What's your favorite search engine?

[firecat]

Besides Google, that is.

http://news.ft.com/cms/s/88c8eacc-70d2-11da-89d3-0000779e2340.html

AOL will also sell display ads on Google sites. The deal is likely to include a credit that AOL can use for search ads promoting its content, including some with graphic displays.

Comments

[krasota.livejournal.com]

It seems that will just apply to the sidebar ads that pop up on every google search. Am I missing something?

[firecat]

I think so. But I use Google because I don't like ads with "graphic displays."

[treacle-well.livejournal.com]

Yup. My favorite thing about Google is its no-nonsense look.

My thought upon hearing the news this morning was, "well, what other search engines are there out there now".

Phooey. I'm disappointed.

[lysana.livejournal.com]

Dogpile (http://www.dogpile.com/) checks Google and several other search engines with no graphic ads on their pages. It does have a graphic at the top, but it's small and kind of cute (animated dog; small gestures on its part, though).

[firecat]

Thanks! [Adding to FireFox search bar]

[surelars.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid Google has me completely hooked. I haven't used any other search engine in what seems like years. It used to be I'd be using three or four engines regularly, but not more. It's kinda scary - media diversity (and that surely includes search engine diversity) is something to be encouraged.

[firecat]

Very much agree! This is a wake-up call.

[epi-lj.livejournal.com]

I used to use AltaVista and still turn to it on rare occasions when something about Google stymies me. They seem to have similar text-only ads on the page in a quick glance at it just now, but I haven't used it a lot in ages.

[gregbo.livejournal.com]

IMO, for most queries, Yahoo and AskJeeves give as good results as Google.

[nitoda]

Actually I favour www.ixquick.com over google anyday. Mainly because it does include Google anyway, but also searches other engines and then prioritises results in such a way that I usually get very good results on the first page.

[firecat]

Thanks! [adding]