Comments from those who selected Google search as
one of their Top 10 Tools 2008
"The
starting point of web research. High quality and pertinent
search results"
Karl Goddard
"Still the #1 knowledge portal in my book. It's the root of
all my searches and often leads off to other useful sites
included in this list."
Rich Chetwynd
"How did I manage without this premier search
engine in the past. It's simple, quick and always comes up
with something helpful."
Jack Chapman
" just because. Because Yahoo and Live Search don't yet cut it,
and the ancillary tools based around the Google Search give it
extra momentum and reach..."
Ian Usher
"it's my universal finder and research
tool, both online and on my hard drive"
Jay Cross
"I didn't mention
Google
Search in my list last year; I guess I just
took it for granted. But I now realise that
it is one tool that I just couldn't do without it.
When I want to find out about something it always
starts with a search on Google."
Jane Hart
"Still the best search technology around. I have a couple of
stock queries that I do all the time like "better than xxx" if I
want to find an alternative to xxx and I can usually find what I
need in one or two queries."
Hans de Zwart
"should probably be higher up the list, but I tend to take
it for granted. It seems you can easily find anything with
it" Brian
Mulligan
"Where I perform 99,9% of my internet searches for
answers to my questions."
Guy Boulet
"I
use it to search my weblog (personal learning archive) and –of
course- the Internet."
Wilfred Rubens
"I know other search engines are available. But I can work
Google. I know how to make it produce meaningful results. 95% of
the time it does what I need. So why change? Without search, the
wealth of information on the web would be like a library with no
index: impossible to use effectively. With it, I know that I can
learn almost anything when I need to."
Mark Berthelemy
"the
means to find out what I want to know, when I want to know it" Karyn Romeis
"Always
my first stop for searching online. I rarely use other general
search engines, though I do make use of niche and
subject-specific search sites and link directories."
Thomas Stone
"Although, Digg,
StumbleUpon,
del.icio.us,
etc. are great tools to find interesting learning
resources, I still use Google search to find most of
the stuff I am looking for. If you got the right key
words, Google Search is simply faster!"
Zaid Algasoff
"Far and away,
the number one tool I use. I use it on a daily basis
regardless of what browser I use."
Benjamin Hamilton
"This
is like my first cup of tea of the day. I couldn’t do my work
without it." Karen Ver
"I use this for
college research purposes. I'm not sure what I'd do without it!"
Karen
OBrien
"It
is my preferred search engine by far, quickly retrieving results
that are relevant and useful."
Jason Edwards
"you have to treat the results sanely, but
this is my search engine of choice, and I cannot
imagine working without it."
Don Taylor
"My students use
it constantly and so do I. Any questions? Ask
Google." Kris Stanhope
"Same as last year: “I’m talking just
the search engine itself here. They must have the greatest bots
in their servers, because is there anything you can’t find on
Google? Seriously. When was the last time you heard someone say,
‘Yeah, well, I yahoo’ed it last night . . .’ or ‘I ask.com’ed it
last night . . ..’ But what about, ‘I Googled it last night . .
..’ Enough said."
John Curry
Comments from those who selected Google Search as
one of their Top 10 Tools in 2007
Google brand/family
"The Google brand seems to
anticipate what we all need. Totally indispensable
and I cannot imagine life without it."
Vaughan
Williams
"It may be cheating, but this is so
tightly integrated that it's like one tool once I have
an account."
Michele
Martin
"This site is just about always open – for search;
for apps; for Gmail; for groups"
Andrea Barrett
Google search
"At risk of being boring, I
really don't know how I'd do my job without a decent
search engine. It's both a research and a
problem-solving tool. Nuff said."
Mark
Berthelemy
"you have to treat the results
sanely, but this is my search engine of choice, and I
cannot imagine working without it."
Don Taylor
"Although everyone's search engine
has become more and more cluttered with commercial
search results recently, rendering some searches - such
as for hotel websites - unusable, Google search
nonetheless plays an important role in my work, allowing
me to fill the gaps in my regular information streams
with access to archived materials - the collected
papers, websites, blog posts, and images posted on the
web."
Stephen Downes
"The definitive
search tool for the web"
David Wilson
"The means to an end. If ever I want
to know anything at all, the kneejerk reaction is to Google it.
"
Karyn
Romeis
"how could a librarian/information
specialist live without it?"
Edwin
Mijnsbergen
"I
rarely use another
search engine and
can't imagine using
the Internet without
this (but I am sure
I could if pushed)."
Frances Bell
"Really rely on
this to access & filter information "
Lynn Wernham
"certainly doesn’t read my mind
but it generally helps me find what I want."
Lisa Neal
"The best thing about Google is its
hidden features, like the ability to use the search
field as a calculator."
Robert
Talbert
"For learning. Has been my browser
home page from the very first time I saw it in 1998,
and has surely contributed to more of my knowledge
than any other single entity"
David Meaney
"The most important tool on the web
for me. You can find nearly everything with it if you
use the advanced searching tools. It comes with specific searches in
images, video, groups (including the whole Usenet
News), maps, scholar and many more. Right now, they
are integrating results from all them in a single
search."
David Delgado
"Videos
(including YouTube), Glossary, Scholar,
Blogs, Groups, Anything underneath the sun
(especially for general stuff), etc. Googling is
part of our life today. I wish I had more time to
visit the traditional library."
Zaid Algasoff
"Always my first
stop for searching online. I rarely use other general
search engines, though I do make use of niche and
subject-specific search sites and link directories"
Thomas Stone
"Helping students learn how to search
the web and differentiate between data and knowledge is
critical. The array of Google Tools (Scholar, Maps,
etc.) gives students capabilities we never had. Couple
this with del.icio.us for
collaboration and you
have a tremendous
learning resource"
Britt Watwood
