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Old 08-25-2011, 11:25 AM   #16
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Tell me how to bail ... I hate it.
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Old 08-25-2011, 11:40 AM   #17
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They asked me for my cell phone number, you know, "in case I forget my info". If I didn't want to use my cell phone number, they said that was no problem, I could just give them a friend's cell number!?

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Old 08-25-2011, 11:53 AM   #18
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Old 08-26-2011, 09:13 AM   #19
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I use google whenever its an option, the search engine is great, google code has been a major boon to open source development, and they've turned youtube from almost shut down due to copyright violations to 1 billion a year in revenue.
for me, the turning point was back in 2005 when google refused to produce search results the doj subpoenaed. it is not so much that they fought for my right to privacy online, its the fact that yahoo, msn and aol all bent over for the doj.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/20/te.../20google.html
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Old 08-26-2011, 09:45 AM   #20
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That was 6 years ago. I thought they were great then too. Where is their compass pointing now? They are deleting email accounts all willy nilly without making their policies clear.
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Old 09-13-2011, 12:08 AM   #21
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I failed to read all of the replies, but just so you know, Here is why!

This privacy act is in place to protect your child. You should calmly contact Google and give them your WRITTEN CONSENT to allow her to use Google+. I believe, according the all the legal jargon in that link, children are not allowed to have any sort of memberships (accounts, whether it be email, forums, gaming etc) UNLESS a parent gives consent. If you are calm about the way you proceed getting this account back, you really shouldn't have any issues with Google reinstating her email address.

Google is only following law, they are not trying to make your life hell. What other company gives their workers payed NAP time?
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Old 09-21-2011, 11:53 AM   #22
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This is amusing. I clicked on Google's home page just a moment ago, and they have this huge arrow pointing to the Google+ link in the corner. It's like they are saying, "HEY! Don't forget about Google+! We're still here!!!"

It's a complete failure at this point. Nobody is using it.
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Old 09-21-2011, 12:03 PM   #23
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hahaha... Yeh, I deleted my account already. It was more like a linked in account than FB.
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Old 09-22-2011, 01:27 PM   #24
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not so.

I heard a voice on the radio today say that the recent quake in the land of f@ceb00k caused them to move to google plus.

meh
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Old 09-22-2011, 10:09 PM   #25
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Yeah someone at the FB headquarters got bored and pushed the big "Screw with things" button. Again.
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Old 09-23-2011, 08:38 AM   #26
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FB is very annoying right now.
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Old 09-23-2011, 09:03 AM   #27
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Maybe it's time to unplug.
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Old 09-23-2011, 11:19 AM   #28
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Totally agree Nirvana. It's a real PITA.
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Old 09-23-2011, 11:51 AM   #29
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It boggles my mind how inventive Google has been over the years.
This morning, I tried the new (to me) feature in the Google search engine.

It all started in the "pic association" thread with this image.
I copied/pasted that image to Google's Images Search Box,
and came up with this image of the same girl

Isn't that amazing technology ?

There are so many things about Google that impress me,
including their mission statement, Do not do evil.

But there does seem to be some changes happening with the new CEO
that make me wonder if Google's creativity has peaked,
and they will be joining the advertising and patent war rat races
with F@cebook et al.
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Old 01-03-2012, 08:26 PM   #30
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Can someone please translate this article for me...
I don't understand what Google did in the first place... or what difference it makes to users.


CNET
1/3/12
Google has demoted its Chrome home page in results for a search
using the keyword "browser" following an effort to have bloggers
promote the Google browser that backfired


Quote:
The demotion is a response to a campaign in which bloggers
were found posting low-quality content related to Google Chrome in an effort
to promote a Google video about King Arthur Flour.
At least one of the posts had a hyperlink to the Chrome download page,
which can help a site rise in Google search results through Google's PageRank algorithm.
But paying people to include such links violates Google's guidelines.
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