I know this isn’t necessarily a search blog, which is why I deemed it necessary to post about the Google vs Bing so maybe those who are out of the loop can join in on the discussion! Let’s start with why I’m writing a post on how Google and Bing got beef, because you’re probable [...]
I was doing some research yesterday on local intent via mobile phones, and I ran across this tweet from Greg Sterling, who is an internet analyst and great thought leader at http://screenwerk.com.
Watching the search landscape evolve these days, I can’t help but think of the real estate agents’ mantra: “It’s all about location, location, location!” The emergence of location-based services, such as Facebook Places, Twitter Places, and Foursquare, is clearly a game-changer on the web. Social networking sites are more locally focused. Online media are now [...]
Bing has a pretty amazing mapping system in development. Time travel views, augmented reality views, indoor views, live views from 4G cams (see HTC Evo), Flicker geo-registered imagery, worldwide telescope and actual 3D geometry. Bing maps makes Google maps look like Mad Men’s office politics. Antiquated.
This is what it looks like when the Bing servers crash.
