#71587
05/28/2002 3:09 PM
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Is Google really changing its name? And, if so, why?
Thanks for any information,
WW
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#71589
05/28/2002 3:31 PM
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Well, I just read that article and now am more confused. Why would AOL members need Google if they already have access to it by typing in Google.com? It's already a free service. Why would AOL members need what is already a free service?
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#71590
05/28/2002 4:07 PM
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WW, where did you hear about Google changing its name? I noticed the Dilbert cartoons on the main page last week, but didn't reach that conclusion. What'd I miss?
Google is software that powers many search engines, including its own. I guess it will tailor its software to AOL's (ha!®) needs, with appropriate advertising, etc.
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#71591
05/28/2002 4:41 PM
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the extant search engine at AoL (ha!) is WeaK in the extreme -- this will just serve to focus complaints on other areas.
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#71592
05/28/2002 5:09 PM
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Well, I thought I read that google was looking for suggestions for a new name in the cartoons--some dialogue there last week. I didn't realize it was a joke--I thought it was in earnest, but then didn't see any more mention of it. I am very, very gullible. It's good to know that google isn't changing its name because I love using it as a verb.
Thanks for the input,
WW
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#71593
05/28/2002 5:22 PM
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Barney Google had a wife three times his size. Barney Google, with the goo,goo,googly eyes.
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#71594
05/29/2002 12:06 AM
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Why would AOL members need Google if they already have access to it by typing in Google.com? It's already a free service. Why would AOL members need what is already a free service?
Because AOL is a crutch for the internet. It provides colorful, large print buttons for people who don't know how to type "google.com" into a browser.
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#71595
05/29/2002 3:22 AM
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#71596
05/29/2002 5:50 PM
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There's probably a googleplex of reasons. And that's approaching infinity!
TEd
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#71597
05/30/2002 9:00 PM
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Interesting etymology: googol: The number 10 raised to the power 100 (10¹ºº), written out as the numeral 1 followed by 100 zeros. ETYMOLOGY: Coined at the age of nine by Milton Sirotta, nephew of Edward Kasner (1878–1955), American mathematician.http://www.bartleby.com/61/58/G0195800.htmlIn LIU I found, to my surprise, that this is not the same spelling as the name of the search engine. Perhaps the search-engine name used different spelling for copyright reasons. Can anyone advise?
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#71598
05/31/2002 3:57 PM
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A googol is a one followed by 100 zeros.
A googolplex, though is a 1 followed by 10 to the 100th power zeros. And that's mighty big.
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