Facebook Unveils Graph Search

Mark Zuckerberg explains the difference between web search and Facebook's new graph search:
Mark Zuckerberg said “Web search is designed to take any open-ended query and give you links that might have answers.” Linking things together based on things that you’re interested in is a “very hard technical problem,” according to Zuckerberg.

Graph Search is designed to take a precise query and give you an answer, rather than links that might provide the answer.” For example, you could ask Graph Search “Who are my friends that live in San Francisco?” Zuckerberg joked that a difference is “filters,” which grabbed a few chuckles.

Zuckerberg also announced a partnership with Microsoft Bing. This is a huge benefit for Microsoft at this time.

Will all of this make Facebook a true competitor for Google/web search as we know it?