Does Google Hate America?

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[Incorrigible]

Don't use Google!

Use Live.com!

 

[Keith in Iowa]

Didn't notice anything different yesterday, but they are commemorating Father's Day

[Awestruck]

I’ve never understood the attraction of Google... I’ve always used the Yahoo search engine with perfectly fine results.. I don’t get what’s so special about Google.

[Keith in Iowa]

Use a Micro$oft site to spite Google? No thanks.

[csvset]

I use Clusty as much as possible.

[sam_paine]

SCROOGLE SCRAPER is like a browser-condom for Google.

[politicalwit]

Can you bring up Google right now...I keep timing out and can’t access Gmail this AM.

[Keith in Iowa]

Works fine for me.

[politicalwit]

Hmmmm....I’ve dumped my cache, history, cookies....still no Google.

[armymarinemom]

If you use firefox live.com is one of the experimental addons for search. You have to check the box show experimental addons.

[DietCoke]

I can’t get my gmail either.

[DBrow]

I don't think they actively hate America. I do think they they are trying to position themselves as a “world company”, and so avoid trying to look “too American”, which might scare off some foreign customers, who probably are linked to their government.

The Google-China deal comes to mind, plus their motto of “organizing the World's Information”.

If they went truly global, their header would have Bastille Day, Flag Day, Boxing Day, Mao's Birthday, and on and on, so they tend to restrict themselves to non-nationalistic themes like Avogadro's Birthday or every nation would demand a special header for all of their special days.

I use mostly Altavista and Yahoo, I like Live for the aerial graphics/maps, I can zoom in to where I can see my car in the driveway and see the sunroof.

[Glenn]

Use Live.com!

Interestingly enough, using a Microsoft product to search for difficult programming problems is terrible. Google does a much better job of interpreting intent of a search argument. I frequently use both engines for programming arguments and compare the results. Google wins, hands down. Why?

[politicalwit]

I switched over to my laptop with the same negative results. I’m on Comcast Cable. Seems terribly slow this AM.

[KevinJohnson]

“Does Google Hate America”?

Yes.
I use Live.com. Works for me.

[mowowie]

Heres a good site to test your internet speed.
http://speakeasy.net/speedtest/

I usually pull between 23-26000 kbps with my Comcast modem to the closest listed server (NYC)

I’d be interested in what other Comcast subscribers get for speeds.

[RoadTest]

“Don’t use Google!
Use Live.com!”

Good suggestion! I bookmarked it.

[WackySam]

I don't think they actively hate America. I do think they they are trying to position themselves as a “world company”, and so avoid trying to look “too American”, which might scare off some foreign customers, who probably are linked to their government.

I don't buy it. Google can easily have a different logo appear based on the users IP address.

They do hate America.

[RoadTest]

“I use Clusty as much as possible.”

Looks good. Thank you.