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Have google gone mad?
Posted: 01 Apr 2008, 10:09
by Neily at the peak
http://www.google.com/virgle/index.html
I thought so then I looked at the calendar!!!
Have a look at the 100 year plan.
Neil
Posted: 01 Apr 2008, 16:30
by danza
Im fed up with google for a variety of reasons.
Any suggestions of better search engines would be much appreciated.
Posted: 01 Apr 2008, 17:39
by RevdTess
It's best just to avoid the news today...
Posted: 01 Apr 2008, 17:47
by danza
Tess,
Explain why the FTSE is up 150 points when UBS is on the verge of unravelling?
Posted: 01 Apr 2008, 18:06
by Vortex
I'm fed up with google for a variety of reasons.
I think that their monopoly & huge staff is being to give them airs & graces.
The founders are now too far away from the coal face ... so crap will start creeping in ....
Signs of decay include:
- The way they recently changed their main page layout for the worse.
- The petty rules they force onto Adwords advertisers.
Just minor points ... but nevertheless signs that the 2nd level managers i.e. non-startup types ... are now in control. Bright jobsworths.
In say 10 years, Google won't still be number 1 ... or at the very least they will have REAL competition.
Posted: 01 Apr 2008, 18:24
by RevdTess
danza wrote:Tess,
Explain why the FTSE is up 150 points when UBS is on the verge of unravelling?
April fool?
I'm not an equity analyst but the news stories are saying the rally was due to UBS and Lehman's ability to raise new capital without too much difficulty, indicating that the market feels 'the worse is behind us'.
Posted: 01 Apr 2008, 18:37
by danza
I'm not an equity analyst but the news stories are saying the rally was due to UBS and Lehman's ability to raise new capital without too much difficulty, indicating that the market feels 'the worse is behind us'.
Tess I think you and I know that this is quite clearly rubbish.
Posted: 01 Apr 2008, 18:40
by danza
Quote:
I'm fed up with google for a variety of reasons.
I think that their monopoly & huge staff is being to give them airs & graces.
The founders are now too far away from the coal face ... so crap will start creeping in ....
Signs of decay include:
- The way they recently changed their main page layout for the worse.
- The petty rules they force onto Adwords advertisers.
Just minor points ... but nevertheless signs that the 2nd level managers i.e. non-startup types ... are now in control. Bright jobsworths.
In say 10 years, Google won't still be number 1 ... or at the very least they will have REAL competition.
Agreed Vortex. The advertising jargon on it makes me very angry. I know there are more powerful, less commercial search engines out there but can you recommend one?
Posted: 02 Apr 2008, 01:22
by bigjim
http://gigablast.com/index.php?
http://www.mamma.com/
These are the only two decent alternatives to Google I'm aware of
Posted: 02 Apr 2008, 08:08
by RevdTess
danza wrote:I'm not an equity analyst but the news stories are saying the rally was due to UBS and Lehman's ability to raise new capital without too much difficulty, indicating that the market feels 'the worse is behind us'.
Tess I think you and I know that this is quite clearly rubbish.
Smile and wave, smile and wave.
Posted: 02 Apr 2008, 08:11
by danza
Tess wrote;
Smile and wave, smile and wave.
You have just described my career.
Posted: 02 Apr 2008, 09:01
by skeptik
danza wrote:Tess,
Explain why the FTSE is up 150 points when UBS is on the verge of unravelling?
The US taxpayer is now effectively backstopping losses incurred by the big Wall Street investment banks. The FED can now offset losses incurred by any bad paper it is forced to absorb (via the various recently introduced mechanisms) against the 'profit' it returns to the Treasury.
This could be considered a nationalisation of the Wall Street banks via the back door. Bound to be contentious once people in the USA figure out what is going on. Fat cats get the bailout, Joe public gets the bill.
Posted: 10 Apr 2008, 06:36
by danza
If someone cal tell me how to get rid of that bloody shoppers reports every time I do a search I will stil use google.
Vortex? Anyone?
Posted: 10 Apr 2008, 12:15
by Vortex
danza wrote:If someone cal tell me how to get rid of that bloody shoppers reports every time I do a search I will stil use google.
Vortex? Anyone?
'Shoppers Reports' ?
Posted: 10 Apr 2008, 12:39
by ourmaninsomewhere
April fool!
http://www.google.com/virgle/error.html
Although I wouldn't put something like this past branson...