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Google Instant/predictive search weirdness, funny stuff

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  1. cwerdna

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    I'm referring to Google Instant. In the most recent The TWiT Netcast Network with Leo Laporte podcast ep, at the very end, they brought up Attention Gold-Digging Women of Silicon Valley: I’m On To You. They found all sorts of funny stuff when searching for notable people... esp. when searching for people or queries starting with is followed by a person...

    Examples:
    is -> is kevjumba a heterosexual bear wrestler :confused:
    is eric schmidt -> is eric schmidt gay
    is [person's name] -> is [person's name] gay <-- The TWiT panel was asking something along the lines of, is Google the arbiter of gay or do they have a gay test?
    mark zuckerberg -> mark zuckerberg girlfriend
    is kevin rose -> is kevin rose rich, is kevin rose a millionaire, is kevin rose married, is kevin rose single, is kevin rose dating

    One of the TWiT panelists/guests in that ep was Becky Worley so for her, these examples come up:
    is becky worley -> is becky worley married, is becky worley hot
    becky worley -> becky worley legs...

    Regarding kevjumba, I've seen some of his videos. Here's a decent one:
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    Discuss or add your own. :)
     
    #1 cwerdna, Apr 7, 2011
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    I found out this came from AWKWARD - YouTube. Skip to ~1:55.

    He got enough people to game Google's algorithm.
     
    #2 cwerdna, Dec 19, 2011
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    The "how do I" or "how do you" instant searches used to be pretty good. I think googled removed them though. They were usually things like "how to be anorexic" and others along those lines.
     
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    "Is a Prius" comes up with, among the more sensible question, "Is a Prius a gay car?".

    The first three on "Why is the Prius" are "bad", "so gay", and "so ugly", in that order.
     
    #4 Stev0, Dec 19, 2011
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    "Eat more vegetables. It make your poo come out easier. You won't have to try so hard."

    :pound: :pound: :pound:
     
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    lol, I just had a little laugh in my cubicle. :D
     
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    He's got quite a few funny videos. Check out Wingman and Friend Zone ft. Jamie Chung on the kevjumba channel.
     
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