franticindustries.com — When's the last time you typed a domain starting with http:// Everyone has all but stopped typing domain names directly in the web browser, and started using Google instead. Instead of writing “myspace.com” as the address, they write “myspace” into Google. Are we too reliant on google?
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elmoselyeeJan 29, 2007
when i first made my website, i told my parents the URL and they said it wasn't working. turns out they were using the google and my site wasn't listed yet.
Closed AccountJan 29, 2007
Bookmarks are a horribly inefficient way to navigate these days when everything is already indexed for you by search facilities. You either need to use something like Del.icio.us that has proper search, or just rely on a search engine. (Having it online also acts as a backup.) That is true for everything except things you use every day, and in that case it should just be one of the startup tabs in your browser.
Closed AccountJan 29, 2007
<a class="user" href="http://digg.com/tech_news/Interview_with_muslix64_Developer_of_BackupHDDVD">http://digg.com/tech_news/Interview_with_muslix64_Developer_of_BackupHDDVD</a>
naisanzaFeb 9, 2007
Google can read my thoughts.
exuberance66Sep 7, 2007
As a web developer, I work with dozens of white-collar workers who use computers regularly, and the majority of them (1) barely know how to use a computer, and (2) type everything they want on the web into Google search, either through the Google home page or their browser's search box. Yes, I smack my forehead and instruct them otherwise, but to many people, using the address bar is a foreign concept. Conclusion: the MAJORITY of people using computers hardly know how to use them, let alone understand what the address bar in their browser is. Google gets them what they want, that's all they know.E.g., the difference between those who can actually keyboard or not is vast, though most people who can't keyboard say it doesn't hinder them. But, as a 60wpm typist, watching someone who can't keyboard is excruciating. Not only can't they type, their entire thought process on the computer is fubar.