Ask Jeeves and Altavista. *shudder*
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 10:40 AM, Simon Westlake <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah, I keep thinking people have forgotten what it was like. Go and > google 'that quentin tarantino movie about slaves' and the first result is > Django Unchained. Google 'that space movie with george clooney in it' and > the first result is Gravity. Google 'that programming language that is > named after a jewel' and the second result is 'The Ruby Programming > Language'. I think people forget how fastidious you had to be in search > engines before Google (does anyone remember having to do things like '"this > phrase" + "this other phrase" - "something" and these words' and still > getting garbage?) > > On 2/2/2016 9:35 AM, Joe Novak wrote: > > Have you ever tried to get anything done with the other search engines? > It's almost like a sad joke. Google raised the bar for what to expect out > of a search engine. > On Feb 2, 2016 9:05 AM, "Josh Reynolds" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> You just described every large scale data source ever. >> >> Congratulations >> On Feb 2, 2016 8:41 AM, "Ken Hohhof" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Locked out of your house? Don’t use Google to find a locksmith. >>> >>> >>> http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/31/business/fake-online-locksmiths-may-be-out-to-pick-your-pocket-too.html >>> >>> Read the whole article to find out just how badly Google search and map >>> results are corrupted. This locksmith must be legit, I can see their >>> building on Google Maps. Oh, not really there, created by Photoshop and >>> “crowdsourcing”. And driven by a “lead generator” to make it look local. >>> And advertising $19 but paying twice that to Google for the AdWords click. >>> SCAM, SCAM, SCAM. >>> >>> >>> *From:* George Skorup <[email protected]> >>> *Sent:* Monday, February 01, 2016 11:44 PM >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] SAD day >>> >>> Nobody says "Let me Bing/Yahoo that". So yeah, Google is how you search >>> the interwebs. But I agree on the other point. I do not trust any company >>> that has (or can have) such huge control over information. Be it Google, >>> Microsoft, Apple, etc... or the government. >>> >>> On 2/1/2016 11:36 PM, Travis Johnson wrote: >>> >>> I would use Yahoo or Bing or any other search engine. Nothing would >>> change if Google went away tomorrow. >>> >>> Blackberries and Android wouldn't even exist if Apple hadn't created the >>> first iPhone. Same with tablets... look how many people tried tablets >>> before Apple, and they all failed. >>> >>> I purchased a Macbook for my daughter headed to college 5 years ago. She >>> used that laptop literally every day, for over 5 years. She graduated with >>> two Bachelor's degrees... using that same laptop. Every paper, thousands of >>> emails, etc... and she has never had a single issue... no viruses, no >>> hardware issues, no software issues. Never a single issue. No OS reload, no >>> malware scanners, nothing. It just works. Just like all the rest of Apple's >>> products... they just work. >>> >>> Travis >>> >>> >>> On 2/1/2016 10:28 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: >>> >>> The world's most popular site and you don't think the world would >>> change? Really??? >>> >>> Apple is gone. People buy Blackberries and Android. Tablets probably >>> won't exist. Mp3 players would probably have come to fruition without >>> them. What else do they have? >>> >>> Josh Luthman >>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>> 1100 Wayne St >>> Suite 1337 >>> Troy, OH 45373 >>> On Feb 2, 2016 12:22 AM, "Travis Johnson" < <[email protected]>[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> At least Apple makes products... products that literally changed the >>>> computing world, the phone world, the retail world, created apps, and the >>>> music world. Google created a search engine (actually copying Yahoo, >>>> Webcrawler, Altavista and several others at the time). They aren't a >>>> "product". They don't "sell" anything. They are a webpage, just like >>>> Facebook. >>>> >>>> Imagine your life without Google or Facebook. NOTHING CHANGES. >>>> >>>> Yes, they built a better mousetrap using their intelligence and hard >>>> work... but they aren't "inventors". They didn't create anything new or >>>> groundbreaking. >>>> >>>> Travis >>>> >>>> On 2/1/2016 10:09 PM, Colin Stanners wrote: >>>> >>>> I'd much rather Google / Alphabet Inc. be in that position than Apple >>>> with their overpriced yet restricted / non-upgradable / crappy consumer >>>> electronics. >>>> >>>> Google is making themselves the curator of access to the world's >>>> information and communications. When you consider the value of those, it's >>>> not just the most valuable company in matters of money. The founders had >>>> incredible foresight in addition to their intelligence and hard work. >>>> >>>> On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 10:55 PM, Travis Johnson < <[email protected]> >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> <http://www.ibtimes.com/alphabet-inc-goog-surpasses-apple-inc-aapl-become-worlds-most-valuable-public-company-2289113> >>>>> http://www.ibtimes.com/alphabet-inc-goog-surpasses-apple-inc-aapl-become-worlds-most-valuable-public-company-2289113 >>>>> >>>>> "The world isn't run by weapons anymore, or energy, or money. It's run >>>>> by little ones and zeroes, little bits of data. It's all just electrons." >>>>> ~ Cosmo (Sneakers 1992) >>>>> >>>>> Literally, a one page website for a company that is less than 19 years >>>>> old is now the most valuable company in the world. :( >>>>> >>>>> Travis >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> > -- > Simon Westlake > Skype: Simon_Sonar > Email: [email protected] > Phone: (702) 447-1247 > --------------------------- > Sonar Software Inc > The next generation of ISP billing and OSShttps://sonar.software > >
