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Searching for Search Tools

posted by martyb on Saturday March 02 2024, @12:15AM   Printer-friendly
from the you-can't-get-there-from-here dept.

How do you find information online?

There are Lists of search engines.

But, which one(s) do you use and why?

Do you use just one search engine? Do you have one primary search engine and another one that you use only when your primary fails? May you use multiple engines depending on whether your search is on your desktop, mobile, or TV?

How do YOU choose?

 
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  • (Score: 4, Informative) by JoeMerchant on Saturday March 02 2024, @02:29AM (2 children)

    by JoeMerchant (3937) on Saturday March 02 2024, @02:29AM (#1347037)

    Google user tracking and profiling also shapes search results. In other words: if you and I put in the same search terms, we may get different results, and different still from anonymous searches.

    Or at least they used to a few years back when I checked it. Algorithms change all the time.

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by mcgrew on Saturday March 02 2024, @06:41PM (1 child)

    by mcgrew (701) <publish@mcgrewbooks.com> on Saturday March 02 2024, @06:41PM (#1347107) Homepage Journal

    Algorithms change all the time.

    Indeed. Two decades ago, add -Trump to a Google search and none of the results would contain the word Trump. Now, every single result is primarily about Trump.

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 02 2024, @10:46PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 02 2024, @10:46PM (#1347146)

      :-) You said his name three times.. did he appear?

      Maybe you should add -politics to your Google search, if you really want to avoid him.