Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Google This!

For years I have been an avid fan of the information overload available at my fingertips should they only type away to ask the question. When I first began "surfing the net" I had difficulty finding pages I was looking for and my return always seemed to be porn sites..and NO this is not what I was looking up. Then I came across askgeeves.com. It had a butler as their icon and you could ask in full sentences as opposed to recipe+chicken+pasta (do you remember those days). Trust me this askgeeves thing was revolutionary. Note: They have since changed to just ask.com.

Then one day in 1998 I opened a web browser to "Google" and my life as I knew it changed. When ever I want to know something..I google it! Anything from: Why are the red cross symbol and the Swiss flag similar?

To what was the TV show with Jenna Elfman in it where she played a hippie? All I had to do was type in what my mind was thinking, which can be a challenge in itself, hit enter and several pages come up.

Now here comes the tricky part and where your brain does actually have to start firing up as there is a lot of misinformation, for which my precious google can not be held liable. But by changing your question slightly you will get a whole new set of web pages. I have found everything from pictures of Hiroshima and movie reviews to life's deep questions: what does the new line of Manolo's look like. Please don't ask what Manolo's are ...google it!

Now not to upset the other browsers in town, but I have found they do not offer the same search results nor consistent outcome as I have with Google. There are new ones popping up all of the time (Bing) but I still stay strong in my loyalty. Here are some of the things I have googled!
1. Etsy...on line craft site for which I have searched for ideas on crafts as well as purchases
2. What is the most common password
3. My maiden name...my married name(Maiden name brought up some strange sites)
4. Who sang the "Book of Love"
5. Do all dogs shake the same way (Ok I was bored this day)
6. Unknown words
7. I would love to say the news but really it is usually star gossip
8. TV shows on broadband
9. Fixes to computer problems
10. And when I am just too lazy to type in a site I will google it. Yes I google facebook....

So I decided why not google the top 10 google searches and this is the result for today (changes daily)...and I have not google any of these today...but now I will...It looks like a lot of people watched Oprah today and some one has a really bad bug problem. Enjoy!






1. aubrey o day peep show
2. tristan da cunha
3. bobby cox
4. foxy brown superhead video
5. the story of stuff
6. samantha burke
7. stink bug control
8. mackenzie phillips father
9. ann minch
10. valerie bertinelli

1 comment:

  1. I miss our googling breaks. Googling on my own is boring.

    ReplyDelete