17% of UK Adults Believe Google Has Their Best Interests at Heart

sjtgraham wrote: post #3

gordaco wrote: post #2

That's either a disturbing blindness or an exceedingly good PR department.

Either way, it's disturbing blindness.

Ok, so what about the percentages of people who positively vote for political parties? Do you mock them too?

I'd say 17% is pretty decent.

Re: 17% of UK Adults Believe Google Has Their Best Interests at Heart

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Post by sjtgraham » Thu, May 02, 2013, 10:13 AM UTC

alan_cx wrote: post #4

sjtgraham wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Either way, it's disturbing blindness.

Ok, so what about the percentages of people who positively vote for political parties? Do you mock them too? I'd say 17% is pretty decent.

Who is "mocking" anyone here? I think it's a shame, but I agree inevitable that anyone could be so misinformed as to believe that Google is altruistic.

Re: 17% of UK Adults Believe Google Has Their Best Interests at Heart

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Post by lucian1900 » Thu, May 02, 2013, 10:22 AM UTC

"17% of U.K. consumers trust Google, the same as trust religious institutions"

This bit doesn't surprise me much. Many people I've talked to are rational, even disliking religion.

Re: 17% of UK Adults Believe Google Has Their Best Interests at Heart

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Post by arethuza » Thu, May 02, 2013, 10:30 AM UTC

I like the Guardian's take on this:

"After the collapse of Lehman Brothers, custard sales went through the roof as people sought refuge in nostalgia"

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media-network/media-network-blog/2...

Re: 17% of UK Adults Believe Google Has Their Best Interests at Heart

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Post by arethuza » Thu, May 02, 2013, 10:32 AM UTC

lucian1900 wrote: post #6

"17% of U.K. consumers trust Google, the same as trust religious institutions" This bit doesn't surprise me much. Many people I've talked to are rational, even disliking religion.

Personally, I view religion in the UK as a relatively harmless social activity favoured by the elderly - a bit like bowls.

Re: 17% of UK Adults Believe Google Has Their Best Interests at Heart

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Post by Nux » Thu, May 02, 2013, 10:33 AM UTC

17% is quite decent. I wonder how many think the same about Apple? It will be interesting to see the results of next year's survey.

I see a definite down-trend in trusting Google, but mostly among techies.

Re: 17% of UK Adults Believe Google Has Their Best Interests at Heart

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Post by pablisco » Thu, May 02, 2013, 10:36 AM UTC

Has anybody found the source Case Study? It's not on the mentioned companies websites.