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I do not understand how you guys can call Google the new AOL, Google search works like a charm at a huge scale. What is the problem?
by bwb 8y ago
I do not understand how you guys can call Google the new AOL, Google search works like a charm at a huge scale. What is the problem?
- DylanBohlender 8y agoI think the crux of the others’ point is that Google’s increasingly complex secret sauce for returning search results, combined with its general ubiquity, has perhaps created a monoculture whereby we view the Web almost entirely through Google’s lens. AOL’s “curation” of the web via its portal was a bit more direct for sure, but I can see how the effect could be similar.
- mda 8y agoOh believe me you can find all sorts of non curated filth as well using Google as well. I think it is still a pretty good engine for "if you insist, here is the path to rabbit hole". If you let google know about you, it will tune the results for you. I keep my history for this reason.
- wil421 8y agoIt’s not comparing technical merit or business decisions. AOL for a long time was the window into the web for lots of American users. Google is now a window into the web for users around the world.
- macintux 8y agoGoogle’s algorithms have the ability to make companies essentially undiscoverable, deliberately or not, so there’s at least some comparison to be made with AOL’s keyword registry.
- JohnFen 8y agoFor me, the problem is that Google doesn't work like a charm at all. It used to, but it's been consistently getting worse over the years.
- mda 8y agoExamples? Maybe your expectations grew faster than technology to keep up?