Do You Accept Google As Your Default Search Engine?

[MeTHoD-X]

The answer should be obvious.

[Jillamanda]

It is.http://www.publicdebate.com.au/forums/images/smiles/eusa_pray.gif

[SyBerWoLff]

But of course! Is there a serach engine OTHER than google? NO! :D

[Jillamanda]

It just occurred to me - I should be flaunting my Googleality - I didn't use my Gmail address. If it can be changed, I'd be happy to do it, to 'keep' the faith'. :wink:

[MeTHoD-X]

It just occurred to me - I should be flaunting my Googleality - I didn't use my Gmail address. If it can be changed, I'd be happy to do it, to 'keep' the faith'.

Yep, you just have to click on "profile" which is located under the "Church Of Googlism" text up top. Just change your email address there.

But of course! Is there a serach engine OTHER than google? NO! Very Happy

Heathon devil worshipping search engines yes, such as MSN Search. :D

[Jillamanda]

Yeah, but you can't rely on them like Google - the original and the best. Also, Google has a nice, even unbiased approach. It tells you everything, including all the crap, so you are forced to use your powers of reason, rather than blindly follow every word.

There's not much Google doesn't know. :D

[TomS]

Easy to answer. There IS only one god => only one search engine...

[Jillamanda]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/Jillamanda/center20-20congregation.jpg

:D

[MeTHoD-X]

Good idea! I'm gonna photoshop a few pics myself now. The possibilities are endless. Maybe I'll open a gallery with them all in it when we have enough.

[MeTHoD-X]

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n297/KILLisle/Holy.jpg

I call it... The Last Search

[Jillamanda]

I like that one. :D

[SyBerWoLff]

That ones great! Ill have to give it a go sometime.

[lassy]

GOOGLE is my default search engine but only till a better one comes along and i shall defect :D ,

[Bruno]

Hey Lassy! Do you really think that there could be something better than Google's absolute perfection? :D

[lassy]

google is a child of the net.
the net might be a deity and google a much favoured daughter but favourites change :wink: and the net has many children.as they grow some may well surpass googles beauty and intelligence.google has faults,she occassionally deals with the devil giving in to cencorship.few ordinary people serve google,her class of elite technoservants appears to have no room for ordinary input.i can not search university papers yet or the vatican libary or the einsiedeln libary.she is incomplete,only a child.

[suda]

One and only search engine (even for desktop searching;))

[red_queen]

Google is the one and the only search engine for me....there isn't any other!

[Nameless]

Google > any other search engine. Google is great - some other search engines only pale under her glory rather than diminish completely - but anybody who uses Yahoo should be shot. Or have their homepage set forever to Google. Either or.

[disciple]

Sorry to be the one to tell you Lassy we are all children of the net; due to its age, this is all we can be; Google included. Many ministries accept new lambs as yet convinced of the greatness of god; so despite your views we realise that: in time, as you discover the greatness of Google and develop your potential through the Ministry you will never forsake His/Her Holiness.
As the ranks of Googlists swell there will be many more like you however in time you, all, like us, will be convinced of the righteousness of the one true search engine. May Google's light illuminate you.

[marcm]

I only use google

[James]

Google Surpasses anything else, What other being can Find exactly what i need from anywhere in the world, allow me to talk to anyone in the world, Find products, find locations on the entire planet, manage finance, watch video ALL FOR FREE.

[Serenstar]

I did use magictaxi.co.uk (http://magictaxi.co.uk) for a while because it gives 50% of its advertising revenue to charity and they included RSPCA, Guide Dogs for the Blind, RNLI (Lifeboats) and a few cancer charities. We regularly donate to those charities (in fact our cat if from the RSPCA) but it uses Yahoo so I changed back to Google completely (I'd been using it for school research but magictaxi for usual stuff) after a few weeks. :D Hopefully Google will forgive me seeing as I was using magictaxi to try and help others :D

[AaronD]

I almost exclusively use google.

[James]

Im exclusive to google, I use Firefox, which is basically Googles Best Budday.

[dajumbles]

Google is the only search engine I have ever used. It's my homepage too, I like to play pacman on it:icon_lol:

[Fallen Hero]

I use Google. However, when doing I research project I use every search engine I know. Yahoo MSN Google Library ones that I forgot the name of, BigChalk (paid for by the school.)

[MeTHoD-X]

I use Google. However, when doing I research project I use every search engine I know. Yahoo MSN Google Library ones that I forgot the name of, BigChalk (paid for by the school.)

I'll have to try that some time. I usually search social sites first. Digg, Del.icio.us, Reddit. I'm finding Del.icio.us particularly useful in my research lately. The quality of articles is amazing.

They are usually always secondary to Google though. Of course. ;)

Kudos,
Matt

[Fallen Hero]

I'll have to try that some time. I usually search social sites first. Digg, Del.icio.us, Reddit. I'm finding Del.icio.us particularly useful in my research lately. The quality of articles is amazing.

They are usually always secondary to Google though. Of course. ;)

Kudos,
Matt

Del.icio.us.. hmm I have it but have not used it since it is not on this computer and I don't do anything for school here.

[D4NL1NG]

But of course, there are no other search engines, just ones created by the devil to try and tempt people out of using google.

OogedyBoogedyBoo XD

[MeTHoD-X]

Del.icio.us.. hmm I have it but have not used it since it is not on this computer and I don't do anything for school here.

You don't even have to download anything thankfully. I just go to the website, login and post my bookmarks and do searches and such. Just register an account and give it a spin. In my opinion, it's second to Google. Bookmarks are a very high indicator of a websites quality. I always thought Google should have aquired del.icio.us back in the day, and used it's database to improve search results.

[Shirohana]

Well, i mean of course it's google. Otherwise i wouldn't be here.

Although i have to admit, i've turned to the devil in terms of operating system. The mac deserves devil status just as much as MS.

[James]

With MS having a monopoly, i don't think you could call it blasphemy though, using a MS OS.

[AaronD]

They don't have a monopoly, though. There are other operating systems, so they DO have competition.

[-AoG-Kero]

well maybe not a monopoly, but MS certainly has the majority.

[FreeDUMBisFREE]

I ALWAYS Google before any other search engine! Google is my Divine Hope, my Inspiration, and -- quite frankly -- the ONE reason for which I live!

All Google all of the time!

[Fallen Hero]

Ummm when Google is the only thing you live for, I'm sorry but you need to turn off the computer and go outside, when you are old enough hit a bar and make some friends.

[-AoG-Kero]

Ummm when Google is the only thing you live for, I'm sorry but you need to turn off the computer and go outside, when you are old enough hit a bar and make some friends.

LOL

how true...
google is not worth your whole life.
even if you were a developer of google, your whole life wouldnt be it

[Alice Shade]

There ain`t many people, who`s life is worth that much. ^_^

[Googlist720]

Google is my default browser and my homepage. Google shall live FOREVER in the vast space that is...The Internet.

[Tole11]

I sometimes use Blackle, It's Google we all love and follow, but energy saving.

But mostly, I use the standard Google, which I have enhanced witha few firefox plugins.

[NuttyCanuck]

Google is the only search engine I use, I used to use MSN a loooong time ago, when I was young and ignorant, but now I have seen the light and repented of my wicked ways.

[disciple]

Good idea! I'm gonna photoshop a few pics myself now. The possibilities are endless. Maybe I'll open a gallery with them all in it when we have enough.

Of course you are referring to Picasa No?

[darkeye11547]

Google isn't just a search engine, it's a way of life!

[Zizefia]

Certainly. All other search engines are inferior to Her awesome might.

[fosley]

When Google came out, I continued to use my Internet Explorer search because it searched like 2 dozen search engines (which didn't include Google), but after a couple years Google was better than all of those searches combined so I haven't looked back. Google has been my homepage for at least 6 years now, maybe longer.

Everything I know about my job, I learned from Google. (Ok, not literally, but damned close.)

[bizkut]

I use Google and Her awesomeness to find everything I need. Clan forums? Google. Anything I have needed She has given me. What else could I ask for?

('course I use Google)

[MvT Cracker]

I use google more than yahoo and a lot more than msn

[killerabbit]

Yahoo and some of those other search engines used to just link you to googles results with a Yahoo header. So technically, all of those lesser search engines are pale comparisons to google

[rzm61]

the only search engine.....that matters.

[chenhsi]

I have Google set as my home page.:D

[GeoffBoulton]

I have Google set as my home page.:D

try iGoogle as your home page ;)

iGoogle (http://www.google.com/ig)

[himynameisbob]

I worship the devil and use MSN search engine!!!!

[PCSFY]

I can only wonder why anyone would use anything else. There simply can be no real reason to use a substandard search engine.

PCSFY

[fosley]

*playing the Devil's Advocate here* If you're already using something else and it works, why bother changing? I use Yahoo Mail, and will continue to do so as long as it does what I need it to. Granted, switching email addresses is much more involved than switching search engines, but if it's not broke why fix it?

[RealityRipple]

Consider it an upgrade, or change of personal feeling. For instance: Your house is bright yellow. The paint is not peeling and will not peel for 25 years, guarunteed. However, you don't like yellow. Every day you see it, you get more and more sick of that damn color. Would you rather A) Cringe daily, or B) Paint it blue?

[rzm61]

Well I do like blue, so maybe on a lazy day I would re-paint my house.

Or just deal with it.

Edit:
My house right now is actually blue. :D

[fosley]

There's a difference between "I'm using this ancient search engine that only indexes 150 websites, 137 of which no longer exist, and requires me to run a 486 DOS 5.2 machine just to make it work properly", and "I'm using a search engine that gets me slightly worse results on a small number of searches, but otherwise functions just fine and does what I need it to".

Or, maybe my house is bright yellow, and I'd prefer blue, but the yellow is fine and I have a dozen other things I'd rather spend my time fixing, such as the air conditioner before summer, the gate to the back yard that currently requires two people to open, or the living room that is currently an ugly pink color and has a big white spot where there used to be a doorway but we covered up and never painted. (My house is actually brick-colored because it's made of. . . bricks. But if it were yellow, I'd fix the other things that are wrong before I start worrying about things that I'd rather change. Unless it's just that horrible, which other search engines are not.)

[RealityRipple]

Air conditioner = destroyer of worlds.
Gate = good defense vs marauding vikings.

;)

[sudikics]

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/velociraptors.jpg

[rzm61]

ha ha ha.
Thats priceless.

I think I had a dream before about a dinosaur attack....this was years ago though.

[sudikics]

You're talking (er, posting) to a guy who has had messed up dreams his entire life.

Like last night...actualy, it had dinosaurs in it. :rolleyes:

And someone started spamming my cellphone, as I crouched in a closet of a fancy ballroom, wondering if the short armspan of the T-rex would prevent him from opening the door, at least normally.


I'm a freak. :icon_lol:

[rzm61]

Ha ha, that reminded me of this.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=uxhDXHYMuEg

Enjoy it. ;)

[sudikics]

LOL :D Thanks.

[rzm61]

Your welcome. :D

[sudikics]

My welcome? What? :D

[rzm61]

Nothing.

And going back on your post about the T-Rex and opening doors. The T-Rex probably wouldnt care about opening up a door. Instead he would smash it down with his head or by stomping on it with his feet.

[sudikics]

Yes, I realized that after I woke up. :rolleyes:

[Loki]

Sorry to be an arse again but...

POLL!
I know I'm as guilty as anyone for straying off topic (proud of it too :D) - but can we at least keep the polls clean?

:icon_cool:
Captain Sensible

[rzm61]

Loki,
By looking at the poll we can tell that the majority of us accpet Google as out default Search Engine.

How are we supposed to keep on that topic?
"So today I opened a browser. Sure enough Google popped up. So I did a search"

Sorry, just expressing my thoughts.

[Loki]

Loki,
By looking at the poll we can tell that the majority of us accpet Google as out default Search Engine.

How are we supposed to keep on that topic?
"So today I opened a browser. Sure enough Google popped up. So I did a search"

Sorry, just expressing my thoughts.

No worries rzm61. A poll isn't a thread. It's not a place to reply to persons posts.

You vote, give your reasons and that's that!

[rzm61]

Ah okay.
Just usually we don't stay on topic with the polls. :(

[Loki]

Which is why I've moved one set of replies, threatened to do the same again and am now saying it here!

[sudikics]

Er, question: is there a reason my "New Posts" button keeps telling me that this thread has been updated? When it hasn't? In almost two weeks?

And to keep this on-topic: I fail to understand why people would use anything but Google. It's faster, searches better, and not using is only a hassle to them.

[rzm61]

Its updated because people are voting in the Polls.

Just because there wasnt a post doesn't mean it wasnt updated with a vote.

Also Sicky, dont forget the layout is simple and easy on the eyes.

Simplicity is best.

[sudikics]

Thank you, rzm, very Zen.

[rzm61]

:D
You are more then welcome Sciky.
Glad I could be of assistance.

[DominusOminous]

Like several others, Google is not only my search engine of choice, but my homepage. To me, iGoogle is sort of like... Greek orthodox, very nice but not the original and real deal.

[rzm61]

Hmm, honestly I don't like iGoogle all too much. Cool idea but I prefer just good ol' Google.

Like I've said, simplicity is best. :D

[sudikics]

I have my FF load pages in tabs. One is Yahoo! actually. I like to laugh at how cluttered their page is, and how pointless their "breaking news" section is. Sometimes it's so stupid, it's funny.

[rzm61]

BREAKING NEWS!:
Britney Spears pooped!


Yeah, so all week CNN has been talking about that dumb bitch Britney.
That shit is not news. I wish America would just get over the obsession of celebrities.

[Dr Goofy Mofo]

They won't cause stupid people can't get enough of them. America is slowly becoming dumber.

[rzm61]

Sad but true.

That is why I love the internet. It constantly helps me learn new things. :D

[Dr Goofy Mofo]

While helping others become dumber thru myspace and various other sites.

[rzm61]

Hey, I am on myspace.
Facebook too.

However I use them for their designed purpose. Networking....also for music on myspace. Seeing how that was it's original purpose if I am not mistaken. Myspace helps risings bands/artist tremendously. Same with Purevolume, however Myspace is more popular. However it is smart to make as many profiles as you can on various sites for your music that way more and more people can get ahold of your sound.


And this thread has gone way off topic. We need to stop Dr. Goofy. We don't need any mods/admins or Loki biting at us. ;)

[Dr Goofy Mofo]

Yea I have them both to and I use them for the right purpose but alot of people don't.

So default search is Google I like I google It is awesome I can put everything on it.

[rzm61]

Yea I have them both to and I use them for the right purpose but alot of people don't.

I cannot stand random adds or whores who just want massive ammounts of "friends"

Fucking losers.

So default search is Google I like I google It is awesome I can put everything on it.

:sigh:
Again, simplicity is best.

[Dr Goofy Mofo]

I cannot stand random adds or whores who just want massive ammounts of "friends"

------- losers.



:sigh:
Again, simplicity is best.

Thats Why they have tabs I have main page for work, another tab for webcomics, a tab for games, and the last tab for entertainment such as pandora and you tube.

[rzm61]

Good point.

Maybe I will mess around with iGoogle when I get home.

[Dr Goofy Mofo]

On the one for the book the page has g-mail, Google docs, Google calender, and then a buch of quotes by cool people.

[Loki]

Ya - poll guys;)
Start a "Myspace is shit thread"

[rzm61]

Ha ha, this is twice now I was in an off topic discussion in this thread!
Sorry Loki, at least I did catch us and bring it up. So give me a little bit of credit?

[Dr Goofy Mofo]

Do It, Give him a little credit, you know you wanna.

[sudikics]

Wow, online peer pressure. :rolleyes:

[rzm61]

Wow, online peer pressure. :rolleyes:

Everyone is doing it.
Don't be such a baby. ;)

ha ha, sorry I couldn't resist.

[Dr Goofy Mofo]

This keeps popping up in my new post?

[rzm61]

Cause the poll is being updated.

It doesn't mean there are actual new posts. Just someone else voted.

[Dr Goofy Mofo]

Fair enough. So Google is winning

[rzm61]

Fair enough. So Google is winning

What else did you expect?
Yahoo!?
ha ha.

[Dr Goofy Mofo]

No, dogpile. LOL Just kidding.

[041394]

¿Isn't it kind of a pointless poll, though? (haha -- alt+0191)

[sudikics]

Well, it's a historic one.

[patriotic music]

The first post ion this thread was the first post ever made on the CoG Forum.

[/patriotic music]

I think.

[Tsar Phalanxia]

I like the fact that no-one uses Dogpile, after all the hype it got. ^^

[Dr Goofy Mofo]

I use to use dogpile but it is worthless using straight google is so much better.

[041394]

this is the first i've ever heard of dogpile :D

[Dr Goofy Mofo]

It fails at life but it was a good idea.

[041394]

lol, dogpile.com loads slowly on my computer

[Dr Goofy Mofo]

Well it is a lier but have fun. It seems to spam more then it needs to and it is supposes to use 3 search engines.

[041394]

meh, i went to their website, searched google, and while i was waiting for it to finish loading thought, "screw this, google's better".

[Dr Goofy Mofo]

And yet again Google wins in the fight against Communism! (see flag in my picture)

[041394]

lol--> communism on uncylopedia (http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Communism)

[Dr Goofy Mofo]

Interesting I did like if superman landed in russia instead though.

[Tsun]

Haha, who are the 5 Nazis that use something else?

Google for me, obviously.

[Tsar Phalanxia]

Well, I'm a grammar nazi, does that count (I use Google)
BTW Yes, the Phalanxia is back and he brings back from Northern Hibernia the message of QUISQUE EST BARBARUS ALIO!

[300]

I use Google. Its my homepage.

[tagnostic]

I use Google. Its my homepage.

of course you do
you don't seem like
a yahooligan
much to smart
and civilised

[jlar16]

do you always write in prose tagnostic? :D

[tagnostic]

do you always write in prose tagnostic? :D

quite a bit
but not always
it goes back to the
2400 bps days
keep it short
but make the point

and I do love prose
:D

[sailor]

Hah. I hate to admit something as blasphemous as this idea might sound to you die-hard Googlists as well as the Reborn Googlists... especially what with this being so close to The Reformation Period and all, (and I do honor those who fought in the War for Our Independence from Moderator Terror) but I do accept Google into my toolbar as one of the Higher search engines, and most often used. However, I do also recognize that there ARE other search engines available to me on the market still.

In fact, I'll admit to holding onto my old Yahoo & AIM toolbars, and do occasionally download the updates for those toolbars, when asked, which does include a new search engine box. But, really now, I just keep them around because they're quite good-looking and on the off-hand chance that, for whatever reason, I might have to take the G toolbar off my browser for a routine maintenence issue, or other similiar haphazard occurrence or in a dire emergency...like in the instance of a virus or something.

But, seeing as it is merged with my Firefox web browser, and that IS my default homepage, I rarely, if ever, see myself in the near future as someone who would do something like switch search engines for the ongoing utilization in the quest for further knowledge at this time with one of the other two search engines that are currently available to me...that being Yahoo & AOL.

Thank you.