Did I just have to prove to Bing that I wasn’t a computer before searching? Really?

by jeffhilimire on November 20, 2009

Uh, this isn’t going to get you over the Google-hump boys.  I’ve never had to authenticate myself as a human being before using a search engine before.  And since I now plan on never going back to Bing again, I probably won’t have that problem in the future.  Jeesh.

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  • joekoufman

    What if their one time road block means you would get better results than you would ever receive from another search engine? Wouldn't that be worth it?

  • http://www.jeffhilimire.com Jeff Hilimire

    LOL, seriously? You think their algorithm might be better b/c they 1st prove I'm a human? That's their secret sauce I guess ;)

  • http://www.engauge.com/ TS

    Their last sentence is the important one: they've already picked up enough usage to think you might be using an automated program to hit their engine. (You're caught, you Microsoft hater, you!)

    Lots of sites/services perform this type of verification – most not even under these circumstances. What's the issue with that?

  • http://www.engauge.com/ TS

    Their last sentence is the important one: they've already picked up enough usage to think you might be using an automated program to hit their engine. (You're caught, you Microsoft hater, you!)

    Lots of sites/services perform this type of verification – most not even under these circumstances. What's the issue with that?

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