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When did search engines become so useless?


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DarknessDeku
Title: Deku Scrub
Joined: Dec 08 2007
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PostPosted: Aug 06 2008 11:15 pm Reply with quote Back to top

It seems like I can't ever find anything on any search engine anymore. The only things I seem to find are:

1. Somebodys Myspace
2. Random song lyrics
3. A random Wikipedia article
4. A place where I can buy some guy's random product

And the list goes on. I used to be able to find stuff at ease, but now it's just a wasteland of uselessness. Anybody agree with me?


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Ghandi
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Joined: May 21 2008
PostPosted: Aug 06 2008 11:22 pm Reply with quote Back to top

What search engine are you using?

Google claims to be trying to clear out all the worthless junk form their pages.

Yahoo keeps quiet but is usually better results.

The new Cuil search engine is still a baby.

MSN, well, who uses MSN anyway?


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M3GA MAN
Title: The Big A
Joined: Jun 19 2008
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PostPosted: Aug 06 2008 11:24 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Hey, I use the MSN search engine, and I use google.
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DarknessDeku
Title: Deku Scrub
Joined: Dec 08 2007
Location: The Forest
PostPosted: Aug 06 2008 11:25 pm Reply with quote Back to top

I use Google and Yahoo.


i'll_bite_your_ear wrote:
DarknessDeku is already assimilated by the bots.
He knows your algorithm.

 
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M3GA MAN
Title: The Big A
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PostPosted: Aug 06 2008 11:27 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Yahoo Messenger sucks in my OPINION.
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Optimist With Doubts
Title: Titlating
Joined: Dec 17 2007
PostPosted: Aug 06 2008 11:30 pm Reply with quote Back to top

M3GA MAN wrote:
Hey, I use the MSN search engine, and I use google.

you dont count because you dont exist


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FNJ
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PostPosted: Aug 06 2008 11:44 pm Reply with quote Back to top

there is a firefox extension that fixes this problem.


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Optimist With Doubts
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PostPosted: Aug 06 2008 11:56 pm Reply with quote Back to top

JEW wrote:
there is a firefox extension that fixes this problem.

makes mega man go away?


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M3GA MAN
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PostPosted: Aug 06 2008 11:59 pm Reply with quote Back to top

I will snipe you many times Optimist.
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PostPosted: Aug 07 2008 12:03 am Reply with quote Back to top

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I will snipe you many times Optimist.

hahahaha thanks for that i needed a laugh


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FNJ
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PostPosted: Aug 07 2008 12:12 am Reply with quote Back to top

how many is too many?


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Char Aznable
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PostPosted: Aug 07 2008 12:20 am Reply with quote Back to top

Usually Google pulls through. If it's something that I think would have a Wikipedia page, I'll usually check that first, though.


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DarknessDeku
Title: Deku Scrub
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PostPosted: Aug 07 2008 12:35 am Reply with quote Back to top

JEW wrote:
there is a firefox extension that fixes this problem.


Where can I find it?


i'll_bite_your_ear wrote:
DarknessDeku is already assimilated by the bots.
He knows your algorithm.

 
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mjl1783
Joined: Aug 13 2008
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PostPosted: Aug 13 2008 07:20 pm Reply with quote Back to top

I think we're ingoring the real question here, which is: When did the INTERNET become so useless?
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Kojjiro!
Joined: Feb 16 2008
PostPosted: Aug 13 2008 07:52 pm Reply with quote Back to top

when M3GA MAN started posting obvs.


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Dr. Jeebus
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PostPosted: Aug 13 2008 11:19 pm Reply with quote Back to top

I use yahoo as my search engine, and at least half the time I don't even need to do a search to find what I'm looking for; I just type like the first half of what I'm looking for, and whatever I'm trying to find is usually in one of the common searches they show.


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FNJ
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PostPosted: Aug 14 2008 04:07 am Reply with quote Back to top

DarknessDeku wrote:
JEW wrote:
there is a firefox extension that fixes this problem.


Where can I find it?


firefox.com


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Shut up, Dorn
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PostPosted: Aug 14 2008 07:42 am Reply with quote Back to top

Dont people or sites pay google or similar search engines to make sure their page shows up first or something?


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Tyop
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PostPosted: Aug 14 2008 08:21 am Reply with quote Back to top

No. They can pay for advertisements on search engines, but that's all. Some sites try to manipulate the results in various ways to improve their search rankings though.



 
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DarknessDeku
Title: Deku Scrub
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PostPosted: Aug 14 2008 04:26 pm Reply with quote Back to top

JEW wrote:
DarknessDeku wrote:
JEW wrote:
there is a firefox extension that fixes this problem.


Where can I find it?


firefox.com


Well, thank you! You are a big help. I never would have thought of that by myself. Razz


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DarknessDeku is already assimilated by the bots.
He knows your algorithm.

 
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FNJ
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PostPosted: Aug 15 2008 12:42 am Reply with quote Back to top

seriously dude. click "add ons" and look through the stuff. you'll find it.


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docinsano
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PostPosted: Aug 15 2008 12:10 pm Reply with quote Back to top

DarknessDeku wrote:
It seems like I can't ever find anything on any search engine anymore. The only things I seem to find are:

1. Somebodys Myspace
2. Random song lyrics
3. A random Wikipedia article
4. A place where I can buy some guy's random product

And the list goes on. I used to be able to find stuff at ease, but now it's just a wasteland of uselessness. Anybody agree with me?


this doesn't happen to me ever. you're not searching for porn, are you? Smile
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