RE: Google accessible search gone
- From: "Steve Jacobson" <steve.jacobson@xxxxxxxx>
- To: "programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:44:52 -0500
Seriously, don't you think we're throwing around the term "inaccessible" a
little loosely to say that the regular Google search is inaccessible? While it
sounds nice, I've never used the so-called accessible search, always using the
regular search although I turned off the "instant" part. While there are
things I would change if it were written specifically for me, I would not have
thought it to be inaccessible.
Best regards,
Steve Jacobson
On Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:56:43 +0000, Katherine Moss wrote:
>Well apparently not, or else we wouldn't be talking about it, would we?
>From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Littlefield, Tyler
>Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 10:49 AM
>To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: Google accessible search gone
>As is google.
>On 8/18/2011 8:38 AM, Katherine Moss wrote:
>I'm just saying that Bing's search is accessible by default, that's all.
>From:
>programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Jared Wright
>Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 12:40 AM
>To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: Google accessible search gone
>C'mon, Ty, she's a Microsoft fangirl! And one of the most ardent ones I've
>ever come in contact with, to be sure. But, hey, if your tools accomplish the
tasks and all that...
>On 8/17/2011 10:36 PM, Littlefield, Tyler wrote:
>>One thing you should do is switch from google to Bing. Their searching is
>>very good, but if you're trying to use Bing for SEO, you might as >well stop
right...
>Microsoft Fanboy incoming.
>On 8/17/2011 8:23 PM, Katherine Moss wrote:
>One thing you should do is switch from google to Bing. Their searching is
>very good, but if you're trying to use Bing for SEO, you might as well stop
>right
there. It's an abomination.
>From:
>programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Dale Leavens
>Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 12:59 PM
>To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: Google accessible search gone
>Typical of this damn computer and Windows Vista. Junk appearing and functions
>changing randomly.
>I am on google many times a day and haven't looked at my cookies in months!
>Dale leavens.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Bob Kennedy<mailto:intheshop@xxxxxxx>
>To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 11:50 AM
>Subject: Re: Google accessible search gone
>If you don't turn it off, Google tries to guess what you are searching for.
>And you won't necessarily hear what is being added to your terms before you
>hit
enter.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Dale Leavens<mailto:dleavens@xxxxxxx>
>To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 11:25 AM
>Subject: Re: Google accessible search gone
>There seems to be a new link asking users of screen readers to click to turn
>off Google Instant what ever that is. I haven't seen that before today.
>Dale leavens.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Jacob Kruger<mailto:jacobk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: ProgrammingBlind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:ProgrammingBlind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 12:18 AM
>Subject: Google accessible search gone
>The google accessible search interface, which was here:
>http://labs.google.com/accessible/
>is now gone/inactive, and when looking for reasoning, I found the following
>blog related to google's labs development/experiments, so seems will just have
to go back to using the normal google search for now...:
>http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/more-wood-behind-fewer-arrows.html
>Pity, since the accessible search interface was quite a bit cleaner, and also
>ranked search results a bit differently based on the 'cleanliness' of their
content, but anyway.
>Jacob Kruger
>Blind Biker
>Skype: BlindZA
>'...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'
>--
>Take care,
>Ty
>my website:
>http://tds-solutions.net
>my blog:
>http://tds-solutions.net/blog
>skype: st8amnd127
>My programs don't have bugs; they're randomly added features!
>--
>Take care,
>Ty
>my website:
>http://tds-solutions.net
>my blog:
>http://tds-solutions.net/blog
>skype: st8amnd127
>My programs don't have bugs; they're randomly added features!
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