Schadenfreude

[firecat]

Google+ traffic is down 37% in the last 18 days. (I'm surprised that post doesn't mention #nymwars as one of the possible causes.)

Zornhau on LJ made up a new word: Googlekaze.

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[firecat]

I researched search engines that aren't Google and switched to DuckDuckGo once I was done; some of the comments on that post point to wikis that provide alternatives to a number of other services that Google offers as well.

I'm still on G+ (with a pseudonym) to thumb my nose at the pseudonym haters and because that's the easiest way to follow #nymwars, but I am posting almost nothing.

[jumpuphigh]

I saw that post of yours. It was linked somewhere. Thank you for it. I had used DDG a long while ago but their search results were pretty crap at the time so I stopped using it. I am getting much better results now from them.

I've read too much about Google linking stuff that you don't want linked (via skud) and too many lose everything if you delete your G+ or they don't like your name situations to even take the risk. Although I do have much temptation to get an account just to be a trouble-maker.