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[Poll] Whats you most used search engine
I gotta ask this question ui use google all the time to me its the easiest search engine going
it has less ads i think i have use yahoo like once or twice and it seems to have loads of ads
i dont wanna see ads i just want to see my results please post your opinions
it has less ads i think i have use yahoo like once or twice and it seems to have loads of ads
i dont wanna see ads i just want to see my results please post your opinions
I use Google. I find it easy. Maybe, I am just used to it. Maybe, because I have stock in it.
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I think google is the most simple, easy and fast...
I use google, because that is what I automatically type when I want to search for something. Google has done a great job of having a lot of useful stuff, and I just got used to typing "google".
I think it used be yahoo maybe 5-10 years ago, but now its google (being most used). I find google to be easier, more robust, and generally just got use to typing google as well. And being that i use gmail now, i have no use for yahoo...
I love google because it's simple and it does what I want!
I voted for Google because it is also simple but if you can do very cool things with it (like searching for music or definitions).
Also Google docs, Pictures,.... are very handy!!!
Also Google docs, Pictures,.... are very handy!!!
Google. Fast, simple, and gets me what I want. Whenever I search I either enter it into the Firefox or Opera search bar, or hit Ctrl+L and quickly type google.com. Doing the latter became a habit, so I'm used to it. I wouldn't really be doing this with Yahoo! and most other search engines since there's so much more on their pages and takes more time to load. Google is there in an instant.
I also use some tricks to get Google to search for certain file types, folders, and more. I couldn't do this in other search engines. Also, Google is integrated in so many places. This makes it even easier to use and more accessible.
I also use some tricks to get Google to search for certain file types, folders, and more. I couldn't do this in other search engines. Also, Google is integrated in so many places. This makes it even easier to use and more accessible.
| william wrote: |
| Google. Fast, simple, and gets me what I want. Whenever I search I either enter it into the Firefox or Opera search bar, or hit Ctrl+L and quickly type google.com. Doing the latter became a habit, so I'm used to it. I wouldn't really be doing this with Yahoo! and most other search engines since there's so much more on their pages and takes more time to load. Google is there in an instant.
I also use some tricks to get Google to search for certain file types, folders, and more. I couldn't do this in other search engines. Also, Google is integrated in so many places. This makes it even easier to use and more accessible. |
Don't you mean CTRL + T, CTRL + L is for logging out of your windows account, CTRL + T is for a new tab
Adri
Yeah, Ctrl + T I use sometimes. That automatically gets me to the address bar. Ctrl + L is the shortcut to get you to the address bar without clicking. Windows + L logs you our of Windows.
I use google most of the time now.
I just wish it had less spam links
I just wish it had less spam links
I usually search on Google, but when I do not find anything that much helpful I go to Yahoo.
I can find what I looking for in google. And if I can't it probably doesn't exist. Rarely use yahoo. Both yahoo and google has ads but google is much more clean. The only thing yahoo can be good at is image search because it can be very different from the google image search result.
| william wrote: |
| Yeah, Ctrl + T I use sometimes. That automatically gets me to the address bar. Ctrl + L is the shortcut to get you to the address bar without clicking. Windows + L logs you our of Windows. |
Maybe he has his CTRL key configured for a 'Windows' key. I had that configuration when I had a laptop without the windows kwy!
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Gurjeet
I use Google all the time.... First and foremost because it is very easily accessible in firefor, I just have to type Ctrl+e (Windows only I suppose!). Even if I am not using Firefox, I open google for searches, definitions, files and sometimes for conversion between units (KGs to pounds, etc.).
Its neat, fast, less obtrusive (almost invisible) advertisements. And I have clicked on advertisements sometimes, because they looked relevant to what I am searching for, and interesting.
Its neat, fast, less obtrusive (almost invisible) advertisements. And I have clicked on advertisements sometimes, because they looked relevant to what I am searching for, and interesting.
I used to only use Yahoo before, but now I only use google because its so much more simple and faster.
I use Yahoo 95% of the time. I only use google when I'm being lazy and type the search term into the address bar of firefox instead of the search bar (which I have configured to yahoo).
I'm using google for 99.99% of my web search.
I think that yahoo is not so bad, but I'm used to google now since at least 5 or 6 years.
I think that yahoo is not so bad, but I'm used to google now since at least 5 or 6 years.
Haha well it's obvious who is going to win this poll.
Anyway, I always have and always will use Google as my default search engine. It's just always there. At school, the computer lab/library computers have google set as the homepage. Lol.
Plus you can do some cool stuff in google.
Anyway, I always have and always will use Google as my default search engine. It's just always there. At school, the computer lab/library computers have google set as the homepage. Lol.
Plus you can do some cool stuff in google.
| SpellcasterDX wrote: |
| Haha well it's obvious who is going to win this poll.
<snip> Plus you can do some cool stuff in google. |
Yeah... Google did some smart thinking by investing resources in Firefox when it was coming up. setting itself as the default search engine did magic for them.
But consider this: Most of the forum members here are pretty net savvy, and hence non-IE users, mostly FF users. So my question is, are we getting the real picture here? I suppose more than 90% of the home/non-tech users still use Internet Explorer (unless sneaky guys like me install FF and setup the desktop icon to look like IE in cyber cafes
) ; and it is anyone's guess what search engine is popular with a common man!
It's easier to type and remember yahoo.com than to google.com. And Yahoo was one of the first popular search engines, and still has an average person's brain share.
I usually only use Google. It is so well integrated into Firefox that it is just the easiest way to search. I think most people use Google over Yahoo at least as a search engine. "Google" has practically become a verb by now in most relatively tech savvy people's vocabulary.
Hands down, Google.
Its Google, of course.
But I use http://m.google.com instead as I'm accessing net mainly from my mobile.
But I use http://m.google.com instead as I'm accessing net mainly from my mobile.
Like most of others google.com
I had statrted searching from yahoo initially when i learnt computers... but I was never satisfied with the results, then somebody introduced me to google....
I havent used any other search engine since then... except for few experients.
I had statrted searching from yahoo initially when i learnt computers... but I was never satisfied with the results, then somebody introduced me to google....
I havent used any other search engine since then... except for few experients.
i mainly use google as it is easy, quick and has more content then other search engines that i have used.
I sometimes use yahoo to search for images but that is rare.
I sometimes use yahoo to search for images but that is rare.
I used to search stuffs using Yahoo but after finding out about how Google does it better than anything else, I tried it and now I am using it. I still occasionally use Yahoo though.
Google all the way!
Yahoo is full of crap.
Yahoo is full of crap.
Google.
It's good for ya.
Puts hair on your chest. Ladies, you too. It's a good look.
It's good for ya.
Puts hair on your chest. Ladies, you too. It's a good look.
I use Google, because it's fast, simple and with no shit like yahoo... I don't know why, but I perceive Yahoo to be very childish and simply stupid portal, it might be because of the commercials I had in my country about it.
Google is the best... with gmail/calendar/ and so many other things integrated
Google.
They keep their search page simple without a bunch of images and trash surrounding the box and the search results.
They keep their search page simple without a bunch of images and trash surrounding the box and the search results.
Sure, Google. Yahoo is full of advertisements and junk, their bots work slowlier than Google ones.
Google is fast, clean and large. And I don't like Yahoo services at all. They are too old
And why there's no other search engines like Altavista, russian Yandex or Rambler
Google is fast, clean and large. And I don't like Yahoo services at all. They are too old
And why there's no other search engines like Altavista, russian Yandex or Rambler
I am different I guess, I use yahoo more than google.
yahoo is my home page.
If i am looking for something and cannot find it however, I use google.
then after that I ask you guys on here... lol
yahoo is my home page.
If i am looking for something and cannot find it however, I use google.
then after that I ask you guys on here... lol
google has a much easier and simpler interface than yahoo. I have only used yahoo like twice in my life and it's easy to find what I want. Google is my preferred search engine for sure
google is fine i use a lot of their services, gmail, docs, reader etc...
but i'm getting used with some weird things, for example, if i'm logged in with my account, google displays diferent results sometimes, or in some results that have been removed because some organization demmanded. it make me ponderate how much they control the inforation i use... anyway i like google serch .
when i get sometime i'll go forward a nice alternative search engine
but i'm getting used with some weird things, for example, if i'm logged in with my account, google displays diferent results sometimes, or in some results that have been removed because some organization demmanded. it make me ponderate how much they control the inforation i use... anyway i like google serch .
when i get sometime i'll go forward a nice alternative search engine
Haha I would say funny poll, Most used and that too search engine, you must be joking right!!, a class 5th kid will also probably give us the right answer, Its google.
Google has almost become a phrase, when we say of searching anything on Internet we just only need to say "google it" and the listener understands what he needs to do.
Earlier I used other search engines also like yahoo, altavista but since when I have installed google toolbar their is no distraction on my mind except to use the leader search engine google.
Its hell lotta easy and its very fast, but yes it has many flaws in it too, for example you can search a range of number by placing 1..300 format but it is mentioned I don't know where on their site, they should atleast have a good user manual for it!!
Google has almost become a phrase, when we say of searching anything on Internet we just only need to say "google it" and the listener understands what he needs to do.
Earlier I used other search engines also like yahoo, altavista but since when I have installed google toolbar their is no distraction on my mind except to use the leader search engine google.
Its hell lotta easy and its very fast, but yes it has many flaws in it too, for example you can search a range of number by placing 1..300 format but it is mentioned I don't know where on their site, they should atleast have a good user manual for it!!
Google. I prefer the format of the homepage to the Yahoo one. I think I've always used Google, too. When I first started using the computer, I only knew about mail.yahoo.com and not really the whole site, so.. by the time I found out (and wondered at just how easy you could miss the searchbar==), it was too late. Google FTW~
I despise Yahoo because it's full of distractions. Same reason why I hate Windows.
google of course. So user friendly, fast, and compatable. I would pick it anyday over other search engines, especialy msn.
Altavista (1995) -> Yahoo! (2000) -> Google (2005)
Besides having a solid database and good look-up speeds, Google's Scholar-, Image-, Directory- and Map-Search make using Google almost unavoidable.
Besides having a solid database and good look-up speeds, Google's Scholar-, Image-, Directory- and Map-Search make using Google almost unavoidable.
I rarely use anything other than google, and I think the answer is going to be same for most of the people.
I'm a pretty early google user, although I'll readily switch to yahoo or live.com if I can't find something on google (mostly high resolution images, which google has fewer of).
On my website I've currently using Sphider search, but that's going to be quickly replaced with google site search. Sphider probably has slightly better search results, but then Google pays money...
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On my website I've currently using Sphider search, but that's going to be quickly replaced with google site search. Sphider probably has slightly better search results, but then Google pays money...
.I use google for most everything that I search for. never had any problems with getting the wrong results.
ALTAVISTA 
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JK, google obviously.
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JK, google obviously.
I like to be different so I use google 
I really don't like their "overtaking everyone" (kind of microsoft philosophy...), but for now they're the more reliable and fast so I "have" to use it
I really don't like their "overtaking everyone" (kind of microsoft philosophy...), but for now they're the more reliable and fast so I "have" to use it
A couple of years ago I always used Yahoo, but now, only google.
The front page is less complicated, less ads, less trouble.
The front page is less complicated, less ads, less trouble.
First off, is it really so difficult to learn the English language properly? My god. 
And, in response to what I think was your question, I use an engine I compiled myself to run off of all the most popular engines and conglomerate their results into one.
And, just a side note, only having two options on a poll like this is just plain retarded.
And, in response to what I think was your question, I use an engine I compiled myself to run off of all the most popular engines and conglomerate their results into one.
And, just a side note, only having two options on a poll like this is just plain retarded.
google
Google is the only way to go. I bet it'll eventually start thinking for itself one day. Like it could be the father of the time traveling artificial intelligence that controls our very life as we know it now. Hell, it could be the very same artificial intelligence in its infancy. Sure, you might think I'm crazy but it's not that far-fetched. Terminator & the Matrix aren't that far off. I'm rambling... Google.
Google here in the US. But yahoo has a lot of internet muscle though.
I use Google for the same reasons as you 'hoodline'. I also use Gmail. Google is pretty freekin' awsome compared to all the bloated competition! Especially Yahoo, and MSN! I hate it that it takes so long for them to load due to all the crap-adds that they run! (When I log into my email, I want to see my email. Not a bunch of stupid advertising!) Keep it basic.,Thats what I like! When I'm aiming to do one thing, thats what I expect to get!
| ankitdatashn wrote: |
| Haha I would say funny poll, Most used and that too search engine, you must be joking right!!, a class 5th kid will also probably give us the right answer, Its google.
Google has almost become a phrase, when we say of searching anything on Internet we just only need to say "google it" and the listener understands what he needs to do. Earlier I used other search engines also like yahoo, altavista but since when I have installed google toolbar their is no distraction on my mind except to use the leader search engine google. Its hell lotta easy and its very fast, but yes it has many flaws in it too, for example you can search a range of number by placing 1..300 format but it is mentioned I don't know where on their site, they should atleast have a good user manual for it!! |
Nice Shirt! LMAO! You look like the middle-eastern version of, John Travolta in 'Saturday Night Live'!
| zjosie729 wrote: |
| I despise Yahoo because it's full of distractions. Same reason why I hate Windows. |
Right On.,Linux Rocks!
| redchic wrote: |
Hi "redchic"!
i think the most used search engine is google, bcoz its user friendly and have variety of services, i have been using from the day it was launched.
Must be Google, Yahoo just has too many adverts and other nonesense.
Google is extreemly popular in South Africa and we even have our own local portal to Goole which si www.goole.co.za
Google is extreemly popular in South Africa and we even have our own local portal to Goole which si www.goole.co.za
| xtupie wrote: |
| Must be Google, Yahoo just has too many adverts and other nonesense.
Google is extreemly popular in South Africa and we even have our own local portal to Goole which si www.goole.co.za |
It's not the ads or other stuff that make yahoo unpopular, but I think it is the clutter on the homepage that pushes the people away!
Just open the pages yahoo.com and google.com and notice the difference. Yahoo has every fathomable service listed on the homepage: news, answers, mail, ads, TV, My Yahoo, Mobile, horoscopes, and what not; the search bar is almost lost in the context.
Compare that to Google's clean white background, and just the search bar visible so prominently. You just don't want to anything else but just search. Notice no ads either!
I think this focus on what the user actually wants from a web-page is the distinguishing factor in these two competitors.
Yahoo sucks.
Google does not suck.
That pretty much sums it up, really.
Google does not suck.
That pretty much sums it up, really.
google...I even got a google search right next to my address bar....
I use google, but not because of it's Gmail and all the other extra features it offers.
I use it because when I go to like MSN, and search for something, when I go to google and search for the exact same thing, I get a lot more results, and what im looking for is usually near the top on google.
It just has better search results.
I use it because when I go to like MSN, and search for something, when I go to google and search for the exact same thing, I get a lot more results, and what im looking for is usually near the top on google.
It just has better search results.
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