Microsoft launched a preview version of Bing its new “decision” engine this morning. Here are some early web reviews:

TechCrunch reports positive reader comments.

CNET also seems won over by Bing.

While the reviews are mostly positive for Microsoft, they have a lot of ground to make up. Google still controls 64 percent of the search market as of April 2009 compared to Microsoft’s share of 8.2 percent.

A great essay by Lost creator J.J. Abrams. Seriously funny story near the end of the article that helps put the immediacy of technology into perspective.

Hint: Sit back and enjoy the ride!

Click here to read J.J. Abrams on the Magic of Mystery.

What if there was software with the elegance and extensibility of WordPress but all the features you’ve come to expect from social networks like Facebook? Now there is: check out BuddyPress.

BuddyPress is an official sister project of WordPress. The idea behind it was to see what would happen to the web if it was as easy for anyone to create a social network as it is to create a blog today. Read more…

bbPress is plain and simple forum software, plain and simple. It’s easy to use, easy to administrate, fast and clean. But don’t let its simplicity deceive you; underneath the gleam, it’s got some powerful features and is highly customizable. Read more…

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