Are You Addicted To Google?

from the break-the-habit dept

An opinion piece from the BBC is wondering if people are addicted to Google. The premise is that Google searches are no longer as relevant as they used to be, and are increasingly cluttered with advertising. However, we all still use it everyday. In many cases, "searching the internet" and "Google" have become synonymous, and so the writer worries that we're all stuck on Google. There's a simple solution, of course: come up with a better search engine. Others are trying, and are probably thrilled with articles like this one.

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    aNonMooseCowherd, Dec 19th, 2003 @ 4:14pm

    An opinion piece from the BBC is wondering if people are addicted to Google.

    Rather late in the year for the journalistic silly season, isn't it? If BBC tries a bit harder it might actually find something worth reporting.

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    Addicted Googler, Dec 20th, 2003 @ 2:56am

    Interesting. I've noticed that Google isn't as good as it used to be, and I'm still using it, so I think that this guy has a good point. The question is, what's a better general search engine?

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    The Shadow, Dec 20th, 2003 @ 2:15pm

    Google is degrading under the weight of conflicting agendas, which in turn are taking them away from the business of good search. IMO there is presently no better *free* search engine. However, one could come along. The financial bar is higher than when Google started -- they were already on a roll when they got their VC funding -- but then, they had to rediscover the wheel, since they didn't know much about search. Even with the growth in web pages, a superior competitor could still be built for under $2 million.

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    Kat, Dec 22nd, 2003 @ 7:42am

    Actually there is a better free search engine. Altavista.com is the orginater of search technology. I've gotten the best results from Webcrawler.com tho, recomended to me by a woman who creates unit studies... go figure...

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    joanne, Sep 10th, 2009 @ 6:44pm

    i agree whith your reason , as i feel that my pc has been used for this reason , beining the mother of the child ,please get back to me with a ?

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