Favorite search engine?

Stacey. · 06-25-2011, 05:08 PM

Google. <3

Mykonos · 06-25-2011, 06:05 PM

Oh, Google, definitely. Back in the days before Firefox broke down for me (so about a week ago) it had Yahoo as the default search bar, and I couldn't stand it. Google cuts the crap and just gives you straightforward search results, whereas engines like Bing and Yahoo seem to throw completely unrelated results at me. Worst search engine? Kiwee, easily. All their links are basically links to the same search in another engine.

Dr.Seussicide · 06-25-2011, 06:06 PM

I don't think I'll ever use anything besides google... it's in our vocabulary for Christ's sake. Google has search engine monopoly any day.

Mrd00d · 07-05-2011, 02:13 PM

I still use Google, but I've found Google's reliability has declined steadily over the last few years. At it's original release, it was speedily efficient, intuitive, and did a great job figuring out what you wanted. But now I have trouble getting the results I want unless I really, really take advantage of "quoting things" and +terms, -terms, and even then...

Something changed with google, with youtube (since they merged), in their programming/algorithms me thinks, especially since they've blown up into the mainstream.

But don't know what to do...

**Janszoon** · 07-05-2011, 03:02 PM

On a somewhat related note to the subject of this thread, I just recently discovered that Alta Vista still exists. I don't think I've heard of anyone using that one since some time in the 90s.

adidasss · 07-05-2011, 03:53 PM

^^ Lol! I just googled hot bot (the very first search engine I ever used, back in the mid 90s) and apparently that one still exists too, although it uses yahoo as the search engine. Ah....sweet memories.

Mrd00d · 07-05-2011, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Janszoon

On a somewhat related note to the subject of this thread, I just recently discovered that Alta Vista still exists. I don't think I've heard of anyone using that one since some time in the 90s.

I remember using it around 2000/2001 before I got into Google...

**Janszoon** · 07-05-2011, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adidasss

^^ Lol! I just googled hot bot (the very first search engine I ever used, back in the mid 90s) and apparently that one still exists too, although it uses yahoo as the search engine. Ah....sweet memories.

Heh. I just looked up hotbot today too! It's hilarious how the design still looks like we're living in the 90s.

NSW · 07-05-2011, 09:56 PM

I used to use this one wwwaaaay back in the day. All I could remember was that it had a black dog logo and not what it was called, so obviously I googled it.

**Janszoon** · 07-05-2011, 10:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nonsubmissivewife

I used to use this one wwwaaaay back in the day. All I could remember was that it had a black dog logo and not what it was called, so obviously I googled it.

So did you find out what it was called?

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06-25-2011, 06:05 PM	#22 (permalink)
Mykonos AWhatup Ganache? Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 381	Oh, Google, definitely. Back in the days before Firefox broke down for me (so about a week ago) it had Yahoo as the default search bar, and I couldn't stand it. Google cuts the crap and just gives you straightforward search results, whereas engines like Bing and Yahoo seem to throw completely unrelated results at me. Worst search engine? Kiwee, easily. All their links are basically links to the same search in another engine. __________________ 'Not that Becktionary, the Rhyming Becktionary!'- Bender Bending Rodriguez

06-25-2011, 06:06 PM	#23 (permalink)
Dr.Seussicide FakingSuicideForApplause Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: I live in a van down by the river Posts: 1,365	I don't think I'll ever use anything besides google... it's in our vocabulary for Christ's sake. Google has search engine monopoly any day. __________________ I'll stay if I ever could, and pick up your pieces babe, because there's never a perfect day. Don't fret, baby, we're simply growing And my darling, I wouldn't mind to die like this.

07-05-2011, 02:13 PM	#24 (permalink)
Mrd00d Stoned and Jammin' Out Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Northern California; Eugene, OR; mobile Posts: 1,602	I still use Google, but I've found Google's reliability has declined steadily over the last few years. At it's original release, it was speedily efficient, intuitive, and did a great job figuring out what you wanted. But now I have trouble getting the results I want unless I really, really take advantage of "quoting things" and +terms, -terms, and even then... Something changed with google, with youtube (since they merged), in their programming/algorithms me thinks, especially since they've blown up into the mainstream. But don't know what to do... __________________ Mrd00d's Last.fm

07-05-2011, 03:02 PM	#25 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	On a somewhat related note to the subject of this thread, I just recently discovered that Alta Vista still exists. I don't think I've heard of anyone using that one since some time in the 90s. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

06-25-2011, 05:08 PM	#21 (permalink)
Stacey. Groupie Join Date: May 2011 Location: with cher lloyd. Posts: 40	Google. <3

07-05-2011, 03:53 PM	#26 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	^^ Lol! I just googled hot bot (the very first search engine I ever used, back in the mid 90s) and apparently that one still exists too, although it uses yahoo as the search engine. Ah....sweet memories. __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

07-05-2011, 09:56 PM	#29 (permalink)
NSW Bigger and Better Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas girl living in the UK Posts: 2,596	I used to use this one wwwaaaay back in the day. All I could remember was that it had a black dog logo and not what it was called, so obviously I googled it. __________________ Hi.