Bungo Pony
January 10th, 2009, 08:24 PM
Apparently, Microsoft just paid a few million to have their search engine as default on Dell computers and Verizon phones. Source (http://www.mercurynews.com/businessheadlines/ci_11419708)
So, I figured I'd try out Live Search and see how it holds up to Google. I figured I'd search for something simple... my blog which is hosted on Blogger (a Google-owned service.)
When I type my blog's name in Google, it's the first link that comes up. When I type it in Live Search, it is NOWHERE to be found. I tried a few other combinations to have my blog come up, but it seems that Live Search misses anything that is posted on Blogger. Just for the hell of it, I tried Yahoo, and yup, there's my blog first on the list.
I can't help but wonder if Microsoft is deliberately excluding information from this Google service, or if Live Search is just a really crappy search engine. (Maybe both?)
So, I figured I'd try out Live Search and see how it holds up to Google. I figured I'd search for something simple... my blog which is hosted on Blogger (a Google-owned service.)
When I type my blog's name in Google, it's the first link that comes up. When I type it in Live Search, it is NOWHERE to be found. I tried a few other combinations to have my blog come up, but it seems that Live Search misses anything that is posted on Blogger. Just for the hell of it, I tried Yahoo, and yup, there's my blog first on the list.
I can't help but wonder if Microsoft is deliberately excluding information from this Google service, or if Live Search is just a really crappy search engine. (Maybe both?)