Now you've got me thinking, Fred. I have trust issues. I don't trust anything. 

Reminds me of statistics class.  There is a saying about statistics and how to manipulate to make your point

I can no longer put my faith in any big business.  As they say, follow the money!

Seldom Google, bing occasionaly...I usually use Yahoo.

Can Google be trusted, period?!

my results were NOT those the news I saw today or the video you shared were.  Nor did it fill in what the video said it would.  My results were skewed in the direction I lean.  I think google watches and knows us and perhaps even employees lean a different direction than I do, but I do NOT buy the conspiracy theory their algorithm is biased.  I tested it.  It wasn't. 

Of course they are skewing what we see based on our interests and search patterns. It is exactly how I would monetize my company if I owned Google or Bing. Afterall, how much are we paying to use these search engines? Nothing and we know they are making billions.

I started using Bing a couple years ago when doing my website and searching for keywords.  I noticed Bing had more revelant results when I searched for <city>, <state> real estate, etc....  By page two on G with the same keywords, I was getting real estate attorneys and other paid crap.  Since I signed up for Bing Rewards last year, I have also gotten over $80 in Amazon .com gift cards just for everyday searching!

The problem I have with big G is it's main revenue comes from data..... your data.  If you read their terms and conditions, it states they will use your data to sell off to "trusted" third parties for advertising purposes.  No wonder they offer everyone so much free stuff like email, docs, storage and more.  I even read where their Chromebook settings are shipped out defaulted to send your search data to them automatically.  You have to manually turn off that feature if you can find it.  They even have gotten into a majority of public schools now, but they say they don't collect the data on students anymore.... wink wink.  Yeah right.  Brainwash them while their young. 

I'm not sure I trust any of the providers, including Scroogle or DuckDuckGo.

Nope, I don't use Yahoo or Bing at all.  Can't stand the results which is always 1/2arsed.

Use it as a general indicator and always question the results!

If I were using Google to help me decide for whom to vote, I'd have a problem with it. But since I use it to search for things, all of which I know how to spell and therefore don't need the auto-complete function, I have no problem with Google at all. 

I only use Google.... no trust in anything online.... it's always a crap shoot, but so far so good for me.... 

Fred Griffin Google denied any wrong doing. However, there was a distinct difference in what certain word searches came up with compared to Bing. Google, Facebook, etc. all have their own agenda.

It depends on what you want to search. Most is uncredible.  That  is why good blogs are more meaningful when it comes to real estate sales.

I do not trust any internet-based site for searching, so do search on multiple search engines for important data and matters.

I use Google - but not for "political" searches...

Welcome to G - I haven't used them for search since the Panda update - I keep telling everyone they're no good, they're business practices are not ethical and they're results SUCK!

Ok, now you got me started :)

They are as crooked as Hillary as been noted in recent news articles manipulating search results

Verify everything.

Hi Fred... I heard this report this morning on the news. Why am I not surprised? Didn't they have this same issue playing out with the curating of news on Facebook a short while ago? I use Google to search for work related things, but admit I don't use any search engine to search for much else.

I use google.

I stopped use google long ago for everything but document searches. 

I do Google, but I do not really search that often. 

wow this is an amazing video, I can't believe big G has been involved in political manipulation, what a sham

For a great many things, Google is the only search engine to use.  However, those things are far from politics and big money.  This was an eye-opening conversation Fred Griffin , thank you.

I don't care for the tactics used, but I have to hand it to the bright spark who thought of the search manipulations for creativity and, let's be real here: sooner or later, it was going to happen, and may have been happening for years but we only learned of it now.  If anyone is going to judge Ms. Clinton for a tactic like that, forget it.  Look at the tactics used by Mr. Trump.  As Jesus said, "let the first among (us) who is without sin cast the first stone."  I'm watching.  I am glad my eyes are now open wider than before.  But I'm not throwing any stones.

Fred Griffin I asked google and this was the response:

Google always.

I use the appropriate tool for the specific resolution I am looking for.

Trust? I don't put trust in any services like this. Do I use Google? Yes, it is by far my preferred search engine. For my searches Bing and Yahoo almost always produce a mess of less well-related links.

For my purposes yes. I glean the necessary. I dont blindly accept anything

You have a good point Fred, that is why I use Startpage if it something really important. Check it out:

https://startpage.com/

I learned long ago the most relevant results are usually on page 2 or 3.

I still prefer to use Google, though I have been finding my posts ranked much higher on Bing.

May have to reconsider my loyalty to Google...