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techcrunch.com - 6/26/2009

Study Suggests People Prefer Bing’s Design To Google’s, But Still Won’t Switch

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Brand loyalty is a powerful thing, especially when it comes to technology. Consider the battle brewing now between Google and Microsoft’s new search engine, Bing . Even if Bing proves to be just as good as Google, it might not matter because of the strength of Google’s brand. An ...

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googleblog.blogspot.com - 6/29/2009

Official Google Blog: Extending Google services in Africa

— googleblog.blogspot.com — At Google we seek to serve a broad base of people—not only those who can afford to... access the Internet from the convenience of their workplace or with a computer at home. It's important to reach users wherever they are, with the information they ... (more) Official Google Blog: Extending Google services in Africa

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epeus.blogspot.com - 6/22/2009

Farewell to Google

— epeus.blogspot.com — I'm no longer working for Google. I had an interesting time there and worked on lots of... fascinating projects with great colleagues, so this is a small look back at some of them. My first taste of Google was to work on orkut , before starting the ... (more) Farewell to Google

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blogs.zdnet.com - 6/29/2009

Why Google's software approach won't work for smartphones or the enterprise

— blogs.zdnet.com — Google is making a big run at new markets with business software and mobile phones. However, it... will not succeed in either market unless it changes the way it builds its products. Both of these markets will reject Google's "continuous beta" ... (more) Why Google's software approach won't work for ...

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One in Three Searchers May Prefer Bing Over Google
Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim — ... According to the Catalyst Group, 1 in 3 Google users preferred the search experience of Bing over the search leader. OK, so that was actually 4 of the 12 total people that Catalyst studied in a report obtained by TechCrunch, but hey, Bing will take all the good news it can get, right? ...

Study Suggests Eyeballs Like Bing, but Google's Familiar [Search Engines]
Lifehacker — ... , combined with a survey, suggest that while Bing won out in layout, design, and filtering, and drew more eyes to the top, i.e. sponsored, results, Google familiarity and relevance kept it a favorite of three-fourths of users. [via TechCrunch ]

5Words for Friday, June 26th 2009
Technologizer — ... Google disables SMS chat feature. Bing beats Google. Not enough. The old Palm era ends. Will Palm license WebOS someday? Google Voice invites dribble out. A projector for your iPhone. Did MacBook Airs get slower? What’s the deal, Hottest Girls? HP’s classic calculators on iPhone. Nokia plans an Android netbook. Share/E-Mail ...

Study: Bing has better design, but people sticking to Google
The Microsoft Blog — ... on a Catalyst study that suggested Bing is better than Google for advertising. Below is the complete study: Via TechCrunch .

Report: Searchers Like Bing Better But Won't Leave Google
Search Engine Roundtable — A Catalyst Group study showed that searchers mostly liked Bing's search interface and results over Google, but would not leave Google because they were familiar with it. TechCrunch covered this study first, where the key findings included: Here is the chart people are showing: ...

It’s official (kind of): People prefer the Kindle
CrunchGear — The Catalyst Group, who ran a fairly unscientific study of Google v. Bing preferences, have run another fairly unscientific study of Kindle v. Sony Reader user preferences. The results? The Kindle won on all fronts, beating Sony’s aged ereader handily. The Group asked 12 interviewees, six men and six women, what they thought of both devices. They were asked about physical controls, the general “feel,” UI, resolution, and shopping experience. Eight respondents preferred the Kindle overall, three preferred the Sony, and ...

How Johnston Press Could Pave The Way For Paywalls
The Next Web — ... Removing news from search engines is again another ridiculous idea if publishers are trying to encourage readers- especially paying ones. Sometimes people can find what they were looking for on a search engine through a news site, and any other additional research. Limiting reader to just Bing may be difficult, as surveys suggest that Google is still more popular than Bing (although this could of course change, Bing is still new).  More often than not breaking news is now found on the internet- this will no longer be available through Murdoch’s scheme. ...