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I would imagine each search term being something like a key in a database, and each key has an associated field which can link to anything they want. That link
by sev 14y ago
I would imagine each search term being something like a key in a database, and each key has an associated field which can link to anything they want. That linker probably then gets attached to a "hook" on their site.
It's just a matter of adding in the hooked code into the associated field in the DB.
I know I over simplified this, but I would assume that's the gist.
- reitzensteinm 14y agoAlso, the infrastructure already exists for serious reasons, eg Googling for "suicide" will give you a hotline number to call. So it's not like they added the extra complexity for a laugh!
- conradfr 14y agoThat's a great idea but I tried and it gave me nothing. Oh well, time to leave.
- wlesieutre 14y agoIt looks like http://i.minus.com/ibbwHvK38EiDQB.PNG http://i.minus.com/ibbwHvK38EiDQB.PNG for me. Are you in the US?
- mattmanser 14y agoBreaking News: "Google's Zerg Rush drives thousands to contemplate suicide"
- ansgri 14y agoThat's why proper root cause analysis is hard.
- dagw 14y agoSeems to be a US only feature, got nothing in Sweden. The first hit (there are no ads) for "självmord" (suicide in Swedish) is a site offering a guide "for those who have tired of life...and want knowledge about how to end your life in a good way". So no quite the same...
- conradfr 14y agoNo I'm not but I tried google.com and google.fr. It's really U.S specific then.
- rryan 14y agoIt's not US only. These work for me: [selbstmord] on google.de [suicidio] on google.es [zelfmoord] on google.nl Even longer queries like [como suicidarse sin sentir dolor] on google.es worked. I tried a bunch of things on google.fr and couldn't get it to work.