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    Bing.com Seach Engine picture

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by jackluo923, Jul 14, 2009.

  1. jackluo923

    jackluo923 Notebook Virtuoso

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    I just notice there are hidden boxes on the bottom/middle of the picture on their search engine main page. They offer explaination of the picture they used.
     
    jackluo923, Jul 14, 2009
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    nerever_kuhn Notebook Consultant

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    yep there are...pretty cool i say. beautiful pictures too
     
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  3. jackluo923

    jackluo923 Notebook Virtuoso

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    I wonder where they got those pictures. I would love to download them all and use it as my wallpapers.
     
    jackluo923, Jul 14, 2009
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  4. nu_D

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    Google them.
     
    nu_D, Jul 14, 2009
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  5. crash

    crash NBR Assassin

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    That's ironic ;)
     
    crash, Jul 14, 2009
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  6. jackluo923

    jackluo923 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Bing them instead. LOL
     
    jackluo923, Jul 14, 2009
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    pcstar Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just know that bing is the newest MSN search engine lol :)
    very cool, bing has a nice picture changed every day. But google still on their old characteristic with less feature.
     
    pcstar, Jul 14, 2009
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  8. gerryf19

    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    Does it seem like BING is crap for technical assistance searches for anyone else? Maybe I just don't have the hang of it yet, but I rarely get useful information from Bing.
     
    gerryf19, Jul 14, 2009
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  9. HTWingNut

    HTWingNut Potato

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    Why did they call it "Bing"? Just sounds like a substitute for a swear word. "Oh Bing it!"
     
    HTWingNut, Jul 14, 2009
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  10. davepermen

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    why did they call it that way?
    easy to remember
    short domain name
    not very clumpsy (like if you would register yummia.com, or waggl.com or what ever..)

    you can use it as noun and verb.

    quite a good choice actually, if you remember how much domains just get registered for the fun of it, a.k.a. finding a fresh, short, good name nowadays that's free is very hard.
     
    davepermen, Jul 14, 2009
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  11. cassar

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    yeah love it i made it my home page XD
     
    cassar, Jul 14, 2009
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  12. chris-m

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    +1

    12 characters. Pure genius. :notworthy:
     
    chris-m, Jul 14, 2009
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  13. nu_D

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    lol thanks. I sorta liked it myself. :p
     
    nu_D, Jul 14, 2009
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    No, seriously dude, google them: http://www.google.de/search?q=bing+image+archive&btnI=745.

    Brings you to an archive where you get all bing images in a calendar view. If you click an image, you will get additional information on the copyright of it (which you can then use to search for a possible higher resolution version to use it as a wallpaper), and for some images the hotspots the image had when it was used on the bing homepage.
     
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  15. jackluo923

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    eh... Finally finished downloading all of them
     
    jackluo923, Jul 14, 2009
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    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    lol The first time I wanted to try out the site, I remembered and went to Bling.com, and was completely lost.. :eek:
     
    namaiki, Jul 16, 2009
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  17. nu_D

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    Every time I hear "bing" I remember Chandler Bing, suffice it to say it's not a welcomed memory.

    Google is a lot more powerful and versatile than Bing.... guess Bing wins on the pretty picture front though. Anywho.
     
    nu_D, Jul 16, 2009
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    I still don't see why Bing.com is sufficient as a search engine. What makes it so good? In the meantime, I'll stick with Google.
     
    McGrady, Jul 16, 2009
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    I like the preview function and the pictures on the homepage.
     
    jackluo923, Jul 16, 2009
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  20. Fragilexx

    Fragilexx Get'cha head in the game

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    Might not have been free. Companies spend ridiculous sums of money buying a domain name from someone else all the time; the company I work for now paid £20,000 for a domain name because someone else had it already and we wanted it.

    It's going to be a serious uphill struggle, but me personally I hope it takes off; if for nothing else than someone else in the market place other than google for PPC. Might make them more competitive on their pricing and more flexible on some of their policies. Wishful thinking...!
     
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    lOl :eek: n all this time i was embarrassed of myself at doing the same mistake :p

    pretty chick..but i d still stick with old love :) aint all tht pretty(dude..still score over 9 outta ten :p) ..but got the brains.. :)
     
    decaPODA, Jul 17, 2009
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  22. booboo12

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    LOL i do that for the ask.com ones (hate the search engine though :p)

    Tools-Page Info-Media tab in Firefox FTW! lol
     
    booboo12, Jul 17, 2009
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