whats your favorite search engine?

red cloud · 7 Sep 2003, 01:35 AM

msn?

google?

yahoo?

alta vista?

ask jeeves?

other

i like yahoo

kinetic · 7 Sep 2003, 01:38 AM

Recently discussed subject. See this thread.

7 Sep 2003, 05:02 PM

I would have to say google for specific info. About.com for general info and Yahoo cause my email's open in the browser anyway.

Dan

Bamb0 · 6 Jan 2021, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kinetic

Recently discussed subject. See this thread.

Well that thread is a different subject

(This one asks what is your favourite not which is the best)

I use GOOGLE. Even though people say using google isnt good,I just clear cookies when Im done.....

Sometimes I search from the address bar and bing comes up..... I suppose I could change address bar search to use google but I havent bothered.....

TenFour · 6 Jan 2021, 08:40 PM

DuckDuckGo for the win! Recently I got more and more fed up with Google foisting shopping links on me no matter what I was searching for, which prompted me to try DuckDuckGo again. I then installed the DuckDuckGo extension to Chrome, which eliminates a lot of the tracking stuff. It is nice to roam around the web without having the same ad following me everywhere, though at Christmas time I kept seeing the ads for the stupid pajamas with the bottom flap--I can only assume that ad was being shown to just about everyone. I remember one time after searching for toilets on Google I kept seeing ads for toilets for weeks--nice to get away from that.

somdcomputerguy · 6 Jan 2021, 10:39 PM

DDG for me as well.

- Bruce

emebrs · 10 Jan 2021, 10:24 AM

I second (third?) that. DuckDuckGo.

Quote:

Originally Posted by TenFour

DuckDuckGo for the win!

Berenburger · 10 Jan 2021, 06:18 PM

Testing Ecosia now on my Mac.

somdcomputerguy · 10 Jan 2021, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Berenburger

Testing Ecosia now on my Mac.

I've used both Ecosia and Ekoru on occasion. DDG is my default search engine though.

- Bruce

TenFour · 10 Jan 2021, 08:21 PM

It is interesting to see the vastly different results you get using different search engines. It has made me think it would be interesting to have a web app that would include two or more search engines side-by-side. I suppose you could sort of do that with multiple windows or tabs, but it would be awkward. Just comparing the top 10 results can give a quick idea of what the search engines are trying to serve up to you, which is what they are doing rather than trying to provide the best results.

chrisretusn · 11 Jan 2021, 07:19 PM

DuckDuckgo

somdcomputerguy · 12 Jan 2021, 01:13 AM

10 Reasons to Use Ecosia Instead of Other Search Engines - https://www.makeuseof.com/reasons-to...earch-engines/

- Bruce

janusz · 12 Jan 2021, 05:19 PM

Highly recommended for tree-huggers.

7 Sep 2003, 01:35 AM	#1
red cloud Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: usa Posts: 49	whats your favorite search engine? msn? google? yahoo? alta vista? ask jeeves? other i like yahoo

7 Sep 2003, 01:38 AM	#2
kinetic Essential Contributor Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: India Posts: 422	Recently discussed subject. See this thread.

7 Sep 2003, 05:02 PM	#3
Guest Posts: n/a	I would have to say google for specific info. About.com for general info and Yahoo cause my email's open in the browser anyway. Dan

6 Jan 2021, 08:40 PM	#5
TenFour Master of the @ Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: USA Posts: 1,722	DuckDuckGo for the win! Recently I got more and more fed up with Google foisting shopping links on me no matter what I was searching for, which prompted me to try DuckDuckGo again. I then installed the DuckDuckGo extension to Chrome, which eliminates a lot of the tracking stuff. It is nice to roam around the web without having the same ad following me everywhere, though at Christmas time I kept seeing the ads for the stupid pajamas with the bottom flap--I can only assume that ad was being shown to just about everyone. I remember one time after searching for toilets on Google I kept seeing ads for toilets for weeks--nice to get away from that.

6 Jan 2021, 10:39 PM	#6
somdcomputerguy Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Rupert, WV Posts: 879	DDG for me as well. - Bruce

10 Jan 2021, 06:18 PM	#8
Berenburger The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,905	Testing Ecosia now on my Mac.

10 Jan 2021, 08:21 PM	#10
TenFour Master of the @ Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: USA Posts: 1,722	It is interesting to see the vastly different results you get using different search engines. It has made me think it would be interesting to have a web app that would include two or more search engines side-by-side. I suppose you could sort of do that with multiple windows or tabs, but it would be awkward. Just comparing the top 10 results can give a quick idea of what the search engines are trying to serve up to you, which is what they are doing rather than trying to provide the best results.

11 Jan 2021, 07:19 PM	#11
chrisretusn Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Philippines Posts: 843	DuckDuckgo

12 Jan 2021, 01:13 AM	#12
somdcomputerguy Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Rupert, WV Posts: 879	10 Reasons to Use Ecosia Instead of Other Search Engines - https://www.makeuseof.com/reasons-to...earch-engines/ - Bruce

12 Jan 2021, 05:19 PM	#13
janusz The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: EU Posts: 4,943	Highly recommended for tree-huggers.