Comments on: 5 Things We Hate About Google http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/5-things-we-hate-about-google/ Velvet Blues offers a wide variety of website-related services such as: complete websites, eCommerce, design, XHTML/CSS slicing, search engine optimization, and content management with custom or open source software such as WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal. Take a look at our portfolio and see for yourself. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:15:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Velvet Blueshttp://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/5-things-we-hate-about-google/#comment-1948 Velvet Blues Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:18:11 +0000 http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=533#comment-1948 Haha. Terror indeed! You know, a survey wouldn't be a bad idea. Thanks for visiting. :-) Haha. Terror indeed! You know, a survey wouldn’t be a bad idea. Thanks for visiting. :-)

]]> By: Make Easy Money Online with RemiVladuceanu.comhttp://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/5-things-we-hate-about-google/#comment-1946 Make Easy Money Online with RemiVladuceanu.com Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:54:31 +0000 http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=533#comment-1946 That is so true! Even though we admire Google for making an effort on providing it's users the best search experience possible, I can't help noticing the fact that the Google Slaps got somehow out of control and that Google successfully managed to install terror in the minds of thousands of webmasters and business owners who redundantly rely on Google.Thanks for this article and I bet if we would do a survey about this, there would be more then 5 things we hate Google for.Also thanks for commenting on my blog. I just bookmarked yours. I'll make sure I'll stop by more often :)Take care and Happy New Year! Remi Vladuceanu http://www.remivladuceanu.com That is so true! Even though we admire Google for making an effort on providing it’s users the best search experience possible, I can’t help noticing the fact that the Google Slaps got somehow out of control and that Google successfully managed to install terror in the minds of thousands of webmasters and business owners who redundantly rely on Google.

Thanks for this article and I bet if we would do a survey about this, there would be more then 5 things we hate Google for.

Also thanks for commenting on my blog. I just bookmarked yours. I’ll make sure I’ll stop by more often :)

Take care and Happy New Year!

Remi Vladuceanu
http://www.remivladuceanu.com

]]> By: Velvet Blueshttp://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/5-things-we-hate-about-google/#comment-1931 Velvet Blues Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:00:07 +0000 http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=533#comment-1931 <b>Kurt</b>, welcome back. Yeh, I don't know if its quite 2 months. In my experience I've noticed it to be a bit longer than that, about 3 months. But either way, I want it on a calendar! haha.Hopefully you have accumulated some PR for your domain. You've been doing a bit of blogging, and the current toolbar PR is '0' instead of N/A. So I think that'll turn into some pagerank when the update comes around.Good luck. :-) Kurt, welcome back. Yeh, I don’t know if its quite 2 months. In my experience I’ve noticed it to be a bit longer than that, about 3 months. But either way, I want it on a calendar! haha.

Hopefully you have accumulated some PR for your domain. You’ve been doing a bit of blogging, and the current toolbar PR is ’0′ instead of N/A. So I think that’ll turn into some pagerank when the update comes around.

Good luck. :-)

]]> By: Kurt Avishhttp://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/5-things-we-hate-about-google/#comment-1924 Kurt Avish Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:19:55 +0000 http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=533#comment-1924 Agree with you for all the 5 points. And to better show it... Gmail is still in bete :DConcerning private information submitted to google, I think they are the company having the most amount of private data about anyone in the world.I heard that PR update is currently being done on a 2 months interval. I cannot confirm how far is this true however. If the 2 month interval is true then the next PR update should be by January? I am really waiting for this as I just bought my new domain for my blog and there are no PR assigned to it yet. Agree with you for all the 5 points. And to better show it… Gmail is still in bete :D

Concerning private information submitted to google, I think they are the company having the most amount of private data about anyone in the world.

I heard that PR update is currently being done on a 2 months interval. I cannot confirm how far is this true however. If the 2 month interval is true then the next PR update should be by January? I am really waiting for this as I just bought my new domain for my blog and there are no PR assigned to it yet.

]]> By: Velvet Blueshttp://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/5-things-we-hate-about-google/#comment-1922 Velvet Blues Tue, 30 Dec 2008 02:55:14 +0000 http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=533#comment-1922 <b>Ajith</b>, that's a doozy of a reply! :-)Yes, Microsoft has a Monopoly w/ windows, and I'm not too happy with them either! I just haven't gotten around to writing that article. lol.PR, you're right. You know, if the toolbar always revealed the current PR, then PR wouldn't be half as important...And finding a company that has even longer betas doesn't make Google's betas any better. But yes, you are right, IT CAN BE WORSE. haha.And yes, I'm sure the mad scientists at Google are busy concocting some cool new tool that utilizes all of our data.Thanks for your insightful comments. :-) Ajith, that’s a doozy of a reply! :-)

Yes, Microsoft has a Monopoly w/ windows, and I’m not too happy with them either! I just haven’t gotten around to writing that article. lol.

PR, you’re right. You know, if the toolbar always revealed the current PR, then PR wouldn’t be half as important…

And finding a company that has even longer betas doesn’t make Google’s betas any better. But yes, you are right, IT CAN BE WORSE. haha.

And yes, I’m sure the mad scientists at Google are busy concocting some cool new tool that utilizes all of our data.

Thanks for your insightful comments. :-)

]]> By: Ajith Edassery | DollarShowerhttp://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/5-things-we-hate-about-google/#comment-1921 Ajith Edassery | DollarShower Tue, 30 Dec 2008 02:27:40 +0000 http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=533#comment-1921 Shirley, Haha... I can understand your feelings. By the way, though it's monopoly (like Microsoft in desktop OS and office apps market), they have managed to build a huge ecosystem around them that benefited big time from them. So basically the 12 or 15 billion revenues that they earned created perhaps 50 billion market for others.As for the PR updates, one doesn't need to go gaga over that as long as you have good search visibility (due to internal PR and not toolbar PR update). But they managed to sell that PR thingie so well, didn't they? Many companies such as MediaWhiz (TLA) are surviving on that Google number.And for the Beta programs, Yahoo is even worse. Yahoo Publishing Network has been in beta for over three years now. By the way, beta is still not bad as long as it delivers globally. Yahoo betas usually restrict the usage to only United States' subscribers.Even I felt (have written about in the past) that all the data they collect and the intelligense around the same should be better utilized for other purposes than just PR, Trends, Insights etc. May be Google Labs is working on it.I liked your post anyway :)Cheers, Ajith Shirley,
Haha… I can understand your feelings. By the way, though it’s monopoly (like Microsoft in desktop OS and office apps market), they have managed to build a huge ecosystem around them that benefited big time from them. So basically the 12 or 15 billion revenues that they earned created perhaps 50 billion market for others.

As for the PR updates, one doesn’t need to go gaga over that as long as you have good search visibility (due to internal PR and not toolbar PR update). But they managed to sell that PR thingie so well, didn’t they? Many companies such as MediaWhiz (TLA) are surviving on that Google number.

And for the Beta programs, Yahoo is even worse. Yahoo Publishing Network has been in beta for over three years now. By the way, beta is still not bad as long as it delivers globally. Yahoo betas usually restrict the usage to only United States’ subscribers.

Even I felt (have written about in the past) that all the data they collect and the intelligense around the same should be better utilized for other purposes than just PR, Trends, Insights etc. May be Google Labs is working on it.

I liked your post anyway :)

Cheers,
Ajith

]]> By: Velvet Blueshttp://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/5-things-we-hate-about-google/#comment-1898 Velvet Blues Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:49:27 +0000 http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=533#comment-1898 Haha. Yeh, it is really scary to think of how much they probably know. Haha. Yeh, it is really scary to think of how much they probably know.

]]> By: Blog for Bloggershttp://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/5-things-we-hate-about-google/#comment-1881 Blog for Bloggers Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:57:36 +0000 http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=533#comment-1881 Its a love hate thing with Google, one minute you love them the next you hate them. As for Data Collection, they probably know more about you than any one else, even more than the grocery stores know. Its a love hate thing with Google, one minute you love them the next you hate them.
As for Data Collection, they probably know more about you than any one else, even more than the grocery stores know.

]]> By: Velvet Blueshttp://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/5-things-we-hate-about-google/#comment-1877 Velvet Blues Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:06:57 +0000 http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=533#comment-1877 @Jackie, yes I was also a bit confused by that change. In fact, I still haven't gotten used to it. But I suppose the did that so to minimize the amount of scrolling that a user has to do.@Raju, Thanks for your comment. Yes, I doubt they'd ever charge users to search, but they might charge websites to be included, or start charging for their other products and services (ie. premier levels of GMail - email without ads?, or something like that.) @Jackie, yes I was also a bit confused by that change. In fact, I still haven’t gotten used to it. But I suppose the did that so to minimize the amount of scrolling that a user has to do.

@Raju, Thanks for your comment. Yes, I doubt they’d ever charge users to search, but they might charge websites to be included, or start charging for their other products and services (ie. premier levels of GMail – email without ads?, or something like that.)

]]> By: Rajuhttp://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/5-things-we-hate-about-google/#comment-1874 Raju Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:03:21 +0000 http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=533#comment-1874 I agree with you on every point other than the first one. Even if we assume that it might happen some day, people will just stop using it slowly. I can't see a situation where in everyone will be ready to pay to search on a website! Theoritically it is possible, but practically... I agree with you on every point other than the first one. Even if we assume that it might happen some day, people will just stop using it slowly. I can’t see a situation where in everyone will be ready to pay to search on a website! Theoritically it is possible, but practically…

]]> By: Jackiehttp://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/5-things-we-hate-about-google/#comment-1870 Jackie Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:45:29 +0000 http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=533#comment-1870 Haha. Great image. I like Google but I hate that they just reorganized the products page that you see when you log in to your account. Haha. Great image. I like Google but I hate that they just reorganized the products page that you see when you log in to your account.

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