Comments on: Google releases Scholar Search http://news.techwhack.com/501-google-scholar-search News from the Tech and IT World Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:03:06 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Roger Close http://news.techwhack.com/501-google-scholar-search#comment-493 Roger Close Mon, 22 Nov 2004 01:30:21 +0000 http://news.techwhack.com/501/google-scholar-search/#comment-493 A few guys got together one day, and realized they could use everyone elses computing power to look for aliens - it was a good cause, the software was not downloaded without prior consent, and they even told you what it would do while you were asleep. Another couple of guys with absolutely no ethics in regards to 'privacy' had a similar idea - except they just wanted to use that extra power to advertise things you need back at you. You might wonder how they know what to send you? You might also wonder if you are paying for the privilege - well your cpu is, and your download monitor knows that 20% of your downloads over the internet are adds now - of course everybody in the world can afford unlimited broadband - well maybe they could if the www infrastructure could support it - more people online, better technology, cheaper for everyone right? If you are like me, still waiting for 5cent phone calls, don't hold your breath. The best search engine was, if I am not mistaken, invented by a librarian, and existed long before your own personal super cool Google search engine. If you disagree with me, try Tim Berners-Lee's thinking out for size - he wanted to redesign the www accordingly several years ago to add 'categories' like a library catalogue. What would we do without Google? A few guys got together one day, and realized they could use everyone elses computing power to look for aliens – it was a good cause, the software was not downloaded without prior consent, and they even told you what it would do while you were asleep.

Another couple of guys with absolutely no ethics in regards to ‘privacy’ had a similar idea – except they just wanted to use that extra power to advertise things you need back at you. You might wonder how they know what to send you? You might also wonder if you are paying for the privilege – well your cpu is, and your download monitor knows that 20% of your downloads over the internet are adds now – of course everybody in the world can afford unlimited broadband – well maybe they could if the www infrastructure could support it – more people online, better technology, cheaper for everyone right?

If you are like me, still waiting for 5cent phone calls, don’t hold your breath.

The best search engine was, if I am not mistaken, invented by a librarian, and existed long before your own personal super cool Google search engine. If you disagree with me, try Tim Berners-Lee’s thinking out for size – he wanted to redesign the www accordingly several years ago to add ‘categories’ like a library catalogue.

What would we do without Google?

]]> By: Marcian http://news.techwhack.com/501-google-scholar-search#comment-492 Marcian Sun, 21 Nov 2004 04:16:31 +0000 http://news.techwhack.com/501/google-scholar-search/#comment-492 Perspicacity, that is what I like about Google. Perspicacity, that is what I like about Google.

]]> By: Toman http://news.techwhack.com/501-google-scholar-search#comment-489 Toman Sat, 20 Nov 2004 21:27:37 +0000 http://news.techwhack.com/501/google-scholar-search/#comment-489 Nice to see some competition to the FAST (Alltheweb) powered http://www.scirus.com/srsapp/ :) Nice to see some competition to the FAST (Alltheweb) powered http://www.scirus.com/srsapp/ :)

]]> By: Bob http://news.techwhack.com/501-google-scholar-search#comment-487 Bob Sat, 20 Nov 2004 20:07:09 +0000 http://news.techwhack.com/501/google-scholar-search/#comment-487 Just like to state that I think this is a geat idea and would be a nice tool to have in the future. good luck! -bob Just like to state that I think this is a geat idea and would be a nice tool to have in the future. good luck!
-bob

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