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]
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] wrote:
Gopher... groan. Archie...
Having flashbacks now...
-----Original Message----- From: Paul Stewart
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2016 3:51 PM
To: [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]> 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
