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If FB figures out social searching (combining intent-based, search driven advertising with social qualification), Google will be in trouble if they don't have a

If FB figures out social searching (combining intent-based, search driven advertising with social qualification), Google will be in trouble if they don't have a matching strategy. That if is a really big one. In the meantime, Google has lost its way. I'm using it less and less as it tries to be more and more. The other big problem is I've lost faith in them to be good with all my data they hold. Once upon a time, "Don't be evil" seemed to be interpreted as "Be good"; now, they may not be outright evil, but I think they have moved away from "Be good". Because my email and search history contains more sensitive information than the stuff I allow on FB, that is concerning. So, while social may be important for Google, the bigger issue I see is that they've lost their identity. I no longer really understand who Google is and what it is trying to accomplish. Maybe that is inevitable at a company their size (Apple, an obvious counter to that, is anomalous in many ways). In the end, I miss the simple search interface.

wilecoyote 14y ago
+1 ;-)
myko 14y ago
What's not simple about the current interface? Just because you can use extra features provided by Google+ doesn't mean you have to! > I no longer really understand who Google is and what it is trying to accomplish. The same as it ever was - organize the world's information.
- SoftwareMaven 14y ago
  It's distracting, cluttered, and inundated with results that attempt to drive you to Google's own properties. It's the last one that bugs me the most. Valuable real estate and attention is being used in an attempt not to give me the best information for me, but rather the best information for Google to have me look at. > The same as it ever was - organize the world's information. But too often lately, they seem to be forsaking the world's information for their own.
freehunter 14y ago
The part I hate most about their search interface is the default behavior where it pops up an image of the page when you hover over the arrow thing. I always move the mouse to the side of the page so I'm not covering the search results, and when it pops out... grrr. Why is this necessary or even helpful as a default?

wilecoyote 14y ago

+1 ;-)

myko 14y ago

What's not simple about the current interface? Just because you can use extra features provided by Google+ doesn't mean you have to! > I no longer really understand who Google is and what it is trying to accomplish. The same as it ever was - organize the world's information.

SoftwareMaven 14y ago
It's distracting, cluttered, and inundated with results that attempt to drive you to Google's own properties. It's the last one that bugs me the most. Valuable real estate and attention is being used in an attempt not to give me the best information for me, but rather the best information for Google to have me look at. > The same as it ever was - organize the world's information. But too often lately, they seem to be forsaking the world's information for their own.

freehunter 14y ago

The part I hate most about their search interface is the default behavior where it pops up an image of the page when you hover over the arrow thing. I always move the mouse to the side of the page so I'm not covering the search results, and when it pops out... grrr. Why is this necessary or even helpful as a default?