Comments on: 5 Reasons Microsoft Search Still Sucks http://4realz.net/2008/05/5-reasons-microsoft-search-still-sucks/ Authentic Real Estate and Internet Marketing Conversations Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:12:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Portland Real Estate http://4realz.net/2008/05/5-reasons-microsoft-search-still-sucks/#comment-1996 Portland Real Estate Tue, 17 Jun 2008 06:29:30 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=648#comment-1996 Sad but true... Microsoft just doesn't seem to understand that they need to make the results better (and faster) than Google's if they want to compete. Giving people money is just a short sighted way to spend their hoards of cash. At this point, they can't even get their own staff to use their search engine consistently from what I hear. Sad but true… Microsoft just doesn’t seem to understand that they need to make the results better (and faster) than Google’s if they want to compete. Giving people money is just a short sighted way to spend their hoards of cash. At this point, they can’t even get their own staff to use their search engine consistently from what I hear.

]]> By: Dustin http://4realz.net/2008/05/5-reasons-microsoft-search-still-sucks/#comment-1990 Dustin Thu, 22 May 2008 04:51:30 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=648#comment-1990 Robbie: I was hoping you'd come around these parts! ;) I'll just have to believe you that it does better in some areas, because it definitely misses the boat on real estate related content. And Jillayne: That Short Sale article you wrote is still one of the highest traffic articles on RCG on any given month. It's huge and so much fun that Google loves it! Robbie: I was hoping you’d come around these parts! ;) I’ll just have to believe you that it does better in some areas, because it definitely misses the boat on real estate related content.

And Jillayne: That Short Sale article you wrote is still one of the highest traffic articles on RCG on any given month. It’s huge and so much fun that Google loves it!

]]> By: Jillayne Schlicke http://4realz.net/2008/05/5-reasons-microsoft-search-still-sucks/#comment-1989 Jillayne Schlicke Thu, 22 May 2008 04:10:50 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=648#comment-1989 I did a search on the term "short sale" and google carried the blog post I did last March on the first page. It doesn't show up on the first page of either yahoo or MSN, and the yahoo and msn results looked very similar. I like how blog posts are given some love on google. I did a search on the term “short sale” and google carried the blog post I did last March on the first page. It doesn’t show up on the first page of either yahoo or MSN, and the yahoo and msn results looked very similar.

I like how blog posts are given some love on google.

]]> By: Brian Requarth http://4realz.net/2008/05/5-reasons-microsoft-search-still-sucks/#comment-1988 Brian Requarth Thu, 22 May 2008 03:33:13 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=648#comment-1988 Ryan, it could be that I am located in South America. I know results vary depending on IP addresses. After I posted I thought that could be it. Anyways, I believe u. I was just confused when I checked the results. Ryan, it could be that I am located in South America. I know results vary depending on IP addresses. After I posted I thought that could be it. Anyways, I believe u. I was just confused when I checked the results.

]]> By: Robbie http://4realz.net/2008/05/5-reasons-microsoft-search-still-sucks/#comment-1985 Robbie Thu, 22 May 2008 01:43:21 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=648#comment-1985 For real estate blog searches, Live Search is certainly worse than Google currently is. However, for other topics, it's usually much better. Oddly enough, a few months ago I ran a search on "how do CDNs work" in which MSN & Yahoo gave me relevant results on Content Delivery Networks and Google's results were so wrong (Canadian Viagra anyone?), I laughed for 15 minutes. No search engine gets it right 100% of the time, even Google. (Frankly, Yahoo has been giving me better results than Microsoft or Google lately). For real estate searches, I think Live Search weighs the domain name too heavily in rankings and generates poor results. For searches on technical topics (networking / software) and product / review information (bluray players / mattresses), I've been seeing Google's relevancy lead over Yahoo & Microsoft shrink during the past few months. Still, I don't see Microsoft beating Google any time soon. However, I don't think Microsoft needs to beat Google, they just need to be a competitive #2 and <a href="http://blog.caffeinatedsoftware.com/archive/2008/02/22/the-internet-super-bowl---microsoft-giants-vs-google-patriots.aspx" rel="nofollow">force Google to play defense</a>. For real estate blog searches, Live Search is certainly worse than Google currently is. However, for other topics, it’s usually much better. Oddly enough, a few months ago I ran a search on “how do CDNs work” in which MSN & Yahoo gave me relevant results on Content Delivery Networks and Google’s results were so wrong (Canadian Viagra anyone?), I laughed for 15 minutes. No search engine gets it right 100% of the time, even Google. (Frankly, Yahoo has been giving me better results than Microsoft or Google lately).

For real estate searches, I think Live Search weighs the domain name too heavily in rankings and generates poor results. For searches on technical topics (networking / software) and product / review information (bluray players / mattresses), I’ve been seeing Google’s relevancy lead over Yahoo & Microsoft shrink during the past few months.

Still, I don’t see Microsoft beating Google any time soon. However, I don’t think Microsoft needs to beat Google, they just need to be a competitive #2 and
force Google to play defense.

]]> By: Ryan Ward http://4realz.net/2008/05/5-reasons-microsoft-search-still-sucks/#comment-1986 Ryan Ward Wed, 21 May 2008 23:20:18 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=648#comment-1986 Brian, Must be a datacenter issue. I posted about this a few months ago on my blog with a screenshot and had people check all over the country. Most people will see subdomain.atlantarealestate.net for the first 498 results! But hey! If you see me I must be doing something right :-) somewhere.... BTW Brian, where do you see me? I'm like 700 here in Atlanta. Thank God for Google... Brian,

Must be a datacenter issue. I posted about this a few months ago on my blog with a screenshot and had people check all over the country. Most people will see subdomain.atlantarealestate.net for the first 498 results!

But hey! If you see me I must be doing something right :-) somewhere….

BTW Brian, where do you see me? I’m like 700 here in Atlanta. Thank God for Google…

]]> By: TimJ http://4realz.net/2008/05/5-reasons-microsoft-search-still-sucks/#comment-1987 TimJ Wed, 21 May 2008 22:38:41 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=648#comment-1987 ...although if you add quotes around the search term,("Seattle Real Estate Blogs") I think you'll see that you get different results on all three. Hmm... …although if you add quotes around the search term,(“Seattle Real Estate Blogs”) I think you’ll see that you get different results on all three. Hmm…

]]> By: Reno Real Estate http://4realz.net/2008/05/5-reasons-microsoft-search-still-sucks/#comment-1991 Reno Real Estate Wed, 21 May 2008 20:48:06 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=648#comment-1991 I think Microsoft finally realized this and doggedly pursued Yahoo. Though I still have my doubts on how they are going to pull it off and do some real competing against google. I think Microsoft finally realized this and doggedly pursued Yahoo.

Though I still have my doubts on how they are going to pull it off and do some real competing against google.

]]> By: Brian Requarth http://4realz.net/2008/05/5-reasons-microsoft-search-still-sucks/#comment-1992 Brian Requarth Wed, 21 May 2008 13:49:29 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=648#comment-1992 Ryan, I see your website at the top of the list and a bunch of other websites all on different domains. Not really sure I understand what you mean? Ryan, I see your website at the top of the list and a bunch of other websites all on different domains. Not really sure I understand what you mean?

]]> By: Dustin http://4realz.net/2008/05/5-reasons-microsoft-search-still-sucks/#comment-1993 Dustin Wed, 21 May 2008 12:06:13 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=648#comment-1993 Ryan: Wow! There's almost something comical about that! Ryan: Wow! There’s almost something comical about that!

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