What is with these crappy search results?

**Susie Q Roo** · 12-18-2005

Why all of a sudden, when you do a search on a legitimate topic on Yahoo or Google, are these totally random and unrelated results popping up that are basically just BS? They are usually topped with the categories, "ads by google," and, "advertise on this site." They make it impossible to find whatever "real" results may be strewn in amongst them and they're pissing me off! Any suggestions for wading through them?

tommy · 12-18-2005

Greed......5 billionaires and 1000 millionaires in that company!!! 431usd per share of stock....its all about the all mighty dollar!

MikeW · 12-18-2005

Yep

jtm1631 · 12-18-2005

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Originally Posted by tommy

Greed......5 billionaires and 1000 millionaires in that company!!! 431usd per share of stock....its all about the all mighty dollar!

Don't know about you but I'm not aware of too many Not For Profit search engines. It takes a significant amount of money to keep these large search engines running. Advertising dollars are what brings in revenue. A little bit like commercial television.

Annoying, yes, but sometimes you get what you pay for.

tommy · 12-18-2005

I agree...Just seems that they have changed there stratagy....they have 8 billion in cash and zero debt.....They are not hurting for $$$ but its like the gas co.....10 billion in profit and we are still paying all the money for Gas!!!! go figure...

jtm1631 · 12-18-2005

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Originally Posted by tommy

I agree...Just seems that they have changed there stratagy....they have 8 billion in cash and zero debt.....They are not hurting for $$$ but its like the gas co.....10 billion in profit and we are still paying all the money for Gas!!!! go figure...

Welcome to a country and economy run by the fools on Wallstreet. Now that you mention it, you're right GREED with a side helping of ignorance.

MikeW · 12-18-2005

Darn, I thought we were gonna have a little disagreement, posturing, preaching, and stuff to start off a Sunday morning. Nope, we're in agreement here.

sctx · 12-18-2005

i'm all for profit, bashing it is un-American

PDFly & Flash · 12-18-2005

Susie, I see that problem at Yahoo and MSN search where they have ads at the side and as the top results; but Google always puts the ads at the side, which is one of the reasons it remains my preferred search tool. If you getting different results, PM me an example of what to search for on Google and I'll see if I have an suggestions... part of my job is to help our staff figure out how to better search for the solutions they need to find while the customers are on the phone... and Google is what we use at work too.

As for why you might have noticed a change... yes it's the all mighty dollar... but I'm wondering if you search also at MSN. That's where you would have noticed the biggest change... I recently earned Christmas cash doing overtime at work approving ads for MSN as they tested their new system.

Flash

BonnyW · 12-18-2005

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Originally Posted by PDFly & Flash

Susie, I see that problem at Yahoo and MSN search where they have ads at the side and as the top results; but Google always puts the ads at the side, which is one of the reasons it remains my preferred search tool. If you getting different results, PM me an example of what to search for on Google and I'll see if I have an suggestions... part of my job is to help our staff figure out how to better search for the solutions they need to find while the customers are on the phone... and Google is what we use at work too.

As for why you might have noticed a change... yes it's the all mighty dollar... but I'm wondering if you search also at MSN. That's where you would have noticed the biggest change... I recently earned Christmas cash doing overtime at work approving ads for MSN as they tested their new system.Flash

Ya beat me to it.

I use Google too. I like the Google scholar (for scientific peer review journal/article searches) and the Google image options a lot...
Another two I sometimes use are dogpile.com-- composed of many different search engines, and Webcrawler.com

Daddy B · 12-18-2005

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Originally Posted by sctx

i'm all for... bashing... American

I strongly and vehemently disagree, young man, you should be ashamed of yourself!

roni · 12-18-2005

All depends on your perspective, I guess.

tommy · 12-18-2005

Profit is not a dirty word.....I just hate being on the other side of the desk...especially from me!!

sctx · 12-18-2005

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Originally Posted by roni

All depends on your perspective, I guess.

yes, see Tommy's post

roni · 12-18-2005

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Originally Posted by sctx

yes, see Tommy's post

Well, my perspectives is as an investor and as a consumer. There are things I love as an investor that do not always make me happy as a consumer.

Don't own any google stock, but ya'll make sure to buy lots of iPods and Macintoshes and songs from the iTunes Music Store, ya hear

12-18-2005	#1 (permalink)
Susie Q Roo Critter Magnet Join Date: May 2003 Location: Q Roo Posts: 16,081	What is with these crappy search results? Why all of a sudden, when you do a search on a legitimate topic on Yahoo or Google, are these totally random and unrelated results popping up that are basically just BS? They are usually topped with the categories, "ads by google," and, "advertise on this site." They make it impossible to find whatever "real" results may be strewn in amongst them and they're pissing me off! Any suggestions for wading through them?

12-18-2005	#2 (permalink)
tommy Rastaman Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Austin Tx Posts: 12,845	Greed......5 billionaires and 1000 millionaires in that company!!! 431usd per share of stock....its all about the all mighty dollar!

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MikeW añejo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA Posts: 13,088	Yep

12-18-2005	#5 (permalink)
tommy Rastaman Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Austin Tx Posts: 12,845	I agree...Just seems that they have changed there stratagy....they have 8 billion in cash and zero debt.....They are not hurting for $$$ but its like the gas co.....10 billion in profit and we are still paying all the money for Gas!!!! go figure...

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MikeW añejo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA Posts: 13,088	Darn, I thought we were gonna have a little disagreement, posturing, preaching, and stuff to start off a Sunday morning. Nope, we're in agreement here.

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sctx my own peon Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Body in San Marcos Tx....Tankah in my mind Posts: 37,180	i'm all for profit, bashing it is un-American

12-18-2005	#9 (permalink)
PDFly & Flash beachaholic Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Abbotsford, BC - until we figure out some way to make Playa permanent! Posts: 298	Susie, I see that problem at Yahoo and MSN search where they have ads at the side and as the top results; but Google always puts the ads at the side, which is one of the reasons it remains my preferred search tool. If you getting different results, PM me an example of what to search for on Google and I'll see if I have an suggestions... part of my job is to help our staff figure out how to better search for the solutions they need to find while the customers are on the phone... and Google is what we use at work too. As for why you might have noticed a change... yes it's the all mighty dollar... but I'm wondering if you search also at MSN. That's where you would have noticed the biggest change... I recently earned Christmas cash doing overtime at work approving ads for MSN as they tested their new system. Flash

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roni añejo Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 59,636	All depends on your perspective, I guess.

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tommy Rastaman Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Austin Tx Posts: 12,845	Profit is not a dirty word.....I just hate being on the other side of the desk...especially from me!!

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