microsoft introduced bing chat, I decided to switch over to the Microsoft ecosystem and started using OneDrive, Edge, bing, etc. I can now say with confidence that it was a good decision. The features that Microsoft offers and the ease of integration with windows is what did it for me.

  • @Dastivus
    @Dastivus Год назад +1

    Google is so much more than the search now. Being completely integrated into my phone makes it hard to justify using anything else

  • @TrevortheBatman
    @TrevortheBatman Год назад +2

    I tried using bing for Microsoft rewards, but the result were very in convenient. When looking for a local church, it kept only pulling up the most famous one. Even when I added my city it was still wrong

  • @OfficialNikki4Real
    @OfficialNikki4Real Год назад +13

    So glad you did this! I once had a job where the girl training me got mad that I wanted to use Google instead of Bing, she not only started an argument insisting that Bing is better. She even tried to get me FIRED for not listening to her. Now I work for myself as a blogger/Content Creator, with no boss, and only use Google.🤣

    • @lephtovermeet
      @lephtovermeet Год назад +2

      Is this AI generated? This feels totally unreal.

  • @nekular3425
    @nekular3425 Год назад +9

    Last time I was this early there was a toys r us down the road