I noticed a recent IE update (friend's computer) had a Bing! search bar built into the frame that is well-nigh impossible to switch to competing search engines (well-nigh = more than three clicks, and wickedly obtuse layouts designed to frighten The Olds).
Odds are quite solid that the "hockey stick growth" of Bing! is that Microsoft is leveraging their browser advantage owing from their near-monopoly over OSs, and not due to actual user preference.
Typical MS underhandedness presented as grass-roots accolades.
It also explains why the growth has stalled: this stunt can only take Bing! so far.
(And yes! I know! that Bing! lacks! exclamation! points!!) #marissamayer
This is the first time I've ever been on Marissa Mayer's side about anything. And I share her flabbergastery.
I'd read about this earlier today and thought nothing of it.
But watching the vid Thomson is clearly making a conscious sexual / sexist entendre and the overall effect is downright creepy.
What a terrible lackey loser he is. Go back to Britain and edit your shitty right-wing rag. He probably has rupert's balls in his mouth right now.
p.s. All these MSM f'ers from Niesenholtz to Spanfellow to this dbag are so ridiculously disingenuous, as anyone with half a brain knows. All of their arguments are specious. If you don't like what Google's doing turn it off and lose 20-50% of your traffic.
@jackbarber: I think his point has merit and just because she happens to be female (I am too) you're alleging his criticism is sexist. Also, know the Thomson family and FYI he is lovely, brilliant and a happy family man.
@joeynhes: Ok I'm sorry I said Thomson has Rupe's balls in his mouth. That was unfair!
His point however has zero merit, so I can't follow you there..
This is all empirical:
If he doesn't like what Google is doing, he can easily block Goog's crawler (or whatever you call it) from any and all News Corp content.
Problem is, Google drives News Corp a shitload (excuse my language!) of traffic, therefore driving very material page views and revenue.
Hence my problem with Thomson's, Spanfeeler's and all those other old media execs disingenuous carping about Google.
They're basically -- and IMO pathetically -- trying to make enough nuisance so Google pays them something they shouldn't by rights have to pay them to make them shut up and fade back into the woodwork.
Google is correctly ignoring them and doing nothing. #marissamayer
I'm quite impressed that a WSJ editor even knows what Teh Google is.
His full-time assistant who prints out his daily emails deserves a raise for filling him in before the conference began. #marissamayer
The reason the Google team is "rattled" is that they actually have a competitor in the search engine market. Google isn't just a search engine though. As we move to more Web-as-application computing, Google is going to win out. As long as MS expects people to buy Office and other products and services that Google gives away for free, I don't see how MS can compete. Google is making a large push for service contracts ... they're getting large corporations to switch from hosting e-mail to having their backend run off of Google services. Google is able to integrate products and platforms and provide tech support for them. Google spends its development dollars on development, not advertising. Microsoft has plenty of pretty pictures they can put as backgrounds, they have tons of marketing deals they can cross-promote through Bing ... but when it comes to nuts and bolts Google is going to win out. #marissamayer
@Conchie Birdie: "Moms wear teen jeans to look like their teens," is now my de facto embarassing thing to blurt out when a room grows awkwardly quiet. #marissamayer
It's like all those billions wasted on Star Wars to defend against a Red Menace faded to ochre. Microsoft is like Richie Rich, able to see what's cool and buy it up. Now there are new kids on the block. Meanwhile, the kid down the block is working on a science project at school which will monitor thought waves through electrodes implanted in the cerebellum and inject facts from Wiki in blank places. When he has a patent, ask him what Bing was. He'll say, that was the VHS competitor, right? #marissamayer
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See? The internet can do it too! #marissamayer
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10/23/09
Odds are quite solid that the "hockey stick growth" of Bing! is that Microsoft is leveraging their browser advantage owing from their near-monopoly over OSs, and not due to actual user preference.
Typical MS underhandedness presented as grass-roots accolades.
It also explains why the growth has stalled: this stunt can only take Bing! so far.
(And yes! I know! that Bing! lacks! exclamation! points!!) #marissamayer
10/23/09
10/22/09
I'd read about this earlier today and thought nothing of it.
But watching the vid Thomson is clearly making a conscious sexual / sexist entendre and the overall effect is downright creepy.
What a terrible lackey loser he is. Go back to Britain and edit your shitty right-wing rag. He probably has rupert's balls in his mouth right now.
p.s. All these MSM f'ers from Niesenholtz to Spanfellow to this dbag are so ridiculously disingenuous, as anyone with half a brain knows. All of their arguments are specious. If you don't like what Google's doing turn it off and lose 20-50% of your traffic.
Ok I'm done now. #marissamayer
10/23/09
10/24/09
Well done. #marissamayer
10/27/09
His point however has zero merit, so I can't follow you there..
This is all empirical:
If he doesn't like what Google is doing, he can easily block Goog's crawler (or whatever you call it) from any and all News Corp content.
Problem is, Google drives News Corp a shitload (excuse my language!) of traffic, therefore driving very material page views and revenue.
Hence my problem with Thomson's, Spanfeeler's and all those other old media execs disingenuous carping about Google.
They're basically -- and IMO pathetically -- trying to make enough nuisance so Google pays them something they shouldn't by rights have to pay them to make them shut up and fade back into the woodwork.
Google is correctly ignoring them and doing nothing. #marissamayer
10/27/09
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10/22/09
10/22/09
10/22/09
10/22/09
His full-time assistant who prints out his daily emails deserves a raise for filling him in before the conference began. #marissamayer
10/22/09
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