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Microsoft’s Bing May Have Google Cofounder Worried

Does Bing have Google shaking in its boots? Google may indeed be concerned about Microsoft ‘s breakout Bing launch, analysts said.According to the New York Post, Google cofounder Sergey Brin is so rattled by the rival search engine that he has assembled a team of top engineers to work on urgent updates to the site. The Post also reported that Brin himself is leading the team to determine how Bing serves up its results.

“I do think Google is taking Bing very seriously,” said Greg Sterling, principal analyst at Sterling Market Intelligence. “According to the early traffic indications, there has been some bump for Bing.”

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Hunch May Help You Make Decisions

Caterina Fake has a hunch. She is betting Internet users want help making decisions, and she thinks she can do a better job of offering advice than the flip of a coin, rock-paper-scissors, or even Yahoo Answers.Fake, the founder of the popular photo-sharing site Flickr, launched her latest venture to help people answer questions like “What should I be for Halloween?”, “Do I need a Porsche?”, “Should I dump that loser?”, and “Is Phoenix a good place to retire?” The new Web site, Hunch.com, officially launched Monday.

“Hunch helps you make decisions and gives you results it wouldn’t give other people, getting smarter over time as more people use it. We would like it very much it if you would like it. We like it! So very much!” Fake said.

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