topic Re: I've Worked It Out! in Community Spirit

I've Worked It Out!

*crikey*mate* — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 00:43:40 GMT

No. Not the Meaning of Life.

I've worked out what business model Australia Post are following!

They figure that if "Search" and "I'm feeling lucky" worked for Larry Page and Google, that it might work for them too!

Re: I've Worked It Out!

*crikey*mate* — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 03:22:46 GMT

I'm not sure if this is a joke, or it's really how BING got it's name, but I read that Bing is called Bing because

Because It's Not Google

Re: I've Worked It Out!

digital*ghost — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 04:39:15 GMT

Lol, the official story is that Bing is a short, easily recognisable and memorable word associated with quick success / results IYKWIM, like BING! your microwaved popcorn is ready.

But a machine that goes BING! is a poor substitute for, and nowhere near as impressive as, a machine that goes PING!*

*according to Monty Python, and I'm not arguing with them.

Re: I've Worked It Out!

*crikey*mate* — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 04:46:10 GMT

No one would dare to argu with Monty Python! Surely no such travesty has ever occurred.

Re: I've Worked It Out!

imastawka — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 05:51:02 GMT

Enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arCITMfxvEc

Re: I've Worked It Out!

tasfleur — Sun, 13 Oct 2013 00:38:50 GMT

"No one would dare to argu with Monty Python! Surely no such travesty has ever occurred"

Re: I've Worked It Out!

cherry*135 — Sun, 13 Oct 2013 06:24:18 GMT

My microwave goes Ping not Bing...

Re: I've Worked It Out!

lionrose.7 — Sun, 13 Oct 2013 06:28:49 GMT

Well mine goes Ding 🙂

Re: I've Worked It Out!

cherry*135 — Sun, 13 Oct 2013 06:33:17 GMT

My door bell goes Ding Ding (well, it would if I had one)

Re: I've Worked It Out!

kopenhagen5 — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 00:37:42 GMT

I went to school with Ping and worked with Bing.

My car has a Ding, maybe I am going to meet Denise Drysdale ?

Seriously, " It turns out the company worked with Interbrand to come up with Bing, which is meant to evoke the "aha" moment of finding what you're looking for. "

I prefer crikeys explanation though.