It's a tiny protest, but I'm going to start using Alta Vista, Ask, and anything but Google, from now on (unless somebody tells me that Google already owns them!). This faceless arbitrariness really pisses me off - I've had the same ignorance from the MHRA, DoH and my MP, in the UK.

Matt

Just for a laugh, I've added Adsense to my blog:

http://itsquiteanexperience.blogspot.com/

if anybody feels inclined to test the system!

Matt

i've got no problem holding a picket sign.maybe it's time to lace up the boots.501 N. 34th Street
Seattle, WA 98103.

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I like Matt's idea of avoiding google. Do you guys know anything about scroogle: http://www.scroogle.org/cgi-bin/scraper.htm

It seems like a real search engine and it's got plenty of anti google humor.

I put a link to it on my browser after I read an article in Slate mentioing it: http://www.slate.com/id/2175651/

And then there was the neat piece by the last psychiatrist about google:

http://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2007/10/what_hath_google_wrought.html

Of course Phillip, your current googlation is the nail in the coffin for google from when I stand. I'll try hard not to google except in emergencies.

Did I mention that google earth has an out of date photograph of my street on it, making my street appear to be a through street when it's really a cul de sac now...very annoying.

By the way, some of you may remember back when alta vista was king (though I still like alta vista) and compaq bought it. Neither corp dominated tech like the mainstream media once reported they would.

Jeff Huber
Senior Vice President, Engineering

Jeff Huber joined Google in 2003 and is a senior vice president of engineering. In this role, Jeff leads the technology development and innovation efforts for the company's advertising and monetization systems, including Google's AdWords and AdSense programs, as well as Google Apps, including Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, Google Reader, Google Groups, Orkut, Blogger and Picasa.

Also, isn't it nice to know Google cares about world health?

Google : The Philanthropist :Dr. Brilliant!

"Larry is an M.D. and M.P.H., board-certified in preventive medicine and public health."

I use Goodsearch now. It's run by Yahoo and donates $$$ (but not much--I see the NH Writer's Project has gotten a whopping twenty bucks so far) to non-profits.

Philip, you may want to check this option out. Twenty bucks is twenty bucks. And my guess is the readers of this blog do a LOT of research.

Sherry