Thanks for the heads up. I work in a elementary school pc lab where some teachers have installed the g toolbar on some of the pcs...I personally have never been a fan of the g toolbar nor have installed it on any of my personal computers. I hate to see something similar if one of my students were to press the p.r. button.
AndyBeard
· 2 years ago
I often have my 4 year old niece playing flash games on my computer. She isn't old enough to search for anything.
My Stumbleupon is set to be family friendly though I normally hide it just to give more screen real-estate, but I had never thought to hide the Google Toolbar.
jblu
· 2 years ago
Thanks for the heads up. I work in a elementary school pc lab where some teachers have installed the g toolbar on some of the pcs...I personally have never been a fan of the g toolbar nor have installed it on any of my personal computers. I hate to see something similar if one of my students were to press the p.r. button.
AndyBeard
· 2 years ago
I often have my 4 year old niece playing flash games on my computer. She isn't old enough to search for anything.
My Stumbleupon is set to be family friendly though I normally hide it just to give more screen real-estate, but I had never thought to hide the Google Toolbar.
mblair
· 2 years ago
I'm surprised they even included images in their suggestions. Seems to me that that gets awfully dangerous. Not that the textual results look a whole lot better...
But what is really funny is that the *same photo* is in my personal recommendations as well... So are a few other things like the bouncing boobs in Resident Evil, and oddly that same Flickr photo...
How personalized are these recommendations anyway? Anyone else seeing the same thing?
AndyBeard
· 2 years ago
Mark that is even more worrying
When I forst looked at at, apart from specific local stuff I had some cross-over with Mu on PronetAdvertising
I suggested that somehow people were assigned to the same aggregated groups. Maybe the fact I have searched to stuff related to a particular market segment, such as programming stuff might influence the results if some programmers have been searching for morbid stuff or bouncing boobs.
mblair
· 2 years ago
I'm surprised they even included images in their suggestions. Seems to me that that gets awfully dangerous. Not that the textual results look a whole lot better...
But what is really funny is that the *same photo* is in my personal recommendations as well... So are a few other things like the bouncing boobs in Resident Evil, and oddly that same Flickr photo...
How personalized are these recommendations anyway? Anyone else seeing the same thing?
AndyBeard
· 2 years ago
Mark that is even more worrying
When I forst looked at at, apart from specific local stuff I had some cross-over with Mu on PronetAdvertising
I suggested that somehow people were assigned to the same aggregated groups. Maybe the fact I have searched to stuff related to a particular market segment, such as programming stuff might influence the results if some programmers have been searching for morbid stuff or bouncing boobs.
James
· 2 years ago
It wasn't meant as morbid or funny but to illustrate the high fidelity of the dog to its owner which goes to the end.
James
· 2 years ago
It wasn't meant as morbid or funny but to illustrate the high fidelity of the dog to its owner which goes to the end.
Peter
· 2 years ago
Andy, I have seen the picture you're referring to, and after looking at the recommended list, Id say most of them have come from digg. The picture you referenced was frontpaged on digg just the other day (although the post was commenting on the loyalty of the dog and the tragedy of the picture, not making light of it).
If youre a digg frequenter, (as I would guess most of us are), could this be where google is pulling these recommendations from?
Peter
· 2 years ago
Andy, I have seen the picture you're referring to, and after looking at the recommended list, Id say most of them have come from digg. The picture you referenced was frontpaged on digg just the other day (although the post was commenting on the loyalty of the dog and the tragedy of the picture, not making light of it).
If youre a digg frequenter, (as I would guess most of us are), could this be where google is pulling these recommendations from?
Michael Beck
· 2 years ago
One the issues I noticed with the Google Toolbar is after I upgraded to Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) my bookmarks stopped working.
No support or fix for this was offered by Google. It took over 30 minutes of research through Ubuntu forums to finally find a solution (involved the download of several packages via Synaptic Package Manager) and get my bookmarks working again.
Michael Beck
· 2 years ago
One the issues I noticed with the Google Toolbar is after I upgraded to Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) my bookmarks stopped working.
No support or fix for this was offered by Google. It took over 30 minutes of research through Ubuntu forums to finally find a solution (involved the download of several packages via Synaptic Package Manager) and get my bookmarks working again.
Maurice (TheCaymanHost)
· 2 years ago
Sick or not, I've always wondered why so many internet users were happy to download such a rotten piece of spyware.
It says Google on it, it must be trustworthy? Removing it is the wisest move you could make IMO.
Maurice (TheCaymanHost)
· 2 years ago
Sick or not, I've always wondered why so many internet users were happy to download such a rotten piece of spyware.
It says Google on it, it must be trustworthy? Removing it is the wisest move you could make IMO.
Eliena Andrews
· 2 years ago
i uninstalled this sick toolbar long time back. i simply hate it. thanks for sharing this article wit us.
While stumbleupon is a great user-moderated tool, I don't trust google in the same way, and the fact that they don't respond to support requests is even more reason to avoid google dice/toolbar. Not to mention the privacy issues.
If they can successfully filter content on google images, why not on their toolbar?
Pijoo
· 2 years ago
While stumbleupon is a great user-moderated tool, I don't trust google in the same way, and the fact that they don't respond to support requests is even more reason to avoid google dice/toolbar. Not to mention the privacy issues.
If they can successfully filter content on google images, why not on their toolbar?
Maurice (TheCaymanHost)
· 2 years ago
A more insidious piece of spyware would be harder to find ;-)
It always struck me as odd that hundreds of thousands of internet users with anti spyware and anti adware applications running on their computers, happily installed it in the first place. Then again, if it says Google, it can't possibly be evil - silly me!
Good decision Mr Beard :-)
Maurice (TheCaymanHost)
· 2 years ago
A more insidious piece of spyware would be harder to find ;-)
It always struck me as odd that hundreds of thousands of internet users with anti spyware and anti adware applications running on their computers, happily installed it in the first place. Then again, if it says Google, it can't possibly be evil - silly me!
Good decision Mr Beard :-)
Amish Furniture
· 2 years ago
I do not know. I am one of those who have been thinking that if it is Google it will be safe. I am beginning to have doubts.
Amish Furniture
· 2 years ago
I do not know. I am one of those who have been thinking that if it is Google it will be safe. I am beginning to have doubts.
George
· 2 years ago
Google Safe Search has not been "family friendly" since it's existence. It's no surprise the toolbar isn't safe either. Thanks for the info.
George
· 2 years ago
Google Safe Search has not been "family friendly" since it's existence. It's no surprise the toolbar isn't safe either. Thanks for the info.
Lord Matt
· 2 years ago
Show me a comparable sell check that I can use sans tool bar and you will have given me back 30 to 35 px of screen space - it's the only tool I use the toolbar for these days.
Show me a comparable sell check that I can use sans tool bar and you will have given me back 30 to 35 px of screen space - it's the only tool I use the toolbar for these days.
Totally unrelated but looks like your FeedBurner Feeds are pucking ... I just tried to subscribe to your feed use options provided and get consistent errors. Might want to double check that ...
Cheers.
Alex
AndyBeard
· 2 years ago
Hi Alex
I just tried by clicking a Google Reader button (and an example) and that seems to work
Any method that previews the feed first seems to be broken
This seems like it will be temporary, hopefully fixed soon, but it is certainly on the Feedburner side.
AndyBeard
· 2 years ago
Ok it seem to now be working correctly - I played around with re-sync, but that didn't work... and then it just seemed to fix itself.
Alex Sysoef
· 2 years ago
Andy,
Totally unrelated but looks like your FeedBurner Feeds are pucking ... I just tried to subscribe to your feed use options provided and get consistent errors. Might want to double check that ...
Cheers.
Alex
AndyBeard
· 2 years ago
Hi Alex
I just tried by clicking a Google Reader button (and an example) and that seems to work
Any method that previews the feed first seems to be broken
This seems like it will be temporary, hopefully fixed soon, but it is certainly on the Feedburner side.
AndyBeard
· 2 years ago
Ok it seem to now be working correctly - I played around with re-sync, but that didn't work... and then it just seemed to fix itself.
Arizona Egg
· 2 years ago
I have told people time and time again Google is evil. No joking aside. Seriously. Heart of the beast. Belly of the monster. Watch you data people.
Arizona Egg
· 2 years ago
I have told people time and time again Google is evil. No joking aside. Seriously. Heart of the beast. Belly of the monster. Watch you data people.
Jazmin
· 2 years ago
Andy, I totally agree that this just isn't appropriate. Ugh.
Thanks for the heads up...it's just another good reason to trash the toolbar :)
Jazmin
· 2 years ago
Andy, I totally agree that this just isn't appropriate. Ugh.
Thanks for the heads up...it's just another good reason to trash the toolbar :)
Damien
· 2 years ago
LOL@"Google Crap(s)"
You have a great outlook Mr. Beard. I'm a lurking reader and enjoying your google stuff.
Damien
· 2 years ago
LOL@"Google Crap(s)"
You have a great outlook Mr. Beard. I'm a lurking reader and enjoying your google stuff.
Vancouver Island SEO
· 2 years ago
I can't remember the last time I installed the Google Toolbar. I prefer using the Search Status Plugin, and Web Developer Toolbar for FF. But I will admit I still make a few bucks a month off of my ads for installing Firefox + Google Toolbar on my other website :)
Vancouver Island SEO
· 2 years ago
I can't remember the last time I installed the Google Toolbar. I prefer using the Search Status Plugin, and Web Developer Toolbar for FF. But I will admit I still make a few bucks a month off of my ads for installing Firefox + Google Toolbar on my other website :)
Wen
· 2 years ago
Hi,
I read and read about the various posting u had regarding Google, especially the Toolbar. I can't be help but feel that u really hate it a lot. I've also got Google Toolbar on my IE browser. Wonder should i remove it too. Anyway, i just switched to Firefox browser. There's a very neat toolbar that serves much more functions then the Google Toolbar. It's called Seoquake. U may want to give it a try.
Cheers!
Wen
· 2 years ago
Hi,
I read and read about the various posting u had regarding Google, especially the Toolbar. I can't be help but feel that u really hate it a lot. I've also got Google Toolbar on my IE browser. Wonder should i remove it too. Anyway, i just switched to Firefox browser. There's a very neat toolbar that serves much more functions then the Google Toolbar. It's called Seoquake. U may want to give it a try.
Cheers!
Serge
· 1 year ago
Wow, you really are quite out of your mind, aren't you? If you knew anything about that picture, you would understand that there is NOTHING funny about it, nor anything sick. That dog belonged to the person under that sheet, and really the photo is quite a testament to loyalty and companionship. But of course, I think you are just looking for something to complain about. Good thing the internet has so much space so that you can sit around and write asinine articles about things you know nothing about.
AndyBeard
· 1 year ago
On the TV, if they were going to show a picture of a corpse, even covered up, they would probably give a warning to say the following image might be disturbing and not suitable for younger viewers.
I totally understand the sentiment, but I didn't get a warning from Google.
Serge
· 1 year ago
Wow, you really are quite out of your mind, aren't you? If you knew anything about that picture, you would understand that there is NOTHING funny about it, nor anything sick. That dog belonged to the person under that sheet, and really the photo is quite a testament to loyalty and companionship. But of course, I think you are just looking for something to complain about. Good thing the internet has so much space so that you can sit around and write asinine articles about things you know nothing about.
AndyBeard
· 1 year ago
On the TV, if they were going to show a picture of a corpse, even covered up, they would probably give a warning to say the following image might be disturbing and not suitable for younger viewers.
I totally understand the sentiment, but I didn't get a warning from Google.
All Comments
My Stumbleupon is set to be family friendly though I normally hide it just to give more screen real-estate, but I had never thought to hide the Google Toolbar.
My Stumbleupon is set to be family friendly though I normally hide it just to give more screen real-estate, but I had never thought to hide the Google Toolbar.
But what is really funny is that the *same photo* is in my personal recommendations as well... So are a few other things like the bouncing boobs in Resident Evil, and oddly that same Flickr photo...
How personalized are these recommendations anyway? Anyone else seeing the same thing?
When I forst looked at at, apart from specific local stuff I had some cross-over with Mu on PronetAdvertising
I suggested that somehow people were assigned to the same aggregated groups.
Maybe the fact I have searched to stuff related to a particular market segment, such as programming stuff might influence the results if some programmers have been searching for morbid stuff or bouncing boobs.
But what is really funny is that the *same photo* is in my personal recommendations as well... So are a few other things like the bouncing boobs in Resident Evil, and oddly that same Flickr photo...
How personalized are these recommendations anyway? Anyone else seeing the same thing?
When I forst looked at at, apart from specific local stuff I had some cross-over with Mu on PronetAdvertising
I suggested that somehow people were assigned to the same aggregated groups.
Maybe the fact I have searched to stuff related to a particular market segment, such as programming stuff might influence the results if some programmers have been searching for morbid stuff or bouncing boobs.
If youre a digg frequenter, (as I would guess most of us are), could this be where google is pulling these recommendations from?
If youre a digg frequenter, (as I would guess most of us are), could this be where google is pulling these recommendations from?
No support or fix for this was offered by Google. It took over 30 minutes of research through Ubuntu forums to finally find a solution (involved the download of several packages via Synaptic Package Manager) and get my bookmarks working again.
No support or fix for this was offered by Google. It took over 30 minutes of research through Ubuntu forums to finally find a solution (involved the download of several packages via Synaptic Package Manager) and get my bookmarks working again.
It says Google on it, it must be trustworthy? Removing it is the wisest move you could make IMO.
It says Google on it, it must be trustworthy? Removing it is the wisest move you could make IMO.
Eliena Andrews
http://happy-funtime.blogspot.com
Eliena Andrews
http://happy-funtime.blogspot.com
If they can successfully filter content on google images, why not on their toolbar?
If they can successfully filter content on google images, why not on their toolbar?
It always struck me as odd that hundreds of thousands of internet users with anti spyware and anti adware applications running on their computers, happily installed it in the first place. Then again, if it says Google, it can't possibly be evil - silly me!
Good decision Mr Beard :-)
It always struck me as odd that hundreds of thousands of internet users with anti spyware and anti adware applications running on their computers, happily installed it in the first place. Then again, if it says Google, it can't possibly be evil - silly me!
Good decision Mr Beard :-)
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse...
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse...
Totally unrelated but looks like your FeedBurner Feeds are pucking ... I just tried to subscribe to your feed use options provided and get consistent errors. Might want to double check that ...
Cheers.
Alex
I just tried by clicking a Google Reader button (and an example) and that seems to work
Any method that previews the feed first seems to be broken
I would suggest just manually adding the URL http://andybeard.eu/feed/
This seems like it will be temporary, hopefully fixed soon, but it is certainly on the Feedburner side.
Totally unrelated but looks like your FeedBurner Feeds are pucking ... I just tried to subscribe to your feed use options provided and get consistent errors. Might want to double check that ...
Cheers.
Alex
I just tried by clicking a Google Reader button (and an example) and that seems to work
Any method that previews the feed first seems to be broken
I would suggest just manually adding the URL http://andybeard.eu/feed/
This seems like it will be temporary, hopefully fixed soon, but it is certainly on the Feedburner side.
Thanks for the heads up...it's just another good reason to trash the toolbar :)
Thanks for the heads up...it's just another good reason to trash the toolbar :)
You have a great outlook Mr. Beard. I'm a lurking reader and enjoying your google stuff.
You have a great outlook Mr. Beard. I'm a lurking reader and enjoying your google stuff.
I read and read about the various posting u had regarding Google, especially the Toolbar. I can't be help but feel that u really hate it a lot. I've also got Google Toolbar on my IE browser. Wonder should i remove it too. Anyway, i just switched to Firefox browser. There's a very neat toolbar that serves much more functions then the Google Toolbar. It's called Seoquake. U may want to give it a try.
Cheers!
I read and read about the various posting u had regarding Google, especially the Toolbar. I can't be help but feel that u really hate it a lot. I've also got Google Toolbar on my IE browser. Wonder should i remove it too. Anyway, i just switched to Firefox browser. There's a very neat toolbar that serves much more functions then the Google Toolbar. It's called Seoquake. U may want to give it a try.
Cheers!
I totally understand the sentiment, but I didn't get a warning from Google.
I totally understand the sentiment, but I didn't get a warning from Google.