WTF Makes Google So Popular? - GoFuckYourself.com

Greg B · 10-22-2005, 08:32 PM

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...d=aLGzp7N3ccb0

Google is reaching $100 Billion in value.

WTF makes Google such a money maker? What happened to Yahoo?

What if a new search engine emerges or 'can' a new search engine emerge to give Google a run for it's money?

adultchica · 10-22-2005, 08:34 PM

Cuz they have a catchy name? :-)

xxxice · 10-22-2005, 08:34 PM

Good results non intrusive ads and free access to information around the world

$5 submissions · 10-22-2005, 08:35 PM

It was one of the few SEs that weren't crippled by SE spam back 1998-2000. I remember the initial buzz about it... "WHAT?! Search results that are actually relevant???" lol

skinnay · 10-22-2005, 08:37 PM

google is its own competition

poisson · 10-22-2005, 08:38 PM

You, me, every gfy and internet users.

poisson · 10-22-2005, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by skinnay

google is its own competition

Your sig is to big.

poorwebmaster · 10-22-2005, 08:41 PM

poisson · 10-22-2005, 08:42 PM

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xclusive · 10-22-2005, 08:45 PM

Branding and good search results

pubenemy · 10-22-2005, 08:50 PM

I think their search results have went to crap.

Greg B · 10-22-2005, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by vanderweb

Good results non intrusive ads and free access to information around the world

Fuck it, if that's all then what's stopping everyone and their cousin from doing the same?

I remember in the old days guys making adult search engines like there was no tomorrow just in case adult sites were banned from main SE's. I guess the main SE's realize their traffic would drop like a rock if they banned adult sites?

Greg B · 10-22-2005, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by pubenemy

I think their search results have went to crap.

I agree. I like the old SE procedures before they became commercial spamalots.

High Plains Drifter · 10-22-2005, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by $5 submissions

It was one of the few SEs that weren't crippled by SE spam back 1998-2000. I remember the initial buzz about it... "WHAT?! Search results that are actually relevant???" lol

Absolutely. SE results were useless back then. There was a short period where Hotbot (!) gave the best results.

reynold · 10-22-2005, 08:59 PM

There are only two SEs I know; Google and the others..

nastyboy1 · 10-22-2005, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Greg B

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...d=aLGzp7N3ccb0

Google is reaching $100 Billion in value.

WTF makes Google such a money maker? What happened to Yahoo?

What if a new search engine emerges or 'can' a new search engine emerge to give Google a run for it's money?

All the reasons listed plus smart strategic business lines and they are brilliant at managing their bottom line ..still...I like yahoo. I just can?t seem to find what I'm looking for at Google

$5 submissions · 10-22-2005, 09:10 PM

Well, Google's technology was one of the few that used links re ranking relevancy. Of course, we're several generations from their first version but you have to admit--they're search results had consistent quality.

There are some things in the works re custom search results

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Originally Posted by Greg B

Fuck it, if that's all then what's stopping everyone and their cousin from doing the same?

I remember in the old days guys making adult search engines like there was no tomorrow just in case adult sites were banned from main SE's. I guess the main SE's realize their traffic would drop like a rock if they banned adult sites?

xxxice · 10-22-2005, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Greg B

Fuck it, if that's all then what's stopping everyone and their cousin from doing the same?

I remember in the old days guys making adult search engines like there was no tomorrow just in case adult sites were banned from main SE's. I guess the main SE's realize their traffic would drop like a rock if they banned adult sites?

Interesting I can remember that I heard about it from word of mouth and that it gave the best results out of any search engine. I went there and that was it. I would have to say it is the relevance of the searches that set it apart also not portal like and having no ads that really made it stand out. They more or less wanted the search to be good vs hundreds of as on homepage like yahoo and msn. I never go to those sites becasuase of all the ads ...

I don't remember ever being so impressed by a search engine

$5 submissions · 10-22-2005, 09:31 PM

http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showthread.php?t=531266

Greg B · 10-22-2005, 09:44 PM

We've all missed the most simple and best reason why Google is the SE of choice over Yahoo:

Just type in their URL and you'll see. You type in google.com and you get Google.com. You type in Yahoo.com and you get shit all over the fucking place. Google is simple, no need to scan through tons of shit to find the search window. Google, you just show up and you're ready to go.

Yahoo died from bad design.

Greg B · 10-22-2005, 09:46 PM

Matter of fact, if Yahoo switched to just a plain interface they might beat google down.

Shaze · 10-22-2005, 09:47 PM

Google became the best because it caters to the computer geeks. their technology and innovation is far superior to all the other SE's in my opinion. whenever they come out with new products it is something innovated and not copied like most other SE's. also, they open up there technology to developers and programmers through API's which no other SE did. and the list goes on..........

i can personally say these are the reasons i like google....i'm a techie myself and find these what keeps me coming back to google and staying interested in them.....hopefully they stay that way after becoming a public/corporate company.

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Greg B So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: EARTH (for the time being) Posts: 7,014	We've all missed the most simple and best reason why Google is the SE of choice over Yahoo: Just type in their URL and you'll see. You type in google.com and you get Google.com. You type in Yahoo.com and you get shit all over the fucking place. Google is simple, no need to scan through tons of shit to find the search window. Google, you just show up and you're ready to go. Yahoo died from bad design.

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Greg B So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: EARTH (for the time being) Posts: 7,014	Matter of fact, if Yahoo switched to just a plain interface they might beat google down.

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Shaze Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Cyberspace Posts: 2,662	Google became the best because it caters to the computer geeks. their technology and innovation is far superior to all the other SE's in my opinion. whenever they come out with new products it is something innovated and not copied like most other SE's. also, they open up there technology to developers and programmers through API's which no other SE did. and the list goes on.......... i can personally say these are the reasons i like google....i'm a techie myself and find these what keeps me coming back to google and staying interested in them.....hopefully they stay that way after becoming a public/corporate company. __________________ Adult Search Engine Japanese Porn Thai Porn Last edited by Shaze; 10-22-2005 at 09:48 PM..