Why Bing Isn't a Failure (& the Future of the Internet)

Learn math, science, computer science, and get 20% off with Brilliant: brilliant.org/Polymatter CORRECTION: There’s incredible power to data in the hands of companies operating at immense scale. It’s why there’s now a movement to limit this, why companies like Digi.me, who I’ve previously mistaken for a data collection company, actually let users manage and safeguard their information. Patreon: patreon.com/polymatter Twitter: twitter.com/polymatters Reddit: reddit.com/r/PolyMatter Discord: discord.gg/polymatter Bing is laughed at but it’s actually a profitable product, which demonstrates the power of the control tech companies can have. *The end of this video includes a paid sponsored promotion. This company had no part in the writing, editing, or production of the rest of the video. *Clarification: The top Bing searches at the beginning is from a satire website (although I suspect they're not far off from the truth) www.thebeaverton.com/2012/07/keyword-term-google-n… Credits Big thanks to Varsity Star for making the music: open.spotify.com/artist/4EbSc50zkOhLL9lCWmop2T?si=… One of the sections was largely inspired by: staltz.com/the-web-began-dying-in-2014-heres-how.h… www.digitaltrends.com/android/google-earns-four-ti… qz.com/333313/milliions-of-facebook-users-have-no-… www.statista.com/statistics/266136/global-market-s… www.wired.com/2015/05/opinion-internet-org-faceboo… Steve Ballmer going crazy:    • Video      • Hawaii Five-0 product placement: "Bin...   arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/08/bing-is-bigger-tha… Burj Khalifa Graphic based on: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Skyscrapercompare.… Microsoft ad:    • Surface Pro 3  vs. MacBook Air -- Hea...   AstroPad App: astropad.com/ Digi.me: digi.me/ ampletter.org/ www.theregister.co.uk/2017/05/19/open_source_insid… www.techradar.com/news/bing-search-has-taken-over-… www.statista.com/statistics/269668/market-share-of… www.searchenginejournal.com/bings-share-search-mar… www.marketwatch.com/story/google-paying-apple-bill… searchengineland.com/bing-revenue-growth-microsoft… en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerated_Mobile_Pages www.theregister.co.uk/2017/05/19/open_source_insid…

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