Beta Posted April 11, 2002 Share Posted April 11, 2002 what your favorite search engine and which do you think needs a makeover?? i personally think yahoo needs a different page re-development. yahoo!!! my god how can they keep it like that for years. their mail icon is out dated and ugly. it reminds me of windows 98 icons. they should foollow what microsoft did with XP. ui always impress me. lol :o :o Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/22395-what-search-engine-needs-a-makeover/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconman Posted April 11, 2002 Share Posted April 11, 2002 I think Google and MSN are good search engines. MSN has a great GUI but Google needs a makeover but it still looks great now.;) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/22395-what-search-engine-needs-a-makeover/#findComment-192240 Share on other sites More sharing options...
=NickJ= Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 Google has a good engine but the UI is a lil :s Mind you, it is very un-cluttered which is good, so i dunno :ermm: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/22395-what-search-engine-needs-a-makeover/#findComment-192259 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiGhTfast Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 google's great as it is yahoo is awfull, looks so old and crappy puts me off going there and the font eew :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/22395-what-search-engine-needs-a-makeover/#findComment-192300 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessterw Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 Yeah I'd have to agree Googles UI is plain, but then again that's all it needs to be. It load fast even on my old 56k at work (pretty bad when you have DSL at home :s ) and is functionally simplistic. This used to be true of Yahoo, years ago, but it has outgrown that simple look (and as said before it looks very outdated). Yahoo is now a full blown portal (of what I'm not sure they even know) and should look like one. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/22395-what-search-engine-needs-a-makeover/#findComment-192313 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geronimo Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 I use www.vivisimo.com mainly and google sometimes. Both need a make over Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/22395-what-search-engine-needs-a-makeover/#findComment-192370 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prof. Frink Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 google is fine the way it is. quick and to the point. if you wanna search with fancy graphics then use msn... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/22395-what-search-engine-needs-a-makeover/#findComment-192372 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurting101 Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 Google's fine. Not overly attractive, but is very fast. Yahoo needs a makeover. I love MSN's look, but I hate the search (ads and all) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/22395-what-search-engine-needs-a-makeover/#findComment-192380 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nXP_151 Veteran Posted April 12, 2002 Veteran Share Posted April 12, 2002 I think Yahoo the one which should be revamp it's look and Google also. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/22395-what-search-engine-needs-a-makeover/#findComment-192466 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvorgold Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 i'dd say yahoo cuz the ui hasnt changed much since back in '96, i can remember the ui being really similar as it is now lol...good ol sucky netscape 3x on macs lol Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/22395-what-search-engine-needs-a-makeover/#findComment-192552 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prasanth Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 google is the best;) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/22395-what-search-engine-needs-a-makeover/#findComment-192610 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Dorr Veteran Posted April 12, 2002 Veteran Share Posted April 12, 2002 my old fav (before google) was altavista, they SO need a makeover, it's not funny... so, who IS going to do makeover? anyone? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/22395-what-search-engine-needs-a-makeover/#findComment-192729 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beta Posted April 12, 2002 Author Share Posted April 12, 2002 Originally posted by timdorr my old fav (before google) was altavista, they SO need a makeover, it's not funny... so, who IS going to do makeover? anyone? i have been trying to contact yahoo, you know like a feedback "what do you think about yahoo - give us your comments" and so on... but i couldn find how i could send my opinion to right person. it dosen't say anywhere on the page. i would really like them to re-design their ui othervise its getting boring, but good service though Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/22395-what-search-engine-needs-a-makeover/#findComment-193060 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beta Posted June 10, 2002 Author Share Posted June 10, 2002 yahoo is getting a makeover about damn time lol :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/22395-what-search-engine-needs-a-makeover/#findComment-298018 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NETknightX Posted June 10, 2002 Share Posted June 10, 2002 Originally posted by Beta i have been trying to contact yahoo, you know like a feedback "what do you think about yahoo - give us your comments" and so on... but i couldn find how i could send my opinion to right person. it dosen't say anywhere on the page. i would really like them to re-design their ui othervise its getting boring, but good service though Do this survey for them? http://sweepstakes.yahoo.com/homepage_beta_feedback_4 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/22395-what-search-engine-needs-a-makeover/#findComment-298027 Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeza Posted June 10, 2002 Share Posted June 10, 2002 all of them need makeovers Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/22395-what-search-engine-needs-a-makeover/#findComment-298033 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoL Veteran Posted June 10, 2002 Veteran Share Posted June 10, 2002 my favorite is Altavista :D Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/22395-what-search-engine-needs-a-makeover/#findComment-298037 Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevember Posted June 10, 2002 Share Posted June 10, 2002 http://www.yahoo.com/beta.html the new 1. I fell to see any major improvments or changes, Perhaps icons!:D :D :D Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/22395-what-search-engine-needs-a-makeover/#findComment-298038 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Otto Posted June 10, 2002 Share Posted June 10, 2002 i think msn and google both need makeovers...i dont like the msn look and google is too plain but both work fine :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/22395-what-search-engine-needs-a-makeover/#findComment-298042 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted June 10, 2002 Share Posted June 10, 2002 Google is by far the best search engine on the net. If any of the others are even close to it, its because they use Google's engine. Googles design and layout is just perfect. Clean and simple. Do you want it to be cluttered with tacky looking advertisements? btw, for those who use "business-type search engines", such as Yahoo, they sell search results to the highest bidder. Meaning if you search for a certian topic the first couple of result may not be the best results, but instead the ones that pay to be listed in the top 10. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/22395-what-search-engine-needs-a-makeover/#findComment-298127 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kintamanate Posted June 10, 2002 Share Posted June 10, 2002 whoever said that google needs a makeover should be shot. i mean common. do you want the front searchpage to be full of **** links? as it is is fine. youtype in what u want..and search. since i found google i havent used any other search engine. i usually get what i need on 1-6th page. what more do you want? ..dont like it? want it to look like excite? or lycos? those need makeovers! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/22395-what-search-engine-needs-a-makeover/#findComment-298177 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted June 10, 2002 Share Posted June 10, 2002 Originally posted by kintamanate whoever said that google needs a makeover should be shot. i mean common. do you want the front searchpage to be full of **** links? as it is is fine. youtype in what u want..and search. since i found google i havent used any other search engine. i usually get what i need on 1-6th page. what more do you want? ..dont like it? want it to look like excite? or lycos? those need makeovers! [stands up and claps: "Hell yes"] Every time I see someone use yahoo or lycos (anything besides Google) I slap them and give them my search engine speech and then they go "Wow, Googles is great, thanks." :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/22395-what-search-engine-needs-a-makeover/#findComment-298202 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quboid Posted June 10, 2002 Share Posted June 10, 2002 Yahoo really does need it's makeover - thanks for the link Stevie. It does look a fair bit better, even though the differences are generally quite subtle. Still, it's not going to stop me using Google. Fast, to the point, does the job perfectly without any bullcrap. Also, my browser (Opera) has a feature where I can type "g search words" in the address bar and it will search Google for "search words". Lovely! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/22395-what-search-engine-needs-a-makeover/#findComment-298383 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaitsev Posted June 10, 2002 Share Posted June 10, 2002 It's all well and good having aesthetically pleasing search engines I suppose, but really, all you want it to do is find the results for your search, which is why I do stick with Google, and so I am not overtly bothered with how it looks, as long as it remains quick, and simple. Apart from that they could touch it up if they feel the need ;) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/22395-what-search-engine-needs-a-makeover/#findComment-298405 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daybreak Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 Yahoo doesn't need a makeover on its front page, which I think is pretty good as it is. It needs a serious revamp of its searching functions though :( As it is, the Yahoo categories are normally (a) seriously outdated (b) full of invalid links, and © some categories don't exist ( esp. newer stuff that you look for. ) :lick: I understand that Yahoo throws the search to Google or some other engine if a match is not found.. but.. still.. I like directory-based browsing... Yahoo should really move to overhaul its searching functions. They're the reason I used them in the first place. :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/22395-what-search-engine-needs-a-makeover/#findComment-299209 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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