Comment Re:What? (Score 1) 195
On the other hand, I spent 45 minutes tonight trying to search for what the dial does on an HDTV antenna. Fine tuning knob they say. It allows you to fine-tune something so your something comes in better. Every hit was either a review or some shopping site.
I even removed some by adding "-purchase -buy -store" and the top 5 never changed. I don't want to buy it, I want to know what the fuck it does.
In the AltaVista days, I could find what I wanted in the first page. Northern lights, I could find it in the top 5. Before Google's IPO, I always told people I could find what they couldn't because I "knew how to program google". The search term(s) are the important part.
Today's google just doesn't have that edge. It tries to infer what you want, and it skews the result towards adverts. I have an advert running on OTA tv which says that Google reps will be in town. 80% of moms google something after being exposed to an ad. Grow your business, attend the whatever it is.
I'mma tell you, like Wu told me. Cash rules everything, around me.
I even resorted to Bing last week. To see which was better. Bing found some things Google didn't. And it pains me to say that, partly because Bing is a stupid name, and partly because Microsoft did something right. Outside of their developer tools, I can't compliment MS beyond being in the right place at the right time.
If I can't find out how something works because Google wants me to buy something with their referring, something is either wrong with Google, or wrong with the internet.
I'd say it was the internet, but given Google's local advertising, I'm leaning towards Google again.