Is Google GOD?

CULWULLA · October 28th, 2004, 07:01 AM

I find it really amazing how you can type anything (within reason) on google and you can acquire an image or text about almost any querie. Yahoo was once the numero uno but its been surpassed by the massive Google serach engine.
Does this mean the end of book research?
My kids use it for homework and it sure helps with assignments ect.
The internet is a very powerful form of information indeed and can be used for good as well as evil.lol
Obviously i didnt mean God "literally' in the religious sense but its an unreal concept! Who would of thought it was possible just a few years ago.Sure makes things alot easier.
I dont know where id be without it? I always use it for scraper images ect and comes in handy for research ect/..
Ill never stop visiting the library for indepth research. Theres something about sitting down to a good book?hehe

dare to learn>
www.google.com

JayT · October 28th, 2004, 07:06 AM

Do people still read books? I actually had a lecturer who said that all of the information that we used in an assignment had to be from the internet. I won't say what assignment but it was to do with cutting edge technology and imaging which aparently there are no recent books on.

jt

Jimmy James · October 28th, 2004, 02:12 PM

How very exsitential! I think you may be right - the answer to all of life's questions on a website!

Neo · October 28th, 2004, 02:31 PM

For a time Yahoo was powered by google - and then google broke away.

Before google I liked infoseek.com. It was bought by ABC (USA) as part of the go network and was absolutely trashed. Hence I switched to google. Ironically, infoseek.com is now powered by google.

I like the simplicity of google, and a very plain front page means fast loading. I also love the "Cached" feature, if a site is down you can usually see a cache of it. This can also be used to see www.georgewbush.com, which cannot be viewed outside the USA.

joel-was-here · October 28th, 2004, 03:00 PM

Maybe google is the anti-christ ?
Imagine if some evil government or superpower bought it, propaganda could reach millions. I'd really start getting worried if microsoft bought it.
I mean soon all our kids will have to think about is search terms. once they have a direct connection from the internet to their brain, who needs education? stuff learning stuff over and over again, just learn when you need to

sigh...

Icanseeformiles · October 29th, 2004, 06:20 AM

what do you mean IF ?

tayser · October 29th, 2004, 09:58 AM

ah IM. Fun stuff, sometimes.

Google is only truly god when you use it to its full potential - start with using Boolean Operators and you'll wet your pants, well not really, but Boolean operators help to make the results even more refined / exactly what you're looking for.

The downside of Google are Google bombs.

And no Internet searching will not mean the end of books - the ratio of bullshit to useful material on the Internet is about 90 % to 10% & the regime to protect intellectual property & the drive to push content online still isn't as thorough & great as compared to having a hard copy. There's always going to be a need for Information Managers, there's always going to be a need for archivists and there's always going to be a need for Libraries, however the concept of Library may change.

I have an IM3 exam on Monday

Homeroids · October 29th, 2004, 03:37 PM

Funny how Google doesn't run on Windows LOL.

Adder-Laid · November 1st, 2004, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Homeroids

Funny how Google doesn't run on Windows LOL.

nor does it run on a Linux/apache combo... they use their own web server software...

As for google, it's evil - http://www.google-watch.org

AtD · November 1st, 2004, 12:51 PM

lol @ Google watch. These people need to get out more.

Fabian · November 2nd, 2004, 12:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JayT

Do people still read books? I actually had a lecturer who said that all of the information that we used in an assignment had to be from the internet. I won't say what assignment but it was to do with cutting edge technology and imaging which aparently there are no recent books on.

jt

I'm dependent on books in order to find material for uni assignments and I find them to be as reliable and useful as material on the web. I find published material to be just as indepth as those on the web. I only use the web to find material I cannot find in books (journal articles, recent stats etc). Also, an increasing number of publications are published both in print and on the web eg journal articles which makes locating them much easier.

hayds · August 19th, 2011, 03:51 AM

its not god but its good

***BrizzyChris*** · August 19th, 2011, 07:07 AM

WTF....longest thread hibernation in history.

Danubis · August 19th, 2011, 09:36 AM

dog is god backwards.

Solopop · August 19th, 2011, 09:45 AM

WHAT THE FUCK? Cul isn't talking like a complete retard!

LanceDriver · August 19th, 2011, 12:55 PM

Not at all ...

Burden · August 19th, 2011, 04:07 PM

god thread was god.

Levathian · August 19th, 2011, 04:16 PM

I google google for lolz.

October 28th, 2004, 07:01 AM	#1
CULWULLA Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 46,864 Likes (Received): 30	Is Google GOD? I find it really amazing how you can type anything (within reason) on google and you can acquire an image or text about almost any querie. Yahoo was once the numero uno but its been surpassed by the massive Google serach engine. Does this mean the end of book research? My kids use it for homework and it sure helps with assignments ect. The internet is a very powerful form of information indeed and can be used for good as well as evil.lol Obviously i didnt mean God "literally' in the religious sense but its an unreal concept! Who would of thought it was possible just a few years ago.Sure makes things alot easier. I dont know where id be without it? I always use it for scraper images ect and comes in handy for research ect/.. Ill never stop visiting the library for indepth research. Theres something about sitting down to a good book?hehe dare to learn> www.google.com __________________ Sydney Harbour Bridge -1932, Sydney Opera House- 1973, Sydney Tower- 1981, Crown Hotel- 2015.. Last edited by CULWULLA; October 28th, 2004 at 07:10 AM.

October 28th, 2004, 07:06 AM	#2
JayT Like whatever.... Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Brisbane/Gold Coast Queensland Australia Posts: 7,959 Likes (Received): 83	Do people still read books? I actually had a lecturer who said that all of the information that we used in an assignment had to be from the internet. I won't say what assignment but it was to do with cutting edge technology and imaging which aparently there are no recent books on. jt __________________ My Current Favorite Cities & Regions: SINGAPORE, Iskandar (Malaysia), Macau/Zhuhai (China), Curitiba (BR), Blumenau (BR), San Francisco (USA)

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October 28th, 2004, 02:31 PM	#4
Neo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Darwin Posts: 110 Likes (Received): 0	For a time Yahoo was powered by google - and then google broke away. Before google I liked infoseek.com. It was bought by ABC (USA) as part of the go network and was absolutely trashed. Hence I switched to google. Ironically, infoseek.com is now powered by google. I like the simplicity of google, and a very plain front page means fast loading. I also love the "Cached" feature, if a site is down you can usually see a cache of it. This can also be used to see www.georgewbush.com, which cannot be viewed outside the USA. __________________ Join the Ozscrapers NRL Tipping Competition- go to nrl.com, click on Tipping and join competition 'Ozscrapers' Last edited by Neo; October 28th, 2004 at 02:39 PM.

October 28th, 2004, 03:00 PM	#5
joel-was-here mr Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Brisbane Posts: 3 Likes (Received): 0	Maybe google is the anti-christ ? Imagine if some evil government or superpower bought it, propaganda could reach millions. I'd really start getting worried if microsoft bought it. I mean soon all our kids will have to think about is search terms. once they have a direct connection from the internet to their brain, who needs education? stuff learning stuff over and over again, just learn when you need to sigh... __________________ joelwashere X

October 29th, 2004, 06:20 AM	#6
Icanseeformiles Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Melbourne Posts: 981 Likes (Received): 0	what do you mean IF ?

October 29th, 2004, 09:58 AM	#7
tayser Champagne Socialist Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Melbourne Posts: 10,531 Likes (Received): 32	ah IM. Fun stuff, sometimes. Google is only truly god when you use it to its full potential - start with using Boolean Operators and you'll wet your pants, well not really, but Boolean operators help to make the results even more refined / exactly what you're looking for. The downside of Google are Google bombs. And no Internet searching will not mean the end of books - the ratio of bullshit to useful material on the Internet is about 90 % to 10% & the regime to protect intellectual property & the drive to push content online still isn't as thorough & great as compared to having a hard copy. There's always going to be a need for Information Managers, there's always going to be a need for archivists and there's always going to be a need for Libraries, however the concept of Library may change. I have an IM3 exam on Monday __________________ "America gave the world George Bush, France gave the world the ménage à trois... Game Over." UrbanMelbourne.info

November 1st, 2004, 12:51 PM	#10
AtD Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 3,582 Likes (Received): 28	lol @ Google watch. These people need to get out more.

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hayds resU deretsigeR Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 4,349 Likes (Received): 98	its not god but its good __________________ . i want to go where everyone goes / i want to know what everyone knows

August 19th, 2011, 07:07 AM	#13
*BrizzyChris* Moderator Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,015 Likes (Received): 99	WTF....longest thread hibernation in history.

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Danubis Charlatan Join Date: May 2003 Location: Adelaide Posts: 3,420 Likes (Received): 487	dog is god backwards. __________________ be different G.A.G.M.A

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Solopop Solopop Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,147 Likes (Received): 27	WHAT THE FUCK? Cul isn't talking like a complete retard!

August 19th, 2011, 12:55 PM	#16
LanceDriver 70's porn star Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 6,740	Not at all ...

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Burden What to do with my life.. Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 4,440	god thread was god. __________________ Townsville is unlike any other city in Australia. No city of comparable size has quite the connection into the future prosperity of the Australian nation as does Townsville. Townsville's next phase of growth is likely to accrue the critical mass in population to transform from regional centre to a metropolitan centre. 'Bernard Salt' Australia's leading demographer Townsville is a picture of exactly the kind of diverse, dynamic regional economy that will power Australia's passage through the years ahead. Treasurer Wayne Swan

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Levathian SELF-BΑNNED Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Brisbane Posts: 849 Likes (Received): 313	I google google for lolz.

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