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 > >
