Comments on: What do you use Search Engines for? http://cybernetnews.com/2008/04/12/what-do-you-use-search-engines-for/ Technology News Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:02:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Ashley http://cybernetnews.com/2008/04/12/what-do-you-use-search-engines-for/#comment-135677 Ashley Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:31:11 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12029#comment-135677 [div id=commentquote]<a href="#comment-135533" rel="nofollow">Leonid Mamchenkov wrote:</a><blockquote>So, in which group are those of us who use Google as a spell-checker (the “Did you mean … ” feature)? :)</blockquote>[/div] I can't believe I never thought to use Google as a spell-checker before![div id=commentquote]<a href="#comment-135567" rel="nofollow">Kate wrote:</a><blockquote>There should be an “all of the above” option on the poll. I use Google for all three purposes. Information is a given, I think everyone uses Google/web search for that. Because I use Firefox with Google in the search box, it’s faster sometimes to just google a specific site I want to visit rather than trying to find it in my bookmarks, so that’s Navigation. I don’t use it for transactions as often but I do if what I’m looking for is obscure and I can’t think of who might sell it.</blockquote>[/div] I guess an "all of the above" would have been a good option as well. Come to think of it, I'd fit in the "all of the above" category as well.[div id=commentquote]<a href="#comment-135550" rel="nofollow">The How-To Geek wrote:</a><blockquote>The poll doesn’t work for me… I use Google for dozens of purposes, including checking word definitions, spell-checking like Leonid mentioned, weather, movie listings, area code lookups… and then for searching or navigating as well.</blockquote>[/div] Most of what you mentioned would fit under "informational searching," wouldn't you think? At least for me, weather, area code lookups and movie listings would all be informational types of searches. Leonid Mamchenkov wrote:
So, in which group are those of us who use Google as a spell-checker (the “Did you mean … ” feature)? :)

I can’t believe I never thought to use Google as a spell-checker before!

Kate wrote:
There should be an “all of the above” option on the poll. I use Google for all three purposes. Information is a given, I think everyone uses Google/web search for that. Because I use Firefox with Google in the search box, it’s faster sometimes to just google a specific site I want to visit rather than trying to find it in my bookmarks, so that’s Navigation. I don’t use it for transactions as often but I do if what I’m looking for is obscure and I can’t think of who might sell it.

I guess an “all of the above” would have been a good option as well. Come to think of it, I’d fit in the “all of the above” category as well.

The How-To Geek wrote:
The poll doesn’t work for me… I use Google for dozens of purposes, including checking word definitions, spell-checking like Leonid mentioned, weather, movie listings, area code lookups… and then for searching or navigating as well.

Most of what you mentioned would fit under “informational searching,” wouldn’t you think? At least for me, weather, area code lookups and movie listings would all be informational types of searches.

]]> By: Lashiec http://cybernetnews.com/2008/04/12/what-do-you-use-search-engines-for/#comment-135586 Lashiec Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:16:27 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12029#comment-135586 Hey! Where's the "I live in my search engine" option? ;) Hey! Where’s the “I live in my search engine” option? ;)

]]> By: Mohan http://cybernetnews.com/2008/04/12/what-do-you-use-search-engines-for/#comment-135583 Mohan Sun, 13 Apr 2008 17:06:11 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12029#comment-135583 use it as an information hub. use it as an information hub.

]]> By: Change http://cybernetnews.com/2008/04/12/what-do-you-use-search-engines-for/#comment-135572 Change Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:30:34 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12029#comment-135572 I'd say I'm 70% information searcher, 5% navigational searcher and 25% transactional searcher. Am I supposed to vote for information searcher now? I'd like to vote "all of the above" as well :P I’d say I’m 70% information searcher, 5% navigational searcher and 25% transactional searcher. Am I supposed to vote for information searcher now? I’d like to vote “all of the above” as well :P

]]> By: Kate http://cybernetnews.com/2008/04/12/what-do-you-use-search-engines-for/#comment-135567 Kate Sun, 13 Apr 2008 08:12:21 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12029#comment-135567 There should be an "all of the above" option on the poll. I use Google for all three purposes. Information is a given, I think everyone uses Google/web search for that. Because I use Firefox with Google in the search box, it's faster sometimes to just google a specific site I want to visit rather than trying to find it in my bookmarks, so that's Navigation. I don't use it for transactions as often but I do if what I'm looking for is obscure and I can't think of who might sell it. There should be an “all of the above” option on the poll. I use Google for all three purposes. Information is a given, I think everyone uses Google/web search for that. Because I use Firefox with Google in the search box, it’s faster sometimes to just google a specific site I want to visit rather than trying to find it in my bookmarks, so that’s Navigation. I don’t use it for transactions as often but I do if what I’m looking for is obscure and I can’t think of who might sell it.

]]> By: DKong http://cybernetnews.com/2008/04/12/what-do-you-use-search-engines-for/#comment-135563 DKong Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:13:08 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12029#comment-135563 Useless for me. Like the how-to geek, I also use google for a ton of different things. I use it for navigating, information, transactions, site specific searching...the list goes on. Useless for me. Like the how-to geek, I also use google for a ton of different things. I use it for navigating, information, transactions, site specific searching…the list goes on.

]]> By: Google http://cybernetnews.com/2008/04/12/what-do-you-use-search-engines-for/#comment-135553 Google Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:31:19 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12029#comment-135553 [div id=commentquote]<a href="#comment-135541" rel="nofollow">CoryC wrote:</a><blockquote>Which category does a <a href="http://www.youtorrent.com/" rel="nofollow">torrent search engine</a> fall under?</blockquote>[/div] Going to say informational. That's just a guess though. CoryC wrote:
Which category does a torrent search engine fall under?

Going to say informational. That’s just a guess though.

]]> By: The How-To Geek http://cybernetnews.com/2008/04/12/what-do-you-use-search-engines-for/#comment-135550 The How-To Geek Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:56:26 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12029#comment-135550 The poll doesn't work for me... I use Google for dozens of purposes, including checking word definitions, spell-checking like Leonid mentioned, weather, movie listings, area code lookups... and then for searching or navigating as well. The poll doesn’t work for me… I use Google for dozens of purposes, including checking word definitions, spell-checking like Leonid mentioned, weather, movie listings, area code lookups… and then for searching or navigating as well.

]]> By: CoryC http://cybernetnews.com/2008/04/12/what-do-you-use-search-engines-for/#comment-135541 CoryC Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:20:45 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12029#comment-135541 Which category does a <a href="http://www.youtorrent.com/">torrent search engine</a> fall under? Which category does a torrent search engine fall under?

]]> By: Leonid Mamchenkov http://cybernetnews.com/2008/04/12/what-do-you-use-search-engines-for/#comment-135533 Leonid Mamchenkov Sat, 12 Apr 2008 21:19:11 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12029#comment-135533 So, in which group are those of us who use Google as a spell-checker (the "Did you mean ... " feature)? :) So, in which group are those of us who use Google as a spell-checker (the “Did you mean … ” feature)? :)

]]> By: PORNO PRINCE http://cybernetnews.com/2008/04/12/what-do-you-use-search-engines-for/#comment-135531 PORNO PRINCE Sat, 12 Apr 2008 20:47:36 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12029#comment-135531 I use search engines for informational purposes ONLY. I use search engines for informational purposes ONLY.

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