Title: What search Browser do you use?
Post by: susans on November 06, 2006, 06:16:20 am
Is Google king of the search engines? What search engine do you use? I actually do use Google most of the the time, are there others out there that people use?
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Post by: gee4 on November 06, 2006, 09:44:39 am
Whatever comes up when I click on search - my new company have very strict IT policy - only those who require internet for their jobs have it.
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Post by: raindance on November 06, 2006, 11:59:41 am
I use MSN and Google mostly, but other browsers as needed.
R.
R.
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Post by: duque on November 06, 2006, 12:03:43 pm
100% Google ....
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Post by: geminigirl on November 06, 2006, 01:06:13 pm
That would be Google ... it's now a verb, isn't it? "To google x y or z?"!!!
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Post by: gri03550 on November 06, 2006, 01:18:54 pm
Without a doubt...Google!
According to Wikipedia...
Google is the most used search engine on the web with a 54% market share, ahead of Yahoo! (23%) and MSN (13%). However, independent estimates from popular sites indicate that more than 80% of search referrals come from Google, with Yahoo! a distant second and MSN occupying barely 5%. The Google search engine receives about a billion search requests per day.
Matt Griffin AffIQPS, LIAV
According to Wikipedia...
Google is the most used search engine on the web with a 54% market share, ahead of Yahoo! (23%) and MSN (13%). However, independent estimates from popular sites indicate that more than 80% of search referrals come from Google, with Yahoo! a distant second and MSN occupying barely 5%. The Google search engine receives about a billion search requests per day.
Matt Griffin AffIQPS, LIAV
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Post by: ControlledChaos on November 06, 2006, 01:28:08 pm
99% Google
1% Yahoo
1% Yahoo
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Post by: diamondlady on November 06, 2006, 02:58:30 pm
What else is there? Google!
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Title: Re: What search Browser do you use?
Post by: JessW on November 06, 2006, 03:05:11 pm
Alert!
Did you know you are not allowed "to google" something? You should be performing a google search? I read that somewhere but cannot remember the specifics. Apparently Google were getting upset at people reportedly google-bashing!
Diddums.
Jess
Did you know you are not allowed "to google" something? You should be performing a google search? I read that somewhere but cannot remember the specifics. Apparently Google were getting upset at people reportedly google-bashing!
Diddums.
Jess
Title: Re: What search Browser do you use?
Post by: gee4 on November 06, 2006, 03:31:14 pm
Oooh can you explain please Jess - having a blonde moment here me thinks!
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Post by: raindance on November 06, 2006, 03:38:56 pm
They should be pleased, Jess. "To Google" is like "To hoover". After all, who would say "I'm just going to MSN". Or "to Yahoo" for that matter! I seem to remember that The Yahoos are mentioned in that book about Liliputians and other folks. Hehehe.
R.
R.
Title: Re: What search Browser do you use?
Post by: JessW on November 06, 2006, 05:05:41 pm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3006486.stm
Follow the birdie! It may remind you even though it was in 2003.
Jess (who has frequently had blonde moments, especially nearly getting mugged in Naples because of having blonde dyed hair!)
Follow the birdie! It may remind you even though it was in 2003.
Jess (who has frequently had blonde moments, especially nearly getting mugged in Naples because of having blonde dyed hair!)
Title: Re: What search Browser do you use?
Post by: officeguru on November 06, 2006, 06:22:47 pm
Practically always it's Google.
Occassionally.. .I'll got to ask.com if google isn't helpful.
Google opened up a 'branch' (for lack of a better word) here in SE Michigan... keep checking for when they do their hiring (last time we checked it was strictly HR positions - so that they'd be able to hire the rest ofwho they need).
Occassionally.. .I'll got to ask.com if google isn't helpful.
Google opened up a 'branch' (for lack of a better word) here in SE Michigan... keep checking for when they do their hiring (last time we checked it was strictly HR positions - so that they'd be able to hire the rest ofwho they need).
Title: Re: What search Browser do you use?
Post by: msmarieh on November 06, 2006, 06:31:29 pm
Google is NOT pleased to have it's name turned into a verb - that is how companies lose their trademark. They MUST zealously protect it in order to maintain it (see the woes of kleenex, bandaid, xerox, etc. to better understand!)
I primarily use Yahoo, though it depends. I often use unique search engines depending on what I am searching for (i.e. first.gov for government information for example).
Marie
I primarily use Yahoo, though it depends. I often use unique search engines depending on what I am searching for (i.e. first.gov for government information for example).
Marie
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Post by: raindance on November 07, 2006, 12:46:30 pm
Quite so, Marie, but it's generally a little difficult to legislate about words that people may, or may not use.
Additionally, language is a living thing, and therefore is developed by the people who use it.
Raindance
Additionally, language is a living thing, and therefore is developed by the people who use it.
Raindance
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Post by: mlm668 on November 07, 2006, 02:58:14 pm
I also use Google. I've found that many, many search engines are powered by Google now so its just as simple to set that as my home page (customized with news, etc.) as it is to use any other.
Michelle
Michelle
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Post by: megsmom85 on November 07, 2006, 07:46:22 pm
I've tried them all; Google, Yahoo, MSN. I find that I like Yahoo the best.
Google always brought up the same results as I got with Google, and MSN didn't seem to provide the sources I was looking for.
Google always brought up the same results as I got with Google, and MSN didn't seem to provide the sources I was looking for.
Title: Re: What search Browser do you use?
Post by: JessW on November 08, 2006, 10:16:26 pm
I have also found good stuff in Altavista and Annanova plus a few others in the past which I had saved at my last but one job so never bothered to remember their proper names.
Also the BBC search engine is quite good on some things.
Jess
Also the BBC search engine is quite good on some things.
Jess
Title: Re: What search Browser do you use?
Post by: window_watcher on November 29, 2006, 09:30:48 pm
Google mostly, also www.newsnow.co.uk for any news stories is good
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Post by: pmoses on November 30, 2006, 10:27:12 pm
I use IE and Firefox. Firefox is great!!
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Post by: jesuschick on January 04, 2007, 07:39:08 pm
Yahoo,
but I google most of the time,I guess I need to change it huh.
but I google most of the time,I guess I need to change it huh.