Hmm what is this AOL on Google front page

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Hmm what is this AOL on Google front page

zeus

10:55 am on Jun 30, 2003 (gmt 0)

[google.com...]

dsmmg

7:07 pm on Jun 30, 2003 (gmt 0)

...and how did you find it?

dvduval

7:20 pm on Jun 30, 2003 (gmt 0)

I don't know but don't you think Google should be penalized for all this duplicate content. ;-}

...I mean I can't think of a spammer that's any worse than Google about throwing up over a hundred domains, all with the same content.

...maybe I should send a spam report.

Clark

7:39 pm on Jun 30, 2003 (gmt 0)

I think there's a page explaining all the partnerships they have like this one:

[google.com...]

Can you find any more ;)

viggen

7:42 pm on Jun 30, 2003 (gmt 0)

what kind of partnership do they have with africa?

[google.com...]

Chris_R

7:48 pm on Jun 30, 2003 (gmt 0)

[google.com...]

coconutz

7:50 pm on Jun 30, 2003 (gmt 0)

Had the same question [webmasterworld.com]

I think it's the page displayed to AOL users. Know anyone with an AOL account?

Chris_R

7:52 pm on Jun 30, 2003 (gmt 0)

I think you are right - other companies do the same thing with AOL:

[ebay.aol.com...]

ulounge

9:37 pm on Jun 30, 2003 (gmt 0)

[google.com...]

jeremy goodrich

9:39 pm on Jun 30, 2003 (gmt 0)

That secret link is interesting - in the fine print, it sounds like they are going to start sending you email(s) to start marketing to you. Very interesting.

And who says email marketing isn't effective, if Google is getting in on it? lol.

SlowMove

9:59 pm on Jun 30, 2003 (gmt 0)

Here's a good one [google.com]

edit_g

10:01 pm on Jun 30, 2003 (gmt 0)

I think they all live here: [google.com...]

rrl

10:08 pm on Jun 30, 2003 (gmt 0)

[google.com...]

skipfactor

10:14 pm on Jun 30, 2003 (gmt 0)

Wonder how far back this one goes?

�2002 Google
In Cooperation with ICQ

[google.icq.com...]

dvduval

10:25 pm on Jun 30, 2003 (gmt 0)

http://google.icq.com

I dig the thumbnails when you do a search!

skipfactor

10:29 pm on Jun 30, 2003 (gmt 0)

I dig the thumbnails when you do a search!

heh, didn't see that, thumbnailed AdWords, AHHH!

SlowMove

10:34 pm on Jun 30, 2003 (gmt 0)

I dig the thumbnails when you do a search!

They even have thumbnails that can't be found with Alexa. Is that from Googlebot crawls?

bunltd

10:47 pm on Jun 30, 2003 (gmt 0)

Thumbnails, interesting, they don't render stylesheets...

So if your site makes use of CSS-P then you get a very plain looking thumb...

LisaB

skipfactor

10:55 pm on Jun 30, 2003 (gmt 0)

Is that from Googlebot crawls?

I guess it's a labs crawl like the Google Viewer [labs.google.com].

At least for ICQ, looks like the AdWords crawl grabs a snapshot too.

Clark

11:12 pm on Jun 30, 2003 (gmt 0)

[google.com...]

[google.com...]
(is it progress or NOT that I understood the first link but not the second? What's a bork?)

[google.com...]

Chndru

11:48 pm on Jun 30, 2003 (gmt 0)

{http://www.google.com/intl/xx- } << they refer to the languages on which google interface (home-page) can appear
[http://services.google.com/tc/Welcome.html]

skipfactor

11:51 pm on Jun 30, 2003 (gmt 0)

Clark, those are great. I'm afraid it just shows the extent of their sickness. :)

GoogleGuy, care to comment on this obvious evidence of Google conspiring to dominate every single genre known to man? And another thing, the piglatin SERPs are terrible!

GoogleGuy

12:00 am on Jul 1, 2003 (gmt 0)

I guess you could fill out an am-spay eport-ray?

GoogleGuy, too much of a geek growing up, yet never became fluent in pig latin. Where did my youth go? :)

Clark

12:14 am on Jul 1, 2003 (gmt 0)

Anyone know about Bork though? The only Bork I know is NOT a supreme court justice.

edit_g

12:28 am on Jul 1, 2003 (gmt 0)

Bork a reference to the Swedish Chef from the muppets and the way he talks:

[images.google.com...]

Still the coolest muppet!

Wired Suzanne

3:21 am on Jul 1, 2003 (gmt 0)

Anyone notices that you can't advertise from these piglatin and bork pages? There is no link to AdWords. Hahahaha