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#1 Post by nitrah55 » Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:20 am

So I type my name into the world's latest search engine, expecting at least the 1,400 hits that come up when I Google myself (they aren't all me, he added in a bid for modesty).

Nothing. Zilch. Nada.

I feel dissed, oddly.
I am about 25% sure of this.

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#2 Post by Bob Juch » Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:25 am

Heh! I did myself and found all sorts of message board posts I've done over the years before I saw my own website listed. They're obviously not sorting by relevance.

What really bugs me is that they insert photos that have nothing to do with the subject. (Well in once case they put up the Mensa logo for their page.)

They also don't show enough of the context. I'd never think of using that for a quick look-up.
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#3 Post by nitrah55 » Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:25 am

Tried again.

Over 132,000 hits.

That's more like it.
I am about 25% sure of this.

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#4 Post by ulysses5019 » Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:29 am

nitrah55 wrote:Tried again.

Over 132,000 hits.

That's more like it.

They must have read your complaint here.
I believe in the usefulness of useless information.

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#5 Post by andrewjackson » Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:30 am

Bah. Only 400,000 hits for my name.

It is interesting how they group the hits but I don't find it very useful.
No matter where you go, there you are.

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