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Google tests further Bingification, adds site previews to search results
As The Next Web reports, Google is playing with the idea of displaying website previews when a user hovers over a search result. Bing, of course, limits its previews to text snippets -- Google is opting for a screenshot-style image instead. Consider yourself flattered (again), Bing!
Site previews are only available to a limited number of users at the moment, so well keep you updated if and when Google decides to roll out the feature to everyone.
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Subscribe to commentsDotyOct 6th 2010 9:06AM
Love how competition works both ways..Bing keeping Google honest and Android keeping Windows Mobile honest.
engadgetsucks6Oct 6th 2010 12:05PM
oh look, google copying bing. whats new?
wheres all the google fanboys who say bing sucks? I guess google sucks even more since they copy a sucky search engine, huh?
mrshlOct 6th 2010 12:30PM
How does Google adding a feature Bing doesn't have = Google is copying Bing? This is the same question I asked when Google got mocked for letting users choose their own background image.
Does Bing do that? I don't think so.
I think Bing is doing a great job and everything. But the allegations of "copying" are lazy shorthand for a competition dynamic that's a bit more complex.
burnblueOct 6th 2010 12:34PM
How about "inspired"? When people would accuse Microsoft of copying, they never seemed to require that the feature implemented be *exactly* the same, but just the same idea. Bing had background images, Bing had side navigation, Bing had infinite image results, Bing had result previews on hover.
burnblueOct 6th 2010 12:37PM
I think Bing's snippet method is superior. That screenshot will tell me nothing but what the site I'm going to looks like, which is not perfectly useful information. I already know which site it is from the link... and plus, when searching you care about specific results, not the site in general. Bing's snippet shows you your query in context so you can tell if your question is being answered.
KateOct 6th 2010 12:47PM
This wasn't a Bing thing first, it was an Ask thing before them actually ... most of what Bing releases is Ask ... and then Google follows after letting Bing test it.
penguin.balancesOct 6th 2010 1:03PM
this feature has been available as Firefox extentions for YEARS, if anything, Microsoft would be "flattering" the Firefox community.
agentOct 6th 2010 7:57PM
Cool. This will get interesting.
There is a firefox add-on called WikiSeer that even summarizes the web page.