At present,  Google search engine maintains its  leading position and the future will show if  BING  will become a threat to Google’s  50%  stake in the  internet search market.  

The main page displays nature images which change daily.   Bing provides a similar search features to Google using the suggestion tool which helps users  to find exact match based on keywords.   Bing provides a list of related searches based on semantic technology using natural language search engine and organises  results into categories.   By clicking on the categories will let to drill down for more detailed results.

BING Images  allow to browse large number of images on the internet without leaving the page:   http://www.bing.com/images

BING Videos  enables to find TV programs,  music videos,  sport, news,  and many others. Your search can be sorted by relevance, date, duration and most recent.  Videos can be viewed in grid style or list and watched from the result page:   http://www.bing.com/videos

BING News  allow to search a wide range of online news:   http://www.bing.com/news

BING Maps   shows high resolution satellite maps  anywhere in the world,  search facility for business names and addresses,   online mapping details and  points of interests such as train stations,  hospitals or hotels.   There are  3D Maps of  some important landmarks in US and Europe and Bird’s eye views from different angles in addition to aerial views.   Clearflow  provides directions in metropolitan areas and gives drivers current traffic information,  updated every few minutes:   http://www.bing.com/maps

BING xRank  allows to search for famous names and ranks them in order based on search query popularity.   It provides a short biography and the latest news on the top person for any category:   http://www.bing.com/xrank

BING Local  directly competes with Google Local  to search for business details and reviews in their local market:   http://www.bing.com/local

BING Health   provides Health related information:   http://www.bing.com/health

BING Shopping   allow to find online suppliers and products.  It also offers money back instantly for purchases made through its site without waiting for 60 days:     http://www.bing.com/shopping

BING Translator  allow to translate text into other languages,  there are 14 languages currently available:  Arabic,  Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Dutch,  English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese,  Russian,  Spanish:    http://www.bing.com/translator

BING Travel  lets users to search for holiday destinations and book hotels or flights.   The fares booking search uses forecast technology and gives customers price dropping information and fare history:   http://www.bing.com/travel

So what’s there for you in relation to your internet marketing business?   Check it out for yourself,   learn what the search engines are doing and explore opportunities for marketing your website.  

By Eve Rich