Do You Want To Kill Google?

Every now and again somebody announces that they are creating the best search engine ever.  A bunch of SEO types go check it out and, unless it totally stinks, the new comer tends to get the title “Google Killer”.  There’s been another new announcement which I’ll mention in moment, but I think the real question is do we really need / want a Google killer?

The Latest, Greatest Google Killer:
You remember the last one, right?  No?  Well, neither do many other people.  Obviously, Google is still around.  Over the years, there’s been Mahalo, Techmeme, Blekko, Cuil, and the list goes on.  Even Facebook and Twitter have been thrown into the mix.  The latest news is that former supposed “Google Killers” DuckDuckGo and Wolfram Alpha have now joined forces.  Can two beat one?  I’m sure Google is calling an “all hands on deck” meeting at this very moment.

Each of these new search engines offers some new features.  It may be slash tags, no history tracking, social elements, or any number of things.  Yet, the biggest competitor, Bing/Yahoo (the only one who really looks like they even have a chance of beating Google), isn’t really all that different from Google.

I’m all for innovation, but I have to wonder…

“Do people really want to replace Google?“

It would seem Google is doing a pretty good job at providing search results.  Despite the unending rants in the SEO world complaining about one thing or another, Google has continued to hold onto the position of top search engine by a wide margin since they first sat on the throne.  There’s a reason for that.

So, I’d like to put it to you…

Do you want to replace Google?

Would you replace Google if another search engine offered some cool new features?

Do you even bother the try out any other search engines if/when you hear about them?

Share your thoughts below.