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Google is a great search engine because what it knows about the web. Google is a great advertising business because of what it knows about you.

• thrownaway2424 13y ago
  No. Google is a great search engine because of what it knows about you. Trivial example: search on DDG for "ramen": useless generic information about ramen. Search on Google for "ramen": general information on the right, TEN laser-accurate local results for ramen shops. Search on DDG for "tires": ten results for sites that sell tires. Search on Google for "tires": shopping links for tires for my motorcycle. Nice.
  • engrenage 13y ago
    Geolocated search results are hardly what it knows about you. However knowing your motorcycle is interesting. How do you think it got that information?
    • dylz 13y ago
      Google Now indexes things like your mailbox, calendar, contacts. If you have a local motorcycle shop or something in your contacts or whatever, [.......]
      • engrenage 13y ago
        Presumably all available when the NSA wants it.