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Does anyone here even really use Google's search engine anymore? I do search for stuff a lot, but to be honest I know perfectly when it will be a stackoverflow

by grecy 7y ago

Does anyone here even really use Google's search engine anymore? I do search for stuff a lot, but to be honest I know perfectly when it will be a stackoverflow page I want, or a wikipedia page, or it will have that link to maps. I can't remember the last time I searched for something and I didn't already know what domain I actually wanted to end up on.

rahuldottech 7y ago
> Does anyone here even really use Google's search engine anymore? Yeah. Plenty of people do. I know I do when searching for PDFs because DuckDuckGo randomly ignores "filetype:pdf" when it feels like it, and also sometimes ignores word in the the query that are within quotes. It's also not great with localised results, at least in many parts of the world. My first preference is DDG, but it's not perfect.
ardfard 7y ago
Maybe that's the point. Google is much so much easier that even if I want to read article on Wikipedia, I still search it first on Google.
treebornfrog 7y ago
You need to keep in mind that HN is a bubble. The responses here do not represent the masses. Yes, most people will search for 'insurance quotes' and click an ad.
- erikpukinskis 7y ago
  Yes? Why are you asking us to keep that in mind?
JohnFen 7y ago
I don't use Google's search engine, but I do use search engines heavily. Unlike you, I rarely know what site will have what I'm looking for in advance -- it's rarely SO, Wikipedia, or maps.
- Japhy_Ryder 7y ago
  Just out of morbid curiosity, _what_ kind of things are you usually looking for?
  - JohnFen 7y ago
    A very wide variety of things, actually. I have eclectic tastes. But most often, it's programming or electronic-related stuff.
d1zzy 7y ago
> Does anyone here even really use Google's search engine anymore? Is this question supposed to be rhetorical? https://lmgtfy.com/?q=google+search+market+share https://lmgtfy.com/?q=google+search+market+share

by grecy 7y ago

rahuldottech 7y ago

> Does anyone here even really use Google's search engine anymore? Yeah. Plenty of people do. I know I do when searching for PDFs because DuckDuckGo randomly ignores "filetype:pdf" when it feels like it, and also sometimes ignores word in the the query that are within quotes. It's also not great with localised results, at least in many parts of the world. My first preference is DDG, but it's not perfect.

ardfard 7y ago

Maybe that's the point. Google is much so much easier that even if I want to read article on Wikipedia, I still search it first on Google.

treebornfrog 7y ago

You need to keep in mind that HN is a bubble. The responses here do not represent the masses. Yes, most people will search for 'insurance quotes' and click an ad.

erikpukinskis 7y ago
Yes? Why are you asking us to keep that in mind?

JohnFen 7y ago

I don't use Google's search engine, but I do use search engines heavily. Unlike you, I rarely know what site will have what I'm looking for in advance -- it's rarely SO, Wikipedia, or maps.

Japhy_Ryder 7y ago
Just out of morbid curiosity, _what_ kind of things are you usually looking for?
- JohnFen 7y ago
  A very wide variety of things, actually. I have eclectic tastes. But most often, it's programming or electronic-related stuff.

d1zzy 7y ago

> Does anyone here even really use Google's search engine anymore? Is this question supposed to be rhetorical? https://lmgtfy.com/?q=google+search+market+share https://lmgtfy.com/?q=google+search+market+share