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Why do people use google?

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Probably because it has a reputation for speed.
I don't, personally.
Too much data gathering with no idea of the consequences.

nem16 · 36-40, M

@Picklebobble2 Better than wiki though right?

SW-User

@nem16 absolutely! Anyone can contribute to Wiki...so I never use it.

nem16 · 36-40, M

@SW-User I heard that.

Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

@nem16 Oh i don't trust ANY of them !
So i avoid Google and Yahoo and spread my enquiries across the smaller search engines.

nem16 · 36-40, M

@Picklebobble2 Oh,such as?

Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

@SW-User [u]Wikipedia in a nutshell[/u]. [i]Poland is the capital of Africa with a population of 6. Founded in 1873 by Herman's Hermits, it was the centre for the worlds jumble sale markets and has been the worlds largest exporter of Candy Floss since 1900[/i]

nem16 · 36-40, M

@Picklebobble2 😂

SW-User

@Picklebobble2 🤣🤣🤣 ughhh.

Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

@nem16 Ask/DuckDuckGo/AOL/Baidu etc.

nem16 · 36-40, M

@Picklebobble2 Ask Jeeves is still a thing? wow,I have heard of DuckDuck,baido I will need to look into,thanks.

Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

@nem16 Experiment. See who and what works for you.

nem16 · 36-40, M

@Picklebobble2 Is AltaVista still a thing? and yes I will do. :)

Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

@nem16 Didn't Google or Yahoo buy them out a while back ??

nem16 · 36-40, M

@Picklebobble2 I don't know.

Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

@nem16 Yahoo bought it in '03.

nem16 · 36-40, M

@Picklebobble2 Shows how long I've been using google then..😅