"1% own" is a really bad search, so let's not blame the search engine. First, it uses the % sign, which is often an operator. But worse, it's too short to get a meaningful response. That Google was able to get it on your first page probably has to do with you having browsed a story about it recently. Especially if you have Google Desktop installed.
A much better search would be "one percent own wealth", where pretty much any engine - Bing included - will put meaningful results on page one. On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 12:29 AM, Alvin Auerbach<alvin.auerb...@verizon.net> wrote: > Google: 2nd hit was what I wanted. > > I checked the first 100 hits from Bing, and found nothing. I did a find on > each Bing page for "1%" None of the first 100 Bing hits had that term. I > then stopped checking. > > Search term: 1% own > > Google's second hit: World's richest 1% own 40% of all wealth, UN report > discovers ... > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
