Bing vs. Google: Is Microsoft Losing Its Mojo?

Don't look now, but Microsoft's search engine may be starting to lose its momentum. Following a few months of modest growth, the search-engine-formerly-known-as-Live seems to be reverting toward its pre-Bing levels. According to some new data, Bing's market share slipped downward in September, marking the first blip in what had been a very slow but consistent climb for the recently rebranded site.

Now, it's certainly too early to sing "ding dong, the Bing is dead" -- though if you really want a Bing-related song, don't let me stop you -- but the shift is an interesting change in the closely followed game of search engine smackdown.

Let's head into the ring.