RE: Google accessible search gone
- From: "Steve Jacobson" <steve.jacobson@xxxxxxxx>
- To: "programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:02:05 -0500
Sina,
I feel similarly. If I do a search for something, I want the best match, not
what someone thinks is the most accessible. <smile>
Best regards,
Steve Jacobson
On Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:58:34 -0400, Sina Bahram wrote:
>I technically define the accessible search as inaccessible, as it simply
>subscribes to this idea, and to coin someone who might not
>be on the list anymore, of: ghetto blindness products.
>the web is what it is, sorting websites by some artificial metric of
>accessibility is not how I want to use the web, thanks anyways.
>Take care,
>Sina
>-----Original Message-----
>From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Jacobson
>Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 11:45 AM
>To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: Google accessible search gone
>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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