diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 43ecb0a..4614c52 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ var Bing = require('node-bing-api')({ accKey: "your-account-key" });
 
 ##### Web Search:
 ```js
-Bing.search("Pizza", function(error, res, body){
+Bing.web("Pizza", function(error, res, body){
     console.log(body);
   },
   {
diff --git a/lib/bing.js b/lib/bing.js
index f9c52e5..6237616 100644
--- a/lib/bing.js
+++ b/lib/bing.js
@@ -119,10 +119,14 @@ var Bing = function( options ) {
  *                                    userAgent, reqTimeout, top, skip
  * @function
  */
-Bing.prototype.search = function(query, callback, options) {
+Bing.prototype.web = function(query, callback, options) {
     this.searchVertical(query, "Web", callback, options);
 };
 
+// Alias Bing.search to Bing.web
+// Note: Keep this for compatibility with older versions
+Bing.prototype.search = Bing.prototype.web;
+
 
 /**
  * Performs a Bing search in the Images vertical.