Society & Culture Google suggests.... what it reveals about us

[HarryTiger]

Ever found it interesting what google suggests after a famous guys name is entered?

Their movie, their sport, their scandal... yeah yeah all those. But one more almost always appears.

Example, type in Jack Watts, and google suggests we complete it with

AFL
girlfriend
2011

Type in Tiger Woods "girlfriend" and "new girlfriend" top the list. The married ones always have wife suggested.

Yep we want to know what the bird they root looks like.

Others suggestions can be interesting too.

Rove McManus, amongst the suggestions are "house" and "gay". He must have sold a big house or something. And the other thing.....

Sam Newman has "boat" and "sons". People are interested in his kids.

Google tells us we care about Dave Hughe's babies.

Julia Gillard, "jokes".

President Obama, "vegemite" ?? I shit you not it's there at the end of the short list.

Type Female, google suggests "dog names", "condom".

Male, "dog names" and "thrush" is in the list. Is there a male thrush epidemic?

 

[sblack]

You do realise it actually filters out stuff depending on what your previous search history is? Everyone will usually get different results in Google despite the same search terms.

When I type 'Jack Watts', I get 'Currie' (?), '2011' and 'Draft'.

Tiger woods gives me 'PGA Tour 12', 'jokes'.

Rove McManus gives me 'Robot Chicken', '2011' and 'Twitter'.

Maybe you have a gossip addiction and must know who everyone else is going out with, and that's why you always click Girlfriend, and that's why it suggests it to you...

 

[HarryTiger]

You do realise it actually filters out stuff depending on what your previous search history is? Everyone will usually get different results in Google despite the same search terms.

What do you mean "filters out"? Includes or excludes terms based on my history?

I've never had an interest in vegemite as a search term, especially in regard to Obama.

Google doesn't know who I am anyway but it could be via the cookie something is going on.

You haven't convinced me.

 

[HarryTiger]

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Nick Riewoldt crying

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photo
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crying

No condom for me!

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[sblack]

What do you mean "filters out"? Includes or excludes terms based on my history?

I've never had an interest in vegemite as a search term, especially in regard to Obama.

Google doesn't know who I am anyway but it could be via the cookie something is going on.

You haven't convinced me.

Yes, indeed. I'm trying to find the link I saw a week back. Sites like Google filter out stuff on previous searches. Obviously it can't filter out stuff if you've never searched for anything remotely related before. I have never search for anything related to vegemite or Obama, and I get the Obama-vegemite link as well. Maybe they use Australia as a point of reference

Can't remember if I found it via Youtube or via Whirlpool .... hmmmm

 

[TheDoctor11]

When I type 'Jack Watts', I get 'Currie' (?), '2011' and 'Draft'.

Same! Apparently it's some advertising company.
I also get "Jack Watts gay"

 

[HarryTiger]

I'm not so sure it's tailored for the individual but it is a bit random. I did the Tiger Woods one again and got what you got, nothing about girlfriends.

I never got gay for Jack Watts either, but gay on some others.

I wonder if it's using very recent searches of others to affect yours. Or maybe it's just some kind of mind reading device, like I'm gay for Rove but not Jack Watts. That doesn't make sense though if I had to do that I'd go Watts before Rove, Rove is a ****.

 

[FlyingBurittoBro]

can you get pregnant . . . first autofill is "from a dog".
shit you not.

 

[sblack]

can you get pregnant . . . first autofill is "from a dog".
shit you not.

Been watching some Animal pr0n?

I get 'on your period', 'while on your period'. 'while on the pill'

 

[sblack]

Found it. Good ole TED.com via YouTube. TED Talks

[youtube]B8ofWFx525s[/youtube]

 

[Caesar]

I remember around the time of the 2007 election "Kevin Rudd" used to get you "is a robot".

 

[FlyingBurittoBro]

Been watching some Animal pr0n?

I get 'on your period', 'while on your period'. 'while on the pill'

ha. the paris hilton vid count?

 

[Worldheroxx]

hehe on mine for the longest time if i typed "Why do"

It would auto fill - "Why do Indians smell?"

 

[Gus]

Any hot female celeb.

nude always comes up.

 

[nicky]

gay
photo
scandal
crying

i got
photo
gay
scandal

No condom for me!

gerbil australia
gerbil armageddon
gerbil richard gere
gerbil gay
gerbil in a microwave

I got the same

gerbil australia
gerbil armageddon
gerbil richard gere
gerbil gay
gerbil in a microwave

Awesome awesome thread btw

 

[nicky]

can you get pregnant . . . first autofill is "from a dog".
shit you not.

That came up 5th for me... That is just hilarious

 

[Worldheroxx]

4th for me

just what kind of ppl do we share this planet with

 

[nicky]

hahahaha it's just so funny. If i wasn't at work i'd click on it out of curiosity.

 

[HarryTiger]

hey dad..... pube toast

!!!

 

[Simple Jack]

hahahaha it's just so funny. If i wasn't at work i'd click on it out of curiosity.

Tried.

BikiniGal
Can you get pregnant.. From having sex with a dog?
I didnt do it voluntarily,my parents were out having a dinner with their boss,then I got naked and watched tv,I owned a dog name Rex,and I think he was kinda um..horny,then he came from behind and started humping me

,and I tried to get up but he bit me,so after he stopped,I ran and washed off his um..fluid,but can u get pregnaNT from a dog?!

Doubt it's actually true but lulz anyway.

The internet is a strange, strange place.

 

[Schism]

 

[dales.girl38]

Laughed. A lot.

 

[HarryTiger]

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[Hard Ball Get]

Laughed. A lot.

Likewise

 

[nicky]

That is classic