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[–] StrassMav@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 21 hours ago (2 children) The real question is why use Google for 99% of searches? There are very few searches where Google is "necessary,"(debatable still). permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mika_mika@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago For me so far, convenience on mobile when looking up information on physical places and business. I get the phone number, address, and hours of operation without clicking a link. As I'm transitioning to using Ecosia, that's what I find myself going back to Google search for most frequently. I tried switching to clicking links on Ecosia to find a phone number to call, and quickly came to the conclusion the websites are enshittified also, or at least ridiculous to navigate and find useful information. On at least one occasion already Google has had the phone number listed at the top of Search for an organization that just didn't have a phone number provided from themselves anywhere online. (Okay, maybe they had it on their Facebook page, but I'm trying to improve my user experience not soil it). permalink fedilink source parent [–] story@lemmy.zip 2 points 8 hours ago (2 children) i still use Google for speed testing bc it works better than ookla is there a good alternative that I'll feel good about using? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] zqps@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 hours ago All public speed tests are nonsense in private use, unfortunately. The ISPs magically find the capacity you've been looking for, but only for that connection. permalink fedilink source parent [–] techt@lemmy.world 1 point 7 hours ago I use cloudflare's, haven't heard any reason yet why that's worse than any owned by an ISP permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mika_mika@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago For me so far, convenience on mobile when looking up information on physical places and business. I get the phone number, address, and hours of operation without clicking a link. As I'm transitioning to using Ecosia, that's what I find myself going back to Google search for most frequently. I tried switching to clicking links on Ecosia to find a phone number to call, and quickly came to the conclusion the websites are enshittified also, or at least ridiculous to navigate and find useful information. On at least one occasion already Google has had the phone number listed at the top of Search for an organization that just didn't have a phone number provided from themselves anywhere online. (Okay, maybe they had it on their Facebook page, but I'm trying to improve my user experience not soil it). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] story@lemmy.zip 2 points 8 hours ago (2 children) i still use Google for speed testing bc it works better than ookla is there a good alternative that I'll feel good about using? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] zqps@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 hours ago All public speed tests are nonsense in private use, unfortunately. The ISPs magically find the capacity you've been looking for, but only for that connection. permalink fedilink source parent [–] techt@lemmy.world 1 point 7 hours ago I use cloudflare's, haven't heard any reason yet why that's worse than any owned by an ISP permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zqps@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 hours ago All public speed tests are nonsense in private use, unfortunately. The ISPs magically find the capacity you've been looking for, but only for that connection. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] techt@lemmy.world 1 point 7 hours ago I use cloudflare's, haven't heard any reason yet why that's worse than any owned by an ISP permalink fedilink source parent