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Well Google, a word of warning that will probably never be seen. I have loved you almost since you started. You have been a very good companion, which never cra

Well Google, a word of warning that will probably never be seen. I have loved you almost since you started. You have been a very good companion, which never crashed, (almost) never disappointed me for many years. Then you changed, you thought that adding your dumb immediate search after every keystroke would be a good idea (I hate being wasteful). Then you thought that adding some social component in it would be a good idea but I didn't care much about it. Now if there's more "Social bullshit flavor" in your result, I'm out, I am going to find another Search engine that suits better my needs. Joke apart, Google has always been the way I search for KNOWLEDGE. Because of this "Social trend", it tends to become more and more aimed at searching for TRENDS. And they are two totally different things and pretty much... incompatible. Don't mix it up Google! For any other additional information about search or more relevant results, I'm in!

freehunter 15y ago
While I really do like the social search feature (seeded with the Hacker News Google+ circle, I see things other people believe are relevant rather than relying on SEO), I agree with you on the instant search. Especially since they enabled it in Chrome's URL bar. If I type "pho" and hit enter, I expect to be taken to search results about "pho", but instead Google automatically fills in the rest and searches for "phone". I then have to backspace and do another search just for pho. Instant search on Google.com is infuriating as well in that it doesn't work reliably. It will guess three or four times as to what I'm searching for as I type, then give up and say "hit enter to perform your search". That's what I want to do anyway! In the meantime, I've been distracted by a flashing page while I'm typing.
nyellin 15y ago
I aslo despise the social features. Who the hell wants to share search results with friends before even opening the result? For that matter, who I am going to share my emails with on Gmail? Get Google Plus out of my face.

freehunter 15y ago

While I really do like the social search feature (seeded with the Hacker News Google+ circle, I see things other people believe are relevant rather than relying on SEO), I agree with you on the instant search. Especially since they enabled it in Chrome's URL bar. If I type "pho" and hit enter, I expect to be taken to search results about "pho", but instead Google automatically fills in the rest and searches for "phone". I then have to backspace and do another search just for pho. Instant search on Google.com is infuriating as well in that it doesn't work reliably. It will guess three or four times as to what I'm searching for as I type, then give up and say "hit enter to perform your search". That's what I want to do anyway! In the meantime, I've been distracted by a flashing page while I'm typing.

nyellin 15y ago

I aslo despise the social features. Who the hell wants to share search results with friends before even opening the result? For that matter, who I am going to share my emails with on Gmail? Get Google Plus out of my face.