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Google go back or I’ll start looking elsewhere….
Google… quit it!
I am going to talk about three things in this article.
Why I use Google
Why I don’t look elsewhere for my search needs
Why that may change
You have been warned.
1) Why I use Google.
a. I use Google because of great search results.
b. I use Google because the page loads really quickly and the results display quickly
c. I use Google because because it is simple
2) Why I don’t look elsewhere for my search needs
a. Yahoo.com reminds me of the Internet equivalent of puke. If I want puke, I can always go to… well, you know.
b. Bing.com reminds me of the new Google.
c. ask.com more themes
I don’t want themes. I don’t want pictures. I don’t want to make your page my home page. I don’t want to know what other people are searching on. I don’t want auto, finance, games, or chat.
3) Why that may change
Years ago when Google started changing its Google logo to be something else I thought everything from cute, to interesting to educational to downright annoying. But, about the time you started getting your nerves jumped up and down on like a 10 ton gorilla in stilettos, you would finally get the standard blue red yellow glue green red Google logo and everything would be better again for a while.
I love Google. I would work there in a heart beat. I think historically it has done some phenomena things. It has done things I have not liked.
Things I have not liked…
a. great search results have become mostly great and somethimes not so great search results
b. the page loads mostly quickly - most of the time
c. It is not so simple. I can live with the little bar across the top to access gmail, shopping, images, news, etc - I suppose. The background image thing and this iGoogle thing and this “I’m Feeling lucky” button, and the holy crap the page weight went from 12-14k to 45K or more. Granted still smaller than most - it is growing.
Thoughts?
Comments:
Well, I have liked Google for the same reasons as you - light, quick, great results. But honestly I’ve been waiting for them to do something to make them more appealing.
Problem is, I’m still waiting.
The background thing is nice, but it’s a cheap attempt to copy Bing (really copying Bing...for shame.)
The iGoogle thing is WAY dated. I use it - if just to have one place to look at my todos and read the news. But it needs to be brought forward and the widgets become more modern. I don’t know exactly how, but something needs to be done to make it look less like 1998 and more like 2010.
Would I change? I’ve already looked at Bing. I kinda like it. I do not like Yahoo! - I never have.
I’m still with Google, but I may jump to Bing soon.
Posted by ScatterBrain on 06/10 at 10:40 PM | #
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