Common answer from lots of folks :) Sent from my iPhone
> On Oct 27, 2016, at 5:51 PM, Mathew Howard <[email protected]> wrote: > > I rarely use anything other than Google... primarily because I'm lazy, and it > would take more effort to use anything else. > >> On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 4:23 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 >>> >>> >> >
