I liked web crawler before Alta Vista.
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Stewart
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2016 3:20 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Opinion Needed: Search Engines
No question Altavista was one of my favorites back in the day too!
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On Oct 27, 2016, at 5:11 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote:
I was a huge AltaVista fan before Google. Been on Google ever since.
If I worry about privacy I presume Chrome Incognito mode helps. But I
really don't search for stuff that will get me in trouble. Mostly I don't
want the automatic ads that come from searching in normal or logged in
mode.
-----Original Message----- From: Paul Stewart
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2016 3:07 PM
To: Animal Farm
Subject: [AFMUG] OT Opinion Needed: Search Engines
Hey folks… I’ve been trying to figure out lately where to ask this
question ….
I have a long time hobby of working around search engines … actually
building them, coding them, scaling them etc…. various open source,
homebuilt, and commercial offerings I’ve used….
This is probably 20 years I’ve been “dabbling” in this space and seen a
huge change in how search engines are perceived, utilized etc….
My question that I’m looking for feedback on, knowing that this group is
extremely good at feedback is this:
When you use a search engine, do you ever think of using something other
than Google? (ie. Bing, Duckduckgo)
Do you feel a search engine that is country specific is something that you
would go out of your way to use … or just use whatever is in your browser
and don’t care?
Is privacy of what you search for on a search engine of concern at all?
thanks - this helps me a great deal …
I’m considering launching a project involving a search engine and
challenged with what it’s primary focus should be …. :)
Cheers,
Paul
