Microsoft has officially launched Bing, their latest search engine. For those in the startup world, it’s interesting to take a look at Bing with an eye investigating how Microsoft plans to separate Bing from Google.
The first thing you notice at Bing.com is its clean and aesthetically pleasing design. Compared to Google, its design definitely tries to catch your attention.
On Bing’s homepage, you have one-click access to everything from popular searches to a tour of Bing.
Once you input a search, Bing offers a variety of tools. On the left, it has related categories, related searches and a search history. In the …read more

While there have been hundreds of startup search engine websites in the last few years, one such startup that actually started to gain momentum was Cuil.com. Going live in late July on 2008, Cuil was seen as a serious challenger in the industry and some experts thought that they could challenge Google eventually.
Cuil got much of its early fame due to its famous backers. Ex-Google employees Anna Peterson and Russell Power were joined by CEO Tom Costello, who formerly worked with IBM. Venture capitalists evidently also saw the potential and invested more than $30 million into the company.
When it launched, …read more