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Re: Google Posts

#41

Post by Dowwie » Sat, Mar 05, 2016, 2:56 AM UTC

this is like having a real time stream of every psychological profile in the DSM

Thanks, Google, but I need more space, not less, from this madness

Re: Google Posts

#42

Post by drubenstein » Sat, Mar 05, 2016, 2:58 AM UTC

This seems like a bad idea in that it allows the powerful to completely control the messages that are affiliated with them. Suppose celebrity x does wrong to a regular citizen, and they have Google posts at their disposal while Jane Smith does not.

On the other hand, this seems like something Rick Santorum might have been grateful for.

Re: Google Posts

#43

Post by [deleted] » Sat, Mar 05, 2016, 3:00 AM UTC

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Re: Google Posts

#44

Post by [deleted] » Sat, Mar 05, 2016, 3:01 AM UTC

chipperyman573 wrote: post #15

jryan49 wrote: post #8

Too bad no candidate is worth listening to. :P

Like it or not, one of them is going to lead one of the world's most powerful nation. Educating yourself on their policies is worth it imo.

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Re: Google Posts

#45

Post by Lanari » Sat, Mar 05, 2016, 3:10 AM UTC

rjurney wrote: post #24

Just like Google. Give people no reason to use something, just put it out there, and hey "We're Google!" and they will come. Except no, they don't.

I just don't like when they make it a part of Google, Orkut was better than Google Plus IMO for that reason.

Re: Google Posts

#46

Post by lukegb » Sat, Mar 05, 2016, 3:12 AM UTC

dublinben wrote: post #16

lukegb wrote: post #10

Some examples of these seem to be: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=hillary+issues https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=bernie+issues I'm referring to the postings with the photo and the checkmark and the "On Google" text, not the ones pulled from news sources, like the ones for "trump issues"

I'm thrilled to report that uBlock Origin completely strips out this spam on the search results page. I was worried that it might take some time to filter out this noise from the search results page, but apparently not!

Someone else was reporting that it's not showing up - I use unlock Origin on desktop and it was appearing for me.

Screen cap from mobile: http://i.imgur.com/X1M5YZn.jpg

Re: Google Posts

#47

Post by lukegb » Sat, Mar 05, 2016, 3:12 AM UTC

karolba wrote: post #18

lukegb wrote: post #10

Some examples of these seem to be: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=hillary+issues https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=bernie+issues I'm referring to the postings with the photo and the checkmark and the "On Google" text, not the ones pulled from news sources, like the ones for "trump issues"

I don't see that from Europe. Could you post a screenshot?

Here you go (from my mobile): http://i.imgur.com/X1M5YZn.jpg

Re: Google Posts

#48

Post by rjurney » Sat, Mar 05, 2016, 3:12 AM UTC

asdfologist wrote: post #34

rjurney wrote: post #24

Just like Google. Give people no reason to use something, just put it out there, and hey "We're Google!" and they will come. Except no, they don't.

Yeah seriously, they keep putting out these products that no one ever wants to use. Like that Google Maps thing or that Chrome browser or whatever. Geez.

Obviously I'm talking about social networks ;)

Re: Google Posts

#49

Post by rjurney » Sat, Mar 05, 2016, 3:13 AM UTC

jonesb6 wrote: post #36

w1ntermute wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's worked multiple times for them in the past, most notably with search.

Yeah Yahoo clearly saturated the market..

Obviously I'm talking about social networks.

Re: Google Posts

#50

Post by rjurney » Sat, Mar 05, 2016, 3:16 AM UTC

Lanari wrote: post #45

rjurney wrote: post #24

Just like Google. Give people no reason to use something, just put it out there, and hey "We're Google!" and they will come. Except no, they don't.

I just don't like when they make it a part of Google, Orkut was better than Google Plus IMO for that reason.

If they could build a social network, I would probably enjoy it being part of search. Show me links people I follow have tweeted that are related... seems like that would be a killer app.