Comments on: Facebook Finally Launches Web Search http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/10/08/facebook-finally-launches-web-search/ News, opinion, and fresh thinking for web developers and designers. The official podcast of sitepoint.com. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:39:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/10/08/facebook-finally-launches-web-search/comment-page-1/#comment-806494 Anonymous Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:07:50 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=3066#comment-806494 <code></code><code><a href="http://" rel="nofollow"><blockquote><em></em></blockquote></a></code>

]]> By: Linus http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/10/08/facebook-finally-launches-web-search/comment-page-1/#comment-805930 Linus Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:44:48 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=3066#comment-805930 Yes of course, what I'm asking is if people really will use this "new" Facebook feature, or if they're too used to Google already - both when it comes to the toolbar availability and that their brand is so incredibly strong regarding web search. :) Yes of course, what I’m asking is if people really will use this “new” Facebook feature, or if they’re too used to Google already – both when it comes to the toolbar availability and that their brand is so incredibly strong regarding web search. :)

]]> By: Josh Catone http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/10/08/facebook-finally-launches-web-search/comment-page-1/#comment-805923 Josh Catone Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:28:39 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=3066#comment-805923 If you open up a new tab and visit Google you still leave Facebook in the sense that while you might still have the site open in another tab, the search ad dollars you're generating are going to Google. ;) If you open up a new tab and visit Google you still leave Facebook in the sense that while you might still have the site open in another tab, the search ad dollars you’re generating are going to Google. ;)

]]> By: Linus http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/10/08/facebook-finally-launches-web-search/comment-page-1/#comment-805904 Linus Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:45:47 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=3066#comment-805904 I'm not sure what's standard in browsers these days and maybe I'm underestimating the average surfer, but aren't toolbars in the browser used for searching already (and thus you don't have to "leave Facebook" - just open up a new tab at most)? My experience with any search engines but Google is that they give too many irrelevant results. Also, to "Google it" has even kind of found its way into dictionaries, so i don't think MS will be very successful even if they're on Facebook. :) I’m not sure what’s standard in browsers these days and maybe I’m underestimating the average surfer, but aren’t toolbars in the browser used for searching already (and thus you don’t have to “leave Facebook” – just open up a new tab at most)?

My experience with any search engines but Google is that they give too many irrelevant results. Also, to “Google it” has even kind of found its way into dictionaries, so i don’t think MS will be very successful even if they’re on Facebook. :)

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