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Does this imply that nobody uses the "I'm feeling lucky" button?

by ccc3 16y ago

volida 16y ago
and saves a lot of money for Google too
kingkilr 16y ago
I don't think so, didn't google publish that they "lose" 60 million USD or something beaues people click it and don't see ads :)
- zandorg 16y ago
  The goodwill from that is probably worth more than $60,000,000!
inerte 16y ago
Nobody uses the I'm feeling luck button. I remember Marissa Mayer saying so and here are some links http://www.google.com/search?hl=pt-BR&safe=off&client=opera&hs=NMp&rls=pt-BR&q=%22I%27m+feeling+lucky%22+marissa+mayer&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai= http://www.google.com/search?hl=pt-BR&safe=off&clien...
josefresco 16y ago
Google is replacing the need for the "I'm feeling lucky" button with their auto-complete system. It's the same effect as the button but is shown in the auto-complete field while the user is typing. This has the same side effect for Google regarding ads as does the button. Although if a user wants to be taken directly to website ABC they prob aren't a good audience for ads.
moskie 16y ago
I find it very useful to use as a search destination for the address bar. For example, in Chrome, add this as one of the Search Engines in the options dialog: http://www.google.com/search?q=%s&btnI=Im+Feeling+Lucky http://www.google.com/search?q=%s&btnI=Im+Feeling+Lucky I've associated that with the keyword "gg" Now, when I go to the address bar and type a query whose first Google result I am confident will be the destination I want, I've got a great way to get there. Example: "gg imdb Forest Gump" Will get me to IMDB's Forest Gump page. So you can pretty much imagine the power here, especially for reference sites. Type the site name and the query, and you'll end up where you want to be.
- trezor 16y ago
  If you want reference sites, why not just add them directly? Most of those sites has an opensearch provider.
- bkudria 16y ago
  You should use http://yubnub.com http://yubnub.com, which will let you just type "imdb Forest Gump", among many, many, many other things.
  - crystalis 16y ago
    Why? His solution automatically works for anything, and your site doesn't even appear to be up at the time of writing.
logic 16y ago
Nope. Unless, of course, you're googling "Do you feel lucky, punk?". http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&site=&q=do+you+feel+lucky,+punk%3F&btnI=Im+Feeling+Lucky http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&site=&q=do+you+fe...
timcederman 16y ago
The one that appears after you start typing?

Does this imply that nobody uses the "I'm feeling lucky" button?

by ccc3 16y ago

Does this imply that nobody uses the "I'm feeling lucky" button?

volida 16y ago

and saves a lot of money for Google too

kingkilr 16y ago

I don't think so, didn't google publish that they "lose" 60 million USD or something beaues people click it and don't see ads :)

zandorg 16y ago
The goodwill from that is probably worth more than $60,000,000!

inerte 16y ago

Nobody uses the I'm feeling luck button. I remember Marissa Mayer saying so and here are some links http://www.google.com/search?hl=pt-BR&safe=off&client=opera&hs=NMp&rls=pt-BR&q=%22I%27m+feeling+lucky%22+marissa+mayer&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai= http://www.google.com/search?hl=pt-BR&safe=off&clien...

josefresco 16y ago

Google is replacing the need for the "I'm feeling lucky" button with their auto-complete system. It's the same effect as the button but is shown in the auto-complete field while the user is typing. This has the same side effect for Google regarding ads as does the button. Although if a user wants to be taken directly to website ABC they prob aren't a good audience for ads.

moskie 16y ago

I find it very useful to use as a search destination for the address bar. For example, in Chrome, add this as one of the Search Engines in the options dialog: http://www.google.com/search?q=%s&btnI=Im+Feeling+Lucky http://www.google.com/search?q=%s&btnI=Im+Feeling+Lucky I've associated that with the keyword "gg" Now, when I go to the address bar and type a query whose first Google result I am confident will be the destination I want, I've got a great way to get there. Example: "gg imdb Forest Gump" Will get me to IMDB's Forest Gump page. So you can pretty much imagine the power here, especially for reference sites. Type the site name and the query, and you'll end up where you want to be.

trezor 16y ago
If you want reference sites, why not just add them directly? Most of those sites has an opensearch provider.
bkudria 16y ago
You should use http://yubnub.com http://yubnub.com, which will let you just type "imdb Forest Gump", among many, many, many other things.
- crystalis 16y ago
  Why? His solution automatically works for anything, and your site doesn't even appear to be up at the time of writing.

logic 16y ago

Nope. Unless, of course, you're googling "Do you feel lucky, punk?". http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&site=&q=do+you+feel+lucky,+punk%3F&btnI=Im+Feeling+Lucky http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&site=&q=do+you+fe...

timcederman 16y ago

The one that appears after you start typing?