Spin-off of a spin off: A Google search experiment

[Spy Car]

As an experiment, please cut and paste the following parameters into Google search:

 

perpendicular press phone number Iowa city

 

Then answer the poll. It is that easy :D

 

Bill

[Annie]

The first result is your last thread about Google being personalized. :D

[boscopup]

The first result is your last thread about Google being personalized. :D

 

:iagree::lol:

 

And the Moby Dick Wiki entry is #8 on the list. ;)

[Mommy22alyns]

I have the Moby Dick Wiki at #10.

[Mabeline]

I have the Moby Dick Wiki at #10.

 

:iagree: and your post was the first entry.

[Ester Maria]

9th.

[bairnmama]

I have the Moby Dick Wiki at #10.

 

 

Me, too.

[Spy Car]

I'm starting to think this "hive-mind" (Borg) thing runs deeper than we expected :D

 

Be afraid, be very afraid :tongue_smilie:

 

Bill

[Penelope]

#10. The first is this thread.

[Just Kate]

I have the Moby Dick Wiki at #10.

 

Me too!

[Rich with Kids]

8th

[Parrothead]

Moby Dick was 10th.

[King Alfred Academy]

:iagree: and your post was the first entry.

 

 

Moby Dick was 10th and your post was the first entry.

[fhjmom]

#10. The first is this thread.

Same here.

[ereks mom]

The Wikipedia article was the 8th hit; Bill's WTM post was 1st.

[boscopup]

Now we need to get our non-WTM friends who have never searched or read WTM whatsoever to do the same search and see if THEY get Moby Dick...

[simka2]

8th :001_smile:

[Sputterduck]

10th

[Sputterduck]

Your WTM mind post was the first. :lol:

[Spy Car]

Now we need to get our non-WTM friends who have never searched or read WTM whatsoever to do the same search and see if THEY get Moby Dick...

 

Exactly what I was thinking. Can you all arrange that?

 

Bill

[pamela&claire]

#8

[DaffodilDreams]

Bill, first; Moby, tenth.

[LostSurprise]

This computer is usually for the boys, although I do read WTM on it. I don't research on it.

 

Your post is the top result. Moby Dick is 8th.

[Mrs Mungo]

The first is this thread. Wiki entry for Moby Dick is #10.

[H.S. Burrow]

The first result is your last thread about Google being personalized. :D

 

 

:iagree: and Moby Dick is 8th.

[Guest]

#8 with yours being first.

[Daisy]

#10

[Sputterduck]

Bill, it appears that they're watching you and playing with your mind.

 

:tongue_smilie:

[JudyJudyJudy]

#10 (bottom of first page)

[suzybluecheese]

Okay, please riddle me this: In my gmail, I mentioned to a friend a sculptor named Cargill. I later went to a site that had an advertisement for a company called Cargill. I'm know it wasn't a coincidence, but I really, really want someone to tell me that it was.

 

My husband wants to stop using email. We know that it isn't actually someone sitting in a little room reading our emails, but it is still creepy to see ads pop up about things we are discussing.

 

cat

 

He wants to stop using Gmail, not email.

Edited July 6, 2011 by suzybluecheese
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[Spy Car]

Bill, it appears that they're watching you and playing with your mind.

 

:tongue_smilie:

 

They are playing with fire :tongue_smilie:

 

Bill

[Caroline]

Thread was first. Wiki was 5th. I am on a mobile device if that makes a difference. (and Moby Dick is on my Kindle App on this device.)

[Truscifi]

8th on google search, 18th swagbucks, and I had dh search it on his nook (which has never been used to view the boards but is on the same wireless network as my laptop, so should have the same IP address I think) and it was 8th for him on google.

 

Bill's thread is first for all of the above.

[historically accurate]

Your thread is first on the list. Moby Dick is #8

[melbotoast]

#10. The first is this thread.

Same here.

[Jenny in Atl]

Thread #1 Moby #7

 

[Jenny Piaaree]

Moby Dick was #10, but I thought it was funny that this thread made #1!

 

 

s/o Have You Noticed Your Goggle Seaches Being "Personalized ...

 

http://www.welltrainedmind.com › ... › Parents' Forum General Board

6 posts - 5 authors

Just now (as I mentioned in another thread) I did a search for the phone ... with the following parameters: perpendicular press phone number Iowa city. ...

 

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[Sputterduck]

They are playing with fire :tongue_smilie:

 

Bill

 

They certainly are.

[Matryoshka]

I voted 9th, but it was actually 10th with this very thread 1st, but I figured that didn't count. :tongue_smilie:

[Spy Car]

I voted 9th, but it was actually 10th with this very thread 1st, but I figured that didn't count. :tongue_smilie:

 

10 is the new 9 :D

 

Bill

[edithcrawley]

Your thread was listed as #1, Moby Dick was #8. (This was on FF and logged in to my gmail acct)

 

When I tried it on IE (which I never use) this thread was first, and Moby Dick was on pg 2.

[Daisy]

Okay, my friend who is not on WTM but does homeschool had it come up on the first page.

[Shellydon]

Top of the second page

[boscopup]

Exactly what I was thinking. Can you all arrange that?

 

Bill

 

I e-mailed my sister and a friend, both of which do not use WTM or even homeschool. Sister hasn't responded yet, but friend did the search and called me with results. Your thread was #1 and Moby Dick was on the first page.

 

So I guess it's just an eerie coincidence? :confused:

 

I'll report back when my sister checks in.

[Spy Car]

I e-mailed my sister and a friend, both of which do not use WTM or even homeschool. Sister hasn't responded yet, but friend did the search and called me with results. Your thread was #1 and Moby Dick was on the first page.

 

So I guess it's just an eerie coincidence? :confused:

 

I'll report back when my sister checks in.

 

Thank you for your efforts :001_smile:

 

Bill

[Pretty in Pink]

My first two results were to your original thread on the topic; the Wiki link was no. 11. Without your original thread that would put it at no. 9.

[Mrs Mungo]

Exactly what I was thinking. Can you all arrange that?

 

Bill

 

Bigger question: do we have enough friends to make the phrase trend? :D

[wapiti]

Ninth.

 

but I want to know why you're calling the Russian Math guy when he will personally answer email. hmmmm? care to share? collaborating on a math book, perhaps? :bigear:

 

ETA: nevermind, I hunted it down. I'll post over there.

Edited July 6, 2011 by wapiti

[sassenach]

It's the first listing on the second page. The first 2 listings are board pages.

[bairnmama]

Interesting.... I just tried it using GoodSearch and can't find any mention of Moby. I even looked past page 8 and the Wiki article wasn't there and neither were these board listings!

 

ETA: Of course, GoodSearch uses Yahoo! so it's probably a moot point.

Edited July 6, 2011 by bairnmama