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LARED

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8. Some caution may be needed in interpretation as the google search auto complete feature

Mon Dec 19, 2011, 11:38 AM

Dec 2011

can use your web history in it's auto-fill algorithm.

How auto-complete works
As you type, Google's algorithm predicts and displays search queries based on other users' search activities. In addition, if you're signed in to your Google Account and have Web History enabled, you may see search queries from relevant searches that you've done in the past. All of the predicted queries that are shown in the drop-down list have been typed previously by Google users
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http://support.google.com/websearch/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=106230

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Google knows what's up. [View all] laconicsax Dec 2011 OP

That's pretty fucking sad. n/t Meshuga Dec 2011 #1

That's sadly eye-opening. n/t kdmorris Dec 2011 #2

that is kind of scary zeemike Dec 2011 #3

Aren't the most popular terms listed first? cyberswede Dec 2011 #4

It is scary Goblinmonger Dec 2011 #6

Just for fun I typed in "Buddhists should" AsahinaKimi Dec 2011 #5

interesting! Vehl Dec 2011 #13

Wow ... Nihil Dec 2011 #7

Some caution may be needed in interpretation as the google search auto complete feature LARED Dec 2011 #8

it takes 3 seconds to go check deacon_sephiroth Dec 2011 #10

I did check and got some slightly different results than the OP; LARED Dec 2011 #11

AND YET... deacon_sephiroth Dec 2011 #9

+1 darkstar3 Dec 2011 #12

When I type in "Hindus should", i get this Vehl Dec 2011 #14

So people seem to be obsessed with Hindu's eating... AsahinaKimi Dec 2011 #15