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First, I don't think we agree what desperate means. Desperate makes it sound like revenues are shrinking or something. Second, if your theory were true, why is

First, I don't think we agree what desperate means. Desperate makes it sound like revenues are shrinking or something. Second, if your theory were true, why is Wikipedia not #1 for "laptop"? Wouldn't that be a more powerful keyword to force people to advertise for?

bsullivan01 13y ago
First, I don't think we agree what desperate means. Desperate makes it sound like revenues are shrinking or something. You do not know how Wall Street works on tech companies with high PE. Even a 10% increase might shave Google $200 off their share price. Second, if your theory were true, why is Wikipedia not #1 for "laptop"? Wouldn't that be a more powerful keyword to force people to advertise for? I have a feeling that the fastest Googler reading this is about to get a promotion thanks to your tip.
RBerenguel 13y ago
Or tablet, for that matter.
jlgreco 13y ago
> First, I don't think we agree what desperate means. Desperate makes it sound like revenues are shrinking or something. Think of it like being at sea on a sailboat. You've got a nice solar powered GPS unit, modern top of the line navigation. You've also got a box full of current charts, maps, a sextant and compass, and you've got an old OMEGA system too, just in case. While out at sea, you take a look at your maps only to realize with horror that you accidentally brought your box of AAA road maps of Nebraska! What a dope you are, but you're still doing fine. Then you take a look at your OMEGA system, but discover that it no longer works because they shut that down in 1997! You've still got your GPS, it is still doing just fine but don't you think the failure of your fallbacks would make you a little nervous?
Samuel_Michon 13y ago
> why is Wikipedia not #1 for "laptop"? Browsing Google while logged out, using its ‘no country redirect’ option, the first non-ad result is Wikipedia. (Even using those settings, Google will serve local ads – in my case, in Dutch) http://i.imgur.com/UevuyEy.png http://i.imgur.com/UevuyEy.png
- bsullivan01 13y ago
  I'd guess that due to commonly used resolutions most users cannot see beyond the Wikipedia link so it's all set up perfectly to increase ad clicks: 3-4 relevant links (er, ads) or Wikipedia.

bsullivan01 13y ago

First, I don't think we agree what desperate means. Desperate makes it sound like revenues are shrinking or something. You do not know how Wall Street works on tech companies with high PE. Even a 10% increase might shave Google $200 off their share price. Second, if your theory were true, why is Wikipedia not #1 for "laptop"? Wouldn't that be a more powerful keyword to force people to advertise for? I have a feeling that the fastest Googler reading this is about to get a promotion thanks to your tip.

RBerenguel 13y ago

Or tablet, for that matter.

jlgreco 13y ago

> First, I don't think we agree what desperate means. Desperate makes it sound like revenues are shrinking or something. Think of it like being at sea on a sailboat. You've got a nice solar powered GPS unit, modern top of the line navigation. You've also got a box full of current charts, maps, a sextant and compass, and you've got an old OMEGA system too, just in case. While out at sea, you take a look at your maps only to realize with horror that you accidentally brought your box of AAA road maps of Nebraska! What a dope you are, but you're still doing fine. Then you take a look at your OMEGA system, but discover that it no longer works because they shut that down in 1997! You've still got your GPS, it is still doing just fine but don't you think the failure of your fallbacks would make you a little nervous?

Samuel_Michon 13y ago

> why is Wikipedia not #1 for "laptop"? Browsing Google while logged out, using its ‘no country redirect’ option, the first non-ad result is Wikipedia. (Even using those settings, Google will serve local ads – in my case, in Dutch) http://i.imgur.com/UevuyEy.png http://i.imgur.com/UevuyEy.png

bsullivan01 13y ago
I'd guess that due to commonly used resolutions most users cannot see beyond the Wikipedia link so it's all set up perfectly to increase ad clicks: 3-4 relevant links (er, ads) or Wikipedia.