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Even if you don't use Gmail ... Google (apps & hacker resources included) offer so much that it's a shame not to have an account already!

• gojomo 18y ago
  Of course I have a Google account; that's not the point. What is strange is that a site that may, from the context of the thread, be a source of unauthorized ebook copies: - hides its 'help'/'about' info from all-but-registered users - requires a Google account to register - runs Google ads Wouldn't it be a little odd if the Pirate Bay required a Google account to see its content, and ran Google ads?
  • andreyf 18y ago
    Even stranger, it seems to have been black-listed from Google's index: http://www.google.com/search?q=gigapedia http://www.google.com/search?q=gigapedia
    • gojomo 18y ago
      Well, I guess that's one datapoint for the independence of Google's index from its advertising operations. "Sorry, you're too sketchy to appear in our index. However, we'll still gladly partner with you to make a buck on advertising!"
      • prakash 18y ago
        "Sorry, you're too sketchy to appear in our index. However, we'll still gladly partner with you to make a buck on advertising!" LOL! Well said!
    • CalmQuiet 18y ago
      Black-list reprieve: This morning there seems to be "about 129,000" search results. I don't suppose this is the power of HN's disclosure?