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Was Microsoft's Bingathon a Success?

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Last night Bingathon".

So how did it perform?
Well, it appears nothing "official" has been released yet. So let's see what some Twitter users (a co-host, industry professionals and everyday users) are saying about the Bingathon.

Did any of you watch the Bingathon? If so, what did you think about it?
Olivia Munn, co-host of the live event with Jason Sudeikis, tweeted the following...

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This shouldn't come as any shock that <strong>Microsoft is claiming an early victory</strong>. Think about it, <a href=what is the real measurement for success here? What other live telethon launch of a search engine is there for comparison?

Some of the search industries biggest names threw in their two cents about the Bingathon via Twitter...

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So we've heard what a <strong>co-host</strong> had to say as well as <strong>people in the industry</strong>, but what does the everyday user have to say about the Bingathon?<br />
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Some Tweeters <strong>loathed the event</strong>...<br />
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...while some Twitterers were just happy for the <strong>24 hour commercial free Hulu</strong>, provided by Bing.<br />
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Scanning through my <a href=#Bingathon search on Twitter I did notice that the overall feeling of the Bingathon wasn't very positive. With that said I was able to find a few Tweets of people who seemed to enjoy the event...

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It's really hard to say for sure if the Bingathon was a success, but it did manage to get people talking... even though <strong>the talk wasn't 100% positive</strong>. So was this one of those

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