Ah yes ... classic ... My first search was done on gopher and wais :)
Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 27, 2016, at 5:23 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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! > > Sent from my iPhone > >> 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 >> >> >
