Re: Google accessible search gone
- From: Suzanne Balik <spbalik@xxxxxxxx>
- To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2011 07:06:15 -0400
Here is a survey on Google accessibility sent to me by our Google
Student Ambassador in case any of you are interested:
http://www.acb.org/googlesurvey
--
Suzanne Balik Lecturer
DAN 210 Computer Science Dept., Box 8206
(919) 515-3654 NC State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-8206
http://www4.ncsu.edu/~spbalik
On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 7:27 PM, inthane <inthaneelf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> thanks for cluing me in!
>
> if I haven't herd it several times, it won't link up in my brain, think I'm
> getting old!
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> I know I have a terminal case of CRS!
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> I...
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Sina Bahram
> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 11:23 PM
> Subject: RE: Google accessible search gone
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> Search engine optimization
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> Take care,
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> Sina
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> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of inthane
> Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 2:17 AM
> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Google accessible search gone
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> I'm not following what your talking about SEO? what is s e o
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> elf
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> • Moderator, Blind Access Help.
> • Owner: Alacorn Computer Enterprises
> "own the might and majesty of an alacorn"
> www.alacorncomputer.com
> • proprietor: Inthane's Grab Bag
> for blind computer users and Programmers!
> http://grabbag.alacorncomputer.com
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> ----- Original Message -----
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> From: Katherine Moss
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> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 7:39 PM
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> Subject: RE: Google accessible search gone
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> Sorry. Only speaking from experience. I’m a bing user not because I prefer
> microsoft, but because I like it’s search the best, so why not put it here?
> And the thingo regarding SEO kind of just slipped. I didn’t mean to say it
> out loud. Sorry about that, guys, though it’s so true. I’m not gonna lie.
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> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Littlefield,
> Tyler
> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 10:36 PM
> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Google accessible search gone
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>>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.
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> On 8/17/2011 8:23 PM, Katherine Moss wrote:
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> 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.
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> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dale Leavens
> Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 12:59 PM
> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Google accessible search gone
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> Typical of this damn computer and Windows Vista. Junk appearing and
> functions changing randomly.
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> I am on google many times a day and haven't looked at my cookies in months!
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> Dale leavens.
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> ----- Original Message -----
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> From: Bob Kennedy
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> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 11:50 AM
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> Subject: Re: Google accessible search gone
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> 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.
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> ----- Original Message -----
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> From: Dale Leavens
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> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 11:25 AM
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> Subject: Re: Google accessible search gone
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> 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.
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> Dale leavens.
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> ----- Original Message -----
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> From: Jacob Kruger
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> To: ProgrammingBlind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 12:18 AM
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> Subject: Google accessible search gone
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> The google accessible search interface, which was here:
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> http://labs.google.com/accessible/
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> 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...:
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> http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/more-wood-behind-fewer-arrows.html
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> 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...'
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> --
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> Take care,
>
> Ty
>
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> http://tds-solutions.net/blog
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