yeah pretty much i think the search results are sometimes great and other times not so great. I find localized regional searches are a major weak point of Google and others ….
Google though in the past couple of years has really stepped this up though …. a lot, at least in North America In Canada in particular, there is concern and sensitivity towards traffic entering the USA due to NSA and all of that kind of stuff… privacy concerns etc…. and this concern is in other countries like Germany too > On Oct 27, 2016, at 9:17 PM, Lewis Bergman <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am confused. Why are you doing this? Are the results returned by the top > few search emboss somehow insufficient? I heard the hobby thing...but really? > Anyone talented enough to do this maybe should do something inspired. But, to > each his own. Go dude! > > > On Thu, Oct 27, 2016, 7:03 PM Chuck McCown <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > It didn't become a thrill until I saw a browser render a jpg. Slowly render > a jpg. > That was interesting. Otherwise, usenet was where stuff was. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Andrews > Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2016 5:18 PM > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Opinion Needed: Search Engines > > Come on, wasn't there a thrill the first times you were able to go out > and reach beyond your own computer systems chuck!wbmfg!att!ucb!mcco ( > don't remember the exact syntax but the !'s stand out... LOL ) > > On 10/27/2016 03:48 PM, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> wrote: > > Gopher... groan. Archie... > > Having flashbacks now... > > > > -----Original Message----- From: Paul Stewart > > Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2016 3:51 PM > > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Opinion Needed: Search Engines > > > > 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] > >> <mailto:[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] <mailto:[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] > >>> <mailto:[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 > >>> > >>> > >> > > >
