Sorry, folks, I’m still trying to catch up here. (I had gotten busy for a while :0 )
Anyway, afte just checking out the Discussion on Google: “Google – the worst search engine” [ https://www.techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=96&threadID=195490&messageID=2023867 ] I had the ask just one question on the subject that everyone assumes to know. Is the concept of searching really worth it. About the only time I ‘search’ for anything is get infomation for educational purposes. (The Who, What, Where, and When)
Most small and mid-size businesses around here (in this area, Stuttgart, Germany) just don’t seem to find it relative anymore to their business in general, or sales. Now, I’m not saying that all business is great at the moment, but the idea of people actually spending real money as a result a ‘Search’ just doesn’t pan out. Most good, competent IT shops don’t even dare to advertise, and don’t let their Internet site out to anyone they don’t know. Sure the big names do use them to get information about their products out to the public. And the Chains do hope for some sales. But that’s not where the real money is. It’s in people actually buying something. I have yet to buy anything because I searched for it. And I don’t know any-one who did. People don’t buy Porsches because they saw one on Google. I worked for a car rental firm recently, that does around 40% of all car rentals in Germany (That’s mega Euros folks) Their biggest problem they had, was that they couldn’t get enough Cars. Do they even worry how their sit comes up in a search engine? They might if they had the time. (And they have a class act for an IT dept too)
Nope, I just don’t see it as a real world, world class problem. If Google, or any other search engine, were to go down tomorrow, for a week, would any business here notice? Unless, They read about in the news paper, (people here still read) I doubt it.
As far as a web site, the point I hear most mentioned is how it loads on all browsers, and just how fast. (If it’s not up and readable fast, people here are gone)
Just a view point. I’m prepared to get majored flamed on this. -dawgit
(edited to fix some of the spelling)
