The issue here is why does google insist on defaulting to Kiswahili for co.ke then the annoying thing is the search results are all English
websites. What sense is there in that? Maybe Google should even translate all the results so you have a pure Kiswahili page.
Assuming I am spanish and I open my spanish google page I will also search in spanish and expect spanish results so that makes sense. As is
the case with other "foreign" language sites. Apparently there are practically no swahili swahili to justify this action from google. Maybe google
should have a kikuyu or luo etc site so when am in those areas I get google in the local dialect.
The point is... Google serves up co.ke in Kiswahili but the users search in english so what sense is there in having a swahili google page?
What google has done is more annoying and confusing than helpful from a UX point of view... so Google.co.ke UX = #FAIL
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----- "Memusi" <tonatech@gmail.com> wrote:
> @ Lawrence hivyo vile wapata google kwa swahili ni sawa kabisa kwani utaweza kuandikia neno ndugu vizuri. umeandiak ngugu.
>
>
>
@Wash,
> Your "activism" is akin to the Unga Revolution mafia .... :)) You have made my morning....
>
> Either way, changing Google to English is just a click of a mouse, (there is usually a link below the search text box "Google in English") why all the fuss?!!
>
> My 2C's>
>
>> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 8:37 AM, Memusi <tonatech@gmail.com> wrote:
>Jameni tujivunie lugha ya swahiliMemusi
>
>> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 8:27 AM, Bogi Benga <bogibenda@gmail.com> wrote:
>Kumbukeni tunao ngugu zetu kutoka Tangnyika .... :)@ Lawrence..Clearly we need google.co.ke to polish our swahili...:-) Viva la google.co.ke!!!
>
>
>
>> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 8:02 AM, Lawrence Kago <lawrencekago@gmail.com> wrote:
>Kumbukeni tunao ngugu zetu kutoka Tangnyika .... :)W/Regards
>
>> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 7:06 AM, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:
>Frustrating, and even more is when some clients call and say they only get google.de in German since Google assumes the IP's are in Germany. I got some reprieve for I don't know how but my default search goes to google.co.ug and its in English by default only that the relevant searches are first from Ugandan stuff. I think this prediction or simple AI of theirs is a total FAIL!
>./Ok3ch
>
>> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 11:01 PM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote:
>Did we at any time request Google to test our patriotism??
>
> It's a world of choices and Google has no reason to force us to read some language, even if it's our mother tongue.
>
> Patriotism my foot ! :-))))
>
> Haki yeetu! Haki yeetu!! Haki yeetu!!!
>
>> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 22:42, Mark Mwangi <mwangy@gmail.com> wrote:
>Come on guys kiswahili is also a national language what does it say about our patriotisim by revolting to what is considered our default national language? Convinience notwithstanding.
Regards,
>
> Mark MwangiOn Aug 3, 2011 10:11 PM, "Simon Mbuthia" <simon.mbuthia@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I also noticed it, but thought it was better than when my gmail login
> > page is in Persian or Arabic with the form on the left (RTL written
> > languages). But if I could play the devil's advocate, kwani hamjivunii
> > kuwa wakenya? Kiswahili kisitukuzwe?
> >
> > Yatafakari hayo.
> >
> > On 03/08/2011, Bernard Mwagiru <bmwagiru@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> I noticed this too but opted to leave it as it is....Helps in polishing my
> >> broken Swahili.
> >>
> >> ./bernard
> >> sent from my android device.
> >>
> >> On Aug 3, 2011 9:09 PM, "Brian Ngure" <brian@pixie.co.ke> wrote:
> >>> I also had to do the same. It would be better if there was an option to
> >>> choose.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 9:04 PM, Paul Kevin <paultitude@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I switched my setting to English. But still, its anoying
> >>>>
> >>>> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 8:53 PM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com
> >>>wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Why should we do that? It never used to behave that way. Google should
> >> not
> >>>>> change things like this, even if they are for free:)
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 20:45, Brian Ngure <brian@pixie.co.ke> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> I assume it automatically switches to Kiswahili because of the .co.keIf
> >>>>>> you want google always in English, try www.google.com/ncr (no country
> >>>>>> redirect)
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I agree it is a real pain. I have also seen many many many posts in the
> >>>>>> net of people complaining about this from many countries. Even on the
> >>>>>> blogs. It seems Google does not want to listen in this case. Of course,
> >>>>>> Google could prove me wrong :)
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 8:39 PM, David Njuki <njukey@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Bugs me too, they should have given us a notification to choose our
> >>>>>>> language preferences.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I hope someone from Google is listening in on this.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
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