Bing Search: Pump Up the Music
June 22, 2015
My approach to online research is to look for information. I know that I have looked up Mozart in the past. Viewed in the aggregate, I look for high technology companies, people involved in high technology, and products what embody technology. Music videos are not what makes my intellectual engines sing along.
I read “Bing Wants to Become the Search Engine of Choice for Music Videos.” Good for Bing. There are many Web pages which exist to be indexed. There are search challenges to resolve. There is the problem of Microsoft index silos. Have you done a query in Bing and wished that there were relevant links to content in Microsoft’s academic index? Well, too bad.
According to the write up:
The update adds larger thumbnails to Bing’s video section, which now displays additional information about each clip, like channel, upload date and view count. Users also have the option to watch a preview of each clip within their search results, and explore related queries more easily.
The new Microsoft is definitely innovating in search aimed at those who are hungry for music videos. What’s the next innovation? Video games? Online horoscopes? Nail polish colors?
Stephen E Arnold, June 22, 2015
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