Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Google vs. Bing vs. DuckDuckGo: Which Is Best?

Pearls of Wisdom -

The brilliant poppy flaunts her head
Amidst the ripening grain,
And adds her voice to swell the song
That August’s here again.
~~ Helen Winslow

“It is easier to preach ten sermons than live one…”
~~ (Better Not Name the Offender)

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.
~~ George Orwell, from Animal Farm, first published seventy-five years ago in August 1945

Mondays are a lot like getting fat. They make you feel sad, sometimes angry, and there is not much hope for liking either fat or Mondays for any reason.
~~ Garry Moll


There is no way around it, talking to the Google search bar like a human generates more relevant results.” Google Searches 




 Google vs. Bing vs. DuckDuckGo: Which Is Best? MakeTechEasier: “Like choosing a web browser, deciding on a search engine is a highly personal choice. We rely heavily on the search engine to find many different things.


"What doesn't kill us (yet) makes us stronger," wrote the duo. "This is the mantra Microsoft is adopting despite early predictions of Internet Explorer's market share being plundered by the newly launched Google Chrome browser."



How to use Microsoft Teams with your friends and family - The Verge: “It’s taken a while, especially considering the number of people who are looking for convenient ways to chat and videoconference these days, but Microsoft has finally created a version of its business Teams app for personal use. The app, which is considered to be in preview, is currently only available for mobile devices (iOS and Android). You get 10GB of file storage for your “team” and 2GB of personal file storage per person. What follows is a quick how-to on using Teams for communicating with friends and family. It is available for both iOS and Android; the two apps are extremely similar. The only difference may be in the placement of, say, the “Start new chat” button. The app offers a variety of ways to communicate: chat, audio-only, and video. Everybody participating has to have the app on their device, and you also need a Microsoft account (which is relatively simple to sign up for)…”



SearchEngineLand: “Decision makers in their respective silos are generally unaware of the value in the data Google shares so it’s your job to disperse this knowledge across your organization. Sebastian Compagnucci– “As an SEO I’m constantly utilizing keyword search volume data to help make more informed decisions about clients’ online presence. But the reality is, this data has way more use cases than anyone gives it credit for. The role of a decision maker in any online business requires the ability to gather (or be presented with), understand, and forecast with all types of data. Simple yet effective methods for identifying trends in online searches can ensure you’re getting your product or services in front of the right people at the right time. This is particularly useful if you sell a variety of seasonal products online. But the same process can be leveraged for single-focus businesses, as well. This data can then trickle down to a variety of team members, from SEO and Paid Search Account Managers, to merchandisers and content strategists. How you ask? Let’s look at some use cases…”


New York Review of Books: “As we drive and heat and light and build, we put about 35 billion tons of CO2 into the atmosphere annually. At the moment oceans and forests soak up slightly more than half of that, but as we shall see, that grace is not to be depended on into the future, and in any event it means we still add about 18 billion tons annually to the air.