I will consider the internet accessible when the following searches in google turn up the everyday item/ popular use and not a computer related item:
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Why do you automatically assume household things like putty (the sealant) would get search precedence?
http://google.com/trends
I think it’s already mainstream. ;)
The internet will be considered main stream when the world has been taken over by robots and the search term “glue” turns up the definition: An adhesive rendered from the fat of humans.
Patrick, most people don’t need a ssh client for windows, they need a way to make their house windows not leak air.
Brent, interesting, yet scary point.
Why would one search for these things instead of a usage for these things? I’m not sure why I’d search for ‘putty’ in standard google. I might do it in Google Products, but…
Of the people who want to make their house not leak air, how many do not know where to get putty? Of the people who need a replacement for hyperterminal, how many know where to download putty?
I know that I’ve used google at least ten times to find the download for putty. I know that i’ve never searched for putty the air-stopper because i can always get it at Home Depot or Lowe’s.
Patrick, sure I understand that. My point is just that, in part, google rank is determined by linking, because content on the internet is dominated by geeks, geeky stuff gets higher ranks.
If regular people controlled more of the content, they would link to the putty they bought at Home Depot and talk about how well it worked, and it would have a high google rank.
Maybe I was vague.
I tried the search squid over in Yahoo, and yes, the first link was for the squid server. I wonder how much of the “tracking of personal usage” that Google and other search engines do contributes to the results people like us get as opposed to regular users?
Putty the specific product name wins over putty the generic name just like igloo the cooler wins over igloo the generic eskimo holder, or patriots the football team vs patriots the homeland heroes.
When people google search, they usually want specifics, not generics. I bet that the bulk of specific/generic conflicted words will result in the specific returned first.
Besides, the best indication of mainstreamness would be the top N google searches. http://google.com/trends and today’s I’d say only 3 of the top 10 were nerd-related.
Patrick, I am not trying to be pedantic, but I disagree. I think that very fact that those terms turn up geek related items is a direct result of geeks being responsible for majority of relevant content online.
Besides, google trends only shows what people want to see, not what content is being created or getting google juice.
putty ssh: Results 1 – 10 of about 2,010,000
putty house: Results 1 – 10 of about 2,110,000
putty the leak stopper wins the content war; Internet goes mainstream…. ;)
Dude…I’m Feeling Lucky is my litmus test. Keep up.
umm, so wait, you’re saying your google results are ph balanced for a woman?!?
Well, it’s strong enough for a man, but it’s made for a woman.
Which is a better description for that inflatable doll you have….
You leave her out of this. I LOVE HER!