Bing, Google, and Yahoo

The emergence of Microsoft Bing has triggered a new round of search engine competition. Bing provides many practical new features, while Google always sticks to its position with high-quality search results.
Yahoo, with its advantages in the content field, provides more meaningful content for search results. The three search engines are superior or inferior, PC World
Through the actual use of the three to make a comparison.

Homepage comparison

Bing's homepage is brilliant and uses beautiful photos, but its navigation is very convenient. Bing's homepage also links to some of Microsoft's products, such as MSN and windows.
Live, bing travel, etc. Google is always concise and generous, with a wide range of blank search entries, and some pointing to Google
The blue link of the product. Yahoo's homepage is the most crowded, because Yahoo is not a pure search engine or an Internet portal.

Search results

Bing
The search result consists of two parts. One is located on the left navigation panel and contains some quick tags to locate the search results faster, search results include instant answers,
Deep connections and multimedia. Google and Yahoo search results are honestly linked content, although these content may also include instant answers, deep links, and multimedia.

Pop music search

Yahoo results not only contain links to singers and Their fans, but also links to videos that can be played directly in the search results. Bing results contain video previews, google provides a dedicated video search result tag window.

Ticket search

Because Bing includes the farecast Technology of bing travel, Microsoft finds the cheapest ticket slightly higher.
Google and Yahoo are superior. Farecast lists the latest price change charts for a line, where you can predict future prices. Yahoo
A similar tool is provided. You can adjust your line through the price comparison table.

Hotel search

Farecast technology can also be used for hotel booking. The bing travel results contain detailed hotel information, and even include historical price comparison of specified hotels. Yahoo
Travel will find out the hotel special price for you. When the price is a promotional price, it will also display a good price tag. Yahoo
You can also search based on your price and display user reviews. Google does not provide travel services.

Search Result Refining

Bing provides a search result extraction tool that is directly displayed in all search results. Google and Yahoo also provide similar features, but requires an additional key. Google provides options in the upper left corner to classify search results. Yahoo requires you to click the Tag next to the search entry to slide a search assistant.

Bing Video Search

Bing is much better at displaying, browsing, and Refining search results than Windows Live, its previous generation. A tool on the left of the screen that provides detailed extraction tools, such as video length, size, resolution, and source. Place the mouse over the video to preview the video. Click it to play the video in the player above.

Google Video Search

Google allows you to extract the results based on the video source and video length. You can also select the result Layout mode and click the video to play the video directly in the upper right corner.

Yahoo Video Search

Yahoo also provides a similar video search and Extraction Tool to select official video, but I do not know this official video
What does it mean. Some videos can be played directly in the search results, while others need to be played at the source site. However, Yahoo embeds the source site into its own page through frame.

Bing shopping search

Based on the Bing shopping service, Bing's product search results show user reviews from multiple sites. You can also display product details and previews In the tag window. The search results can also be linked to the Bing cashback plan. Microsoft spent a lot of money in this regard.

Google shopping search

Google has highlighted prices in its shopping service. Like Bing, it also provides user reviews, technical specifications, and related product tag windows.

Yahoo shopping search

Yahoo shopping search provides you with product preview, price information, user rating, product specifications, and price comparison.

Local Search

Bing provides a good overview of local hotels, including comprehensive scores on the overall quality, environment, and specific details. Google provides maps, stars, photos, etc. Yahoo provides limited results, including stars, maps, business hours, and prices.

Healthcare search

Bing will return the best medical resources such as mayo when searching for diseases such as diabetes and influenza.
Use the left-side Navigation Pane to refine the clinical symptoms. Yahoo results show information about these diseases, including symptoms, causes, and treatments. Google
When searching for flu, relevant entries in Wikipedia and some information from the CDC are displayed. Google
Health care is not reflected in its search. They have a dedicated Google Health Program.

Map search

Bing Maps provides nothing but live search. Bing and Google
The location information you want to find will be displayed in a dedicated balloon window. Google provides the street view service in the map, while Bing provides the bird view in most cities. Yahoo
On the page side, a direction control tool is provided. Yahoo also provides satellite photos, but the photos seem a little older than Google and Bing.