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Tags: Bing, Bing name, Bing name poll, Bing naming, Bing poll, Microsoft
Posted: Monday, June 1st, 2009 at 1:55 pm
Chandler Bing.
Bing makes me think of a game-show. Complete with a cheezy host in a tacky suit, gleefuly pointing out – with his finger, no less – that you’re time is up!
First thought was Chandler Bing, second was cherries
The closest I can get is “Fries are up” but really it’s the sound my toaster oven makes when the toast is done. I guess that indicates something is “ready” and it’s a bit cute and catchy so even though I loathe Microsoft (being a Mac user since the Dark Ages), I think it will probably work for them — assuming the search engine actually works the way it should.
Yes, Bing reminds me of cherries, but not the kind you eat.
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More like the three cherries in a slot machine window. When all three of them come up at once, the slot machine makes a “bing” sound, and the money pours out.
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I’m betting that Bing is an auditory brand, much like StubHub.
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Where do you think we will hear it?
When we enter a search and the answer links pop up?
You missed an obvious one.. Southwest Airlines. “*BING* You are now free to move about the country”. They’ve been using the “bing” for their branding for year!
As the Soporanos’ Ralph Cifaretto famously said.. “I disrespected the bing”