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WebWord Weblog Posting Posting Date: September 04, 2002 Google: Can The Marcia Brady Of Search Stay Sweet? (Search Engine Report) -- "Microsoft's supremacy as a company has caused it to be widely loathed. Does search dominance by Google mean that the company is destined to face general hatred, as well?"
Reader Comments...
I don't think we should be hearing perspectives from Jan Brady or people who thought Marcia was hot. Posted by: Jack on September 5, 2002 12:56 PM
The difference I think is that Google is still trusted. Microsoft is anything but trusted. Google also is a free service, with only those micro-ads, none of the pop-over/unders/interrupts like Yahoo and others. Marcia, Marcia, Marcia! Posted by: on September 5, 2002 09:32 PM
Excuse my ignorance, but who is Marcia Brady? Is she related to Liam Brady? Posted by: Alan Fisher on September 6, 2002 03:57 AM
I swear, Google is failing me more and more. Marcia Brady. Look toward the bottom of the page. Ignore the bird ranked #1, the crab, and Sgt. Shultz! My first question is, who the hell is Liam Brady? Obviously someone who likes to wear funny clothes and kick around a polka dot-ridden ball.
Typical American thing: assume everyone around the world knows your cultural icons. Bah! Why can't writers on the Web STILL figure out that it's not just Americans who may read their articles? Posted by: MadMan on September 6, 2002 12:41 PM
Wait one minute bucko. Is it wrong for an author to speak the lingo of a particular audience to effectively communicate ideas to that audience? Is it the author's fault that the whole world has access to his words? Should he erect a virtual roadblock to prevent international users from accessing his pages? Come on MadMan, let's fight. Put up your dukes. Posted by: Jack on September 6, 2002 01:11 PM
Yeah. Especially if they're your Daisy, Bo and Luke Dukes. Posted by: Mike Boyink on September 6, 2002 03:50 PM
That is a point. I don't have trouble reading MadMan. I do wonder sometimes if MadMan has to Google my slang to understand my lame jokes. I sometimes see an unusual word from Mac and other UKers. One of my coworkers doesn't watch TV or movies, so when I imitate "Mr. T" I worry that she thinks I'm racist. Posted by: Jack on September 6, 2002 04:36 PM
In fairness to the author, he does explain the show enough that persons not into American pop culture should be able to get what he's talking about, and it gives the Americans something to laugh about. Americans do act kind of land-locked, though. When we need passports to take a train to another country, we'll probably be less so.
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