If I were to ask you which search engine you used, chances are, the answer would be “Google.” Yahoo would come in second and Bing would place third.
However, I am noticing some interesting trends occurring. When search engines were put side-by-side and people were asked which search engine “looked” the best, the answer was clearly Bing.
If you’ve never been to Bing, check it out. Every day, the background is an incredible photo. If you mouse-over the photo, you will discover secret “links” to interesting information about the subject in the picture.
While the search results in Bing are still less relevant than Google, I’ve found myself drawn to the Bing site daily just to see the new photo.
A few months ago, Google noticed this same behaviour. More and more people were checking out Bing. So…..one day, Google changed its background to a pretty photo. They received so many complaints from users, it was immediately removed.
However, next time you go to Google, and mouse-over the page, notice the little link that shows up in the bottom left corner. If you have a Gmail account, you can choose a pretty background for all of your Google searches!
