Comments on: Rupe to Google: Bing this, mate http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/11/18/rupe-to-google-bing-this-pal/ By Dan Kennedy • The press, politics, technology, culture and other passions Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:12:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: mike from norwell http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/11/18/rupe-to-google-bing-this-pal/comment-page-1/#comment-51851 mike from norwell Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:16:39 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/?p=6680#comment-51851 Actually Dan, look around Google Dashboard and you might be appalled as to how much info they are tracking on you. Kind of makes the aluminum foil hats in the crowd wonder if Google's ultimate strategy is some sort of blackmail invoice as their end game;). Bing isn't such a bad search site. If Murdoch does make this move, not too hard to switch over to Bing as the default search engine on your browser. Actually Dan, look around Google Dashboard and you might be appalled as to how much info they are tracking on you. Kind of makes the aluminum foil hats in the crowd wonder if Google’s ultimate strategy is some sort of blackmail invoice as their end game;).

Bing isn’t such a bad search site. If Murdoch does make this move, not too hard to switch over to Bing as the default search engine on your browser.

]]> By: Dan Kennedy http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/11/18/rupe-to-google-bing-this-pal/comment-page-1/#comment-51837 Dan Kennedy Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:58:24 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/?p=6680#comment-51837 Local Editor: I think Murdoch may be on to something, too. Not sure that Google has to play. If Microsoft can establish Bing as a place where you can get high-quality news, then now you've got to search Google <em>and</em> Bing, even if Bing captures no more than 10 or 15 percent of the market. Local Editor: I think Murdoch may be on to something, too. Not sure that Google has to play. If Microsoft can establish Bing as a place where you can get high-quality news, then now you’ve got to search Google and Bing, even if Bing captures no more than 10 or 15 percent of the market.

]]> By: Local Editor http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/11/18/rupe-to-google-bing-this-pal/comment-page-1/#comment-51836 Local Editor Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:52:44 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/?p=6680#comment-51836 Call me slightly crazy, but I'm thinking Murdoch might be on to something here. Getting readers to pay online may be impossible, but offering "exclusive" rights to link to his Web sites might just be a way to generate some additional revenue. I wouldn't be too surprised if Google decides it wants to play too. Call me slightly crazy, but I’m thinking Murdoch might be on to something here. Getting readers to pay online may be impossible, but offering “exclusive” rights to link to his Web sites might just be a way to generate some additional revenue.
I wouldn’t be too surprised if Google decides it wants to play too.

]]> By: Dan Kennedy http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/11/18/rupe-to-google-bing-this-pal/comment-page-1/#comment-51805 Dan Kennedy Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:15:11 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/?p=6680#comment-51805 Mike: Thanks for sending that along. I hope to write it up for the Guardian tonight, and this gives me a great news hook. Mike: Thanks for sending that along. I hope to write it up for the Guardian tonight, and this gives me a great news hook.

]]> By: mike from norwell http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/11/18/rupe-to-google-bing-this-pal/comment-page-1/#comment-51803 mike from norwell Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:51:57 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/?p=6680#comment-51803 Dan, very prescient. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a243c8b2-d79b-11de-b578-00144feabdc0.html Dan, very prescient.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a243c8b2-d79b-11de-b578-00144feabdc0.html

]]> By: Insidernegot http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/11/18/rupe-to-google-bing-this-pal/comment-page-1/#comment-51794 Insidernegot Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:09:31 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/?p=6680#comment-51794 Seems like everyone, including Murdoch confidant Pat Purcell, wants to go this way but is unwilling to be the first. Those who wait long enough feel they may see what works and what does not? Or perhaps they will all dive in at once? Seems like everyone, including Murdoch confidant Pat Purcell, wants to go this way but is unwilling to be the first. Those who wait long enough feel they may see what works and what does not? Or perhaps they will all dive in at once?

]]> By: Mike LaBonte http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/11/18/rupe-to-google-bing-this-pal/comment-page-1/#comment-51752 Mike LaBonte Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:18:32 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/?p=6680#comment-51752 I remember the first few months of the WWW, before truly effective search engines existed. No one wants to go back to that dark age, and certainly not Rupert Murdoch. If Microsoft is part of Murdoch's strategy - and it may be - helping Bing to overtake Google would have to be part of the strategy. One current news theme is that Bing is stagnant and Google is gaining. Other recent news bits tell us that Google threatens our privacy, and Microsoft may sign a deal with Yahoo. Is Murdoch indirectly behind these? But consider Mark Cuban's assertion that Murdoch may not think he needs a search engine at all, because the future is in pushed delivery by the likes of Twitter and Facebook. I have to admit, I have more news delivered to me than searched for. I remember the first few months of the WWW, before truly effective search engines existed. No one wants to go back to that dark age, and certainly not Rupert Murdoch.

If Microsoft is part of Murdoch’s strategy – and it may be – helping Bing to overtake Google would have to be part of the strategy. One current news theme is that Bing is stagnant and Google is gaining. Other recent news bits tell us that Google threatens our privacy, and Microsoft may sign a deal with Yahoo. Is Murdoch indirectly behind these?

But consider Mark Cuban’s assertion that Murdoch may not think he needs a search engine at all, because the future is in pushed delivery by the likes of Twitter and Facebook. I have to admit, I have more news delivered to me than searched for.

]]> By: Neil http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/11/18/rupe-to-google-bing-this-pal/comment-page-1/#comment-51748 Neil Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:37:08 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/?p=6680#comment-51748 Twitter chief tells Murdoch: internet paywall will not work Charging to read news content is like 'putting genie back in bottle', says Twitter co-founder Biz Stone <a href="internet paywall will not work Charging to read news content is like 'putting genie back in bottle', says Twitter co-founder Biz Stone">link</a> Twitter chief tells Murdoch: internet paywall will not work

Charging to read news content is like ‘putting genie back in bottle’, says Twitter co-founder Biz Stone
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]]> By: LFNeilson http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/11/18/rupe-to-google-bing-this-pal/comment-page-1/#comment-51726 LFNeilson Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:30:27 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/?p=6680#comment-51726 We can each contribute half. We can each contribute half.

]]> By: Dan Kennedy http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/11/18/rupe-to-google-bing-this-pal/comment-page-1/#comment-51708 Dan Kennedy Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:16:24 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/?p=6680#comment-51708 Larz: Poor Rupert! Let's have a bake sale. Larz: Poor Rupert! Let’s have a bake sale.

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