Comments on: Web 2: Help Me Interview Qi Lu

By: Personal PPC Coach

Personal PPC Coach — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:43:47 +0000

The new bing format prides itself on being a decision engine, where the user is given more than just search results, they're given reviews, images, and well organized links, all of which are supposed to enhance the user experience. This is nice, but it only works with certain terms, usually nouns, and more specifically, popular nouns.

For example, bing's features will be activated when doing a search for "toyota prius". If, however I search for "tape recorders", all I'll get is normal search results. In addition, the more conversational searcher, will also fail to activate bing's unique features, as a search for "how do I buy a toyota prius" also returns normal results. Could this inconsistency be seen as a problem for Bing, as it tries to claim a share of the search market?

By: sevişme

sevişme — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:47:34 +0000

I know Andrew (Blelvis) personally as well. While he’s not adverse to a beer or seven, I’ve absolutely no reason to believe he’s a crack smoker or thief. The last few times I saw him around he was doing some work with a contractor. There’s somewhere between hero and nuisance, you know, like, regular guy (who happens to know every Elvis song) trying to get by.

By: Guest

Guest — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:58:37 +0000

Qi left Yahoo claiming he wanted to spend time with his family, having worked so hard for 10 years, etc. etc. And then promptly jumps to Microsoft, where he's again working 18-hour days.
So what was it: is the family less important than the Microsoft money? Or was there a problem at Yahoo, and "family" was just an excuse?

By: janetti !

janetti ! — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:44:05 +0000

comon Friend. if anyone can wrangle in a good interview, it’ll be John.

By: Friend

Friend — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:54:49 +0000

Good luck with that one. I was at SMX in Seattle where Danny Sullivan interviewed Lu on stage and it was PAINFUL to watch.

Lu keeps to the script, repeating talking points. Even the jokes seem orchestrated.