Bing: Microsoft Launches a New "Colorful" Search Feature

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:53:16 +0000

Bing sounds, in Chinese, like the first part of the word for “colorful” (bīnfēn), so I think Microsoft probably hopes its search can be “colorful” too! I tried it today and honestly I was speechless. I suspect it’s because it’s still in beta. Its language search only offers 3 restrictions, and its category search has only 3 categories: web, news, and images……………. It really can’t compare to Google. Its entry page looks very nice, but once you get into the search results page, everything is white = = It’s no different from Google either. And its search ability is actually the same as the old MSN search engine, so personally I think this will be a major failure for MSN.

Facesaerch: A Face Search Engine

Sun, 31 May 2009 10:22:38 +0000

Facesaerch is a search engine where you type in a keyword and it finds pictures for you. It uses Google’s API to find images, which I personally think is pretty amazing. However, it doesn’t seem to support Chinese searches, and when I typed in Chinese, it was hard to find anything. Its accuracy isn’t great either = = (the more famous a person is, the easier they are to find). But I just tried it, and when I typed in my nickname, linroex, it actually found my photos ㄟ :)

URL: http://www.facesaerch.com/

Search Engines on Lin's Blog

Bing: Microsoft Launches a New "Colorful" Search Feature

Facesaerch: A Face Search Engine