Comment on Google Search referrals to the web have plummeted, AI links are 'less than 1%' of traffic
some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 1 day agoMost (if not all) modern browsers support multiple search engines which are configurable and selectable from a dropdown in the omnibar. There’s no need to remember shortcuts or add a dedicated toolbar anymore.
SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 day ago
TBF the dropdown usually requires fiddling with the mouse, while keywords for search engines allow sticking with the keyboard. Since I use the sites regularly, it’s no problem for me to remember the keywords.
some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yeah, fair enough. If it works, it works, and to each their own.
The suggestion from the user I replied to, of needing a browser toolbar, did get in my craw a bit. Like what is it 2005? I don’t think I’ve even used one since before Chrome was in beta.
SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yeah that was weird, idk when that person last looked at their options regarding search.