TECHNOLOGY
Using Search Engines
There’s no doubt that any person who
owns a computer, has used Google to
perform a search, but did you know
there are alternatives to Google? Bing is
an Internet search engine powered by
Microsoft.
Bing needed to up the ante, as Google
has the largest and most up-to-date
search index. So what Microsoft did with
Bing, is provide more usability options
so that visitors can get more optimum
and narrowed-down results. The results
of Microsoft’s efforts, is Bing’s Image &
Video Search. Once you select ‘Images’
or ‘Videos’ from the Search page –
everything becomes streamlined, and
you can filter and sort results with so
much dexterity and flexibility.
When you click an Image, the screen
comes alive with an impressive image
view, and you can easily navigate to the
next image. At the bottom, is a myriad
of thumbnails of even more related
Images.
On Google’s side, you will get a different
set of visual results, but with Bing’s Image
Search options, you clearly get a better
visual, and immersive experience.
Bing’s Video Search is the best there is.
Not even Google Video search comes
close to what Bing offers. Like Bing Image
search, there are various filters, like:
Length, Date, Resolution, Source, and
SafeSearch, (for filtering Adult content).
Large visual tiles show you the Video
and the source, and when you hover
the mouse over the Video search results,
the movie will play a short snippet. Try it!
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