Bing Bong, The Search Was Dead (For Nearly An Hour) | News | The Mac Observer

<script language="JavaScript" src="http://bullseye.backbeatmedia.com/bullseye/adserver/253/36/viewJScript?pool=124&type=13&pos=30&zone=5000&redirect=aj"></script> <noscript><a href="http://adserver1.backbeatmedia.com/servlet/ajrotator/253/36/clickCGI?pos=30&zone=5000"><img src="http://bullseye.backbeatmedia.com/bullseye/adserver/253/36/viewCGI?pool=124&type=13&pos=30&zone=5000&redirect=aj" border="0"></a></noscript> iObserver App Store Apple TV Game Center iAd iCloud iOS iPad iPhone iPod iTunes Siri Features Computing with Bifocals Dr. Mac's Rants and Raves Editorial Free on iTunes Hidden Dimensions Just a Peek Just a Thought MacOS KenDensed Monday's Mac Gadget Oh the Games You'll Play Particle Debris Ted Landau's User Friendly View The Back Page The Devil's Advocate The Flashback Files Reviews In-Depth Review Quick Look Review Video Review Tips How-To MGG Answers TMO Quick Tip Blogs Dave Hamilton's Blog Jeff Gamet's Blog John Martellaro's Blog Podcasts Apple Context Machine Podcast Mac Geek Gab Podcast Mac Geek Gab Premium Podcast Reports Apple Stock Watch Conferences Death Knell Games Mac OS TMO Interview Archives 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 Forums 1 Infinite Loop - The Mac Room Apple Finance Board iObserver Mac Geek Gab Crew Announcements & Suggestions Design & Create Buy or Sell Mac Merch. & Job Postings The TMO Lounge World News/Politics/Philosophy Contact RSS .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Bing Bong, The Search Was Dead (For Nearly An Hour) News Bryan Chaffin 5:13 PM, Dec. 4th ET, 2009 TMO Talk (14) Articles by Author Bryan Chaffin on Twitter Contact Author Bio Tweet Comments (14) Microsoft's Bing service was down on Thursday, offering us an excellent opportunity to write a fun title at Big Redmond's expense, an opportunity we hastened to accept. The Huffington Post noticed the downage, which gave Bing users, such as they are, error messages when trying to bring up the site for almost an hour. Those error messages eventually morphed into CAPCHA requests, though the site was still not functional (check out the above link for screen shots of the outage). The downtime comes as Microsoft is working to grow Bing's market share of the search business and earn credibility with users, and that does seem to sum up the story nicely. Email This Tweet This Bryan Chaffin on Twitter 50721 Bryan Chaffin news 1259964836 Post A Comment or Log-in. Need an account? Register here. 14 Observer Comments Tiger said on December 4th, 2009 at 5:26 PM: Bada Bing, Bada Boom! Bryan Chaffin said on December 4th, 2009 at 5:34 PM: Heh, this article is going to get some fun comments, I think. Lee Dronick said on December 4th, 2009 at 6:05 PM (Edited: 10/18/2011 6:20 PM): “Get the machine that goes bing!” karma said on December 4th, 2009 at 6:05 PM: Not like Apple, iTunes, Google, Amazon, eBay, etc. never had any downtime… When Bing has a major crash over something incredibly stupid (i.e. no working backups), THEN I’ll laugh. ctopher said on December 4th, 2009 at 8:38 PM: link in the article? Lee Dronick said on December 4th, 2009 at 9:12 PM (Edited: 10/18/2011 6:20 PM): “link in the article?” Google it Bryan Chaffin said on December 4th, 2009 at 9:20 PM: Oops! Link to the Huffington Post has been added! Thanks for the note. And you, Harry, are a funny lad. Lee Dronick said on December 4th, 2009 at 10:32 PM (Edited: 10/18/2011 6:20 PM): Our guest Karma does have point about other services going down and not being the butt of jokes. I guess it just that Bing is new and may still be having growing pains, hence the attention. iJack said on December 4th, 2009 at 11:19 PM (Edited: 09/26/2011 1:30 PM): I use Bing from time to time. It’s OK - just different. Not quite sure it should be the butt of jokes, but different strokes, I guess… Lee Dronick said on December 4th, 2009 at 11:32 PM (Edited: 10/18/2011 6:20 PM): I use Bing from time to time. It’s OK - just different. I too have used it, but I have to remember to Bing. Google is too easy for us to get to; It is in the upper right corner of the Safari window and we can usually get to it by selecting text and right/control clicking. iJack said on December 4th, 2009 at 11:43 PM (Edited: 09/26/2011 1:30 PM): Google is too easy for us to get to; It is in the upper right corner of the Safari window I use FireFox with the BetterSearch plugin. It is also in the upper right, but it allows me a dropdown with - in my case - 11 different search engines, including Google and Bing. Tiger said on December 5th, 2009 at 12:44 AM: Bing gets the jokes because the name is silly. Google got them early on. Really, who makes these things up???? Constable Odo said on December 6th, 2009 at 12:54 PM: I guess I missed that downtime since I don’t use Bing anymore. I tried it for a few days, but Google seems to fill 99% of my needs so unless Bing can top Google in searches, I’ll only try it every so often. Bing is OK, but just not good enough to make any large amount of search engine users to switch from Google. jsk said on December 6th, 2009 at 2:28 PM: How’d anybody notice?!? Post A Comment or Log-in. Need an account? Register here. said on May 27th, 2012 at 8:48 AM: Username Password Auto-login on future visits Show my name in the online users list Forgot your password? Recent Headlines - Updated May 27th Sat, 10:00 AM MacOS KenDensed - MacOS KenDensed: Apple’s Patent Lawsuit & Antitrust Shuffle Fri, 5:58 PM News - Sotheby’s to Auction Steve Jobs Atari Memo (Photo Gallery) 5:42 PM Free on iTunes - 3 Free iOS Apps for News Hounds 3:00 PM Rumor - Nest Thermostat Reportedly Coming to Apple Retail Stores 2:40 PM Particle Debris - The TV Industry’s Dreadful Little Secret 2:33 PM News - Mobile Devices Account for 20% of Web Traffic in US, Canada 12:49 PM News - Apple Now Offering “Free App of the Week” for iOS 12:21 PM News - Tim Cook Declines $75 Million Dividend Payout 11:25 AM News - Absinthe 2.0 Provides Untethered Jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1 11:09 AM Quick Look Review - F18 Carrier Landing (iOS) is a Boatload of Fun 10:51 AM TMO Appearances - Jeff Gamet talks Cool Apps & Accessories on Not Another Mac Podcast 10:12 AM Hot Forum Topic - Forum Poll: Which is Your Favorite Photo Sharing Service? The Mac Observer Reader Specials Macsales.com SuperSpeed SSDs from $58. Transform your Mac with an SSD Solution of up to 960GB! You won't believe it's the same machine! Once you experience an OWC SSD, no going back! - Macsales.com Mac RAM Upgrades: MacBook Pro 16GB kits $475, 8GB Kits for $119.99! iMac 16GB RAM Kits (4x 4GB) for $229.99! Mac Pro Memory 32GB Kit for $399.99, 64GB Kit for $889.99! Mac Hard Drives 2TB Seagate SATA II for $249.99! Click Here! If you're using a Mac, then you've gotta check out PokerOnAMac.com. Online casinos and poker rooms are literally giving away cash and the casino sites at Poker on a Mac do the unthinkable, they actually reward! Join today, the download is free! Looking to find online casinos for mac? We can help you find the best real money casino sites where you can play your favorite casino games including blackjack and slots.	Buy Stuff, Support TMO via Apple or Amazon Deals from DealBrothers.com Reader Specials Read TMO on Kindle TMO on Twitter and FaceBook: <script language="JavaScript" src="http://bullseye.backbeatmedia.com/bullseye/adserver/253/349/viewJScript?pool=9077&type=3158&pos=13&zone=5000&redirect=aj&dontcount=1"></script> <noscript><a href="http://adserver1.backbeatmedia.com/servlet/ajrotator/253/349/clickCGI?pos=13&zone=5000"><img src="http://bullseye.backbeatmedia.com/bullseye/adserver/253/349/viewCGI?pool=9077&type=3158&pos=13&zone=5000&redirect=aj&dontcount=1" border="0"></a></noscript> Apple Stock Quote (AAPL) Loading... Last trade: $---.-- $---.-- Market cap: $---.-- Discuss in our Apple Finance Board Quotes are delayed. Currency in USD Hot Topics What's the buzz? These articles have TMO readers talking. Samsung: Apple’s Trial Experts Are “Slavish” Fanboys - 19 Comments Forrester: Maybe Apple’s TV Isn’t a TV - 9 Comments The TV Industry’s Dreadful Little Secret - 8 Comments Analyst: Apple to Offer iPhone 3GS as Pre-Paid Option - 8 Comments Jonathan Ive Calls Apple’s Current Project the “Most Important” - 7 Comments Estimated Apple TV Sales to Date: 6.3 Million - 7 Comments TMO Express Join the TMO Express Daily Newsletter to get the latest Mac headlines in your e-mail every weekday. Find out more! Your address: <script language="JavaScript" src="http://bullseye.backbeatmedia.com/bullseye/adserver/253/530/viewJScript?pool=16773&type=13884&pos=14&zone=5000&redirect=aj&dontcount=1"></script> <noscript><a href="http://adserver1.backbeatmedia.com/servlet/ajrotator/253/530/clickCGI?pos=14&zone=5000"><img src="http://bullseye.backbeatmedia.com/bullseye/adserver/253/530/viewCGI?pool=16773&type=13884&pos=14&zone=5000&redirect=aj&dontcount=1" border="0"></a></noscript> Top Deals From DealBrothers.com 11” MacBook Air 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5: $829.00 Delivered Samsung S22B300B 21.5” LED Backlit LCD Monitor: $129.99 Delivered NeatDesk Desktop Scanner: $249.99 - Today Only Canon imageCLASS Monochrome Multifunction Laser Printer: $129.99 Delivered Recent Features Get the latest installments of TMO Columns, Podcasts, & Blogs. MacOS KenDensed: MacOS KenDensed: Apple’s Patent Lawsuit & Antitrust Shuffle Free on iTunes: 3 Free iOS Apps for News Hounds Particle Debris: The TV Industry’s Dreadful Little Secret Mac Geek Gab Premium Podcast: MGG 399: Five Questions from Three Scotts Editorial: How the Ripples in Apple’s TechSphere Will Influence Us John Martellaro's Blog: Pitch Perfect for Developers is a Perfect Pitch
iObserver Features Reviews Blogs Podcasts Archives Reader Specials Forums Search Contact Privacy RSS © The Mac Observer, Inc. -- All rights reserved. All information presented on this site is copyrighted by The Mac Observer, Inc. except where otherwise noted. No portion of this site may be copied without express written consent. Other sites are invited to link to any aspect of this site provided that all content is presented in its original form and is not placed within another frame. The Mac Observer is an independent publication and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Apple, Inc.

Support The Mac Observer

We noticed you may be running AdBlock on your computer. It takes real money to run this site and to deliver the news, tips, and opinions you love to read.

If you wish to block the ads that pay for the creation of our content, we ask that you instead support TMO Directly, either with a $5 monthly recurring contribution, or a one-time donation of any amount of your choice. Thanks!

Subscribe with Paypal

Donate with Paypal