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theorist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 10:04 PM
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Do you think google needs to fix its algorithms?
Or is this some kind of sick joke? I was already in a bad mood, too.



It was still up the last I checked.
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theorist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 10:08 PM
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1. Do all you people have me on ignore, or something? n/t
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autorank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 10:08 PM
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2. I think Google needs competition.
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matt819 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 10:11 PM
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3. What does this have to do with Google?
Your screenshot appears to be an ad on AAR. That alone is worth comment, but Google?
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theorist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 10:14 PM
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4. Note the "Ads by Google" in the bottom right corner of the advert.
Google uses algorithms to match up keywords and search terms to ads. If you're familiar with gmail, then you know what I mean. This is a serious miscalculation, because AAR is not "ProGOP" but mentions the GOP throughout the website.
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salvorhardin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 10:14 PM
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5. You're using Firefox
Good for you. Now you need the Adblock extension. Takes care of headaches like that. :-)
https://addons.update.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&id=10&vid=664
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Placebo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 10:16 PM
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6. Wow, I forgot what a Windows screen looks like...
thanks for reminding me! :)

But yea, that ad is real screwy.
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theorist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 10:19 PM
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7. You're welcome.
Linux for work, windows for play. :hi:
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davis_islander Donating Member (71 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-21-04 08:13 AM
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8. Yes! Blog Clog...
They need to move all those damned vanity sites to a special section of google. I'm tired of wading through blog after blog to get to a real search result.
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