My problem with google in the fact that when I search for something it

always returns something for sale in the top of the list no matter that I

asked for review or something else. I have to scroll down a couple pages to

get the link I was looking for.

Jerry

-----Original Message-----

From: profox-bounces@leafe.com [mailto:profox-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf

Of Jarvis, Matthew

Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 11:47 AM

To: profox@leafe.com

Subject: RE: [NF] http://duckduckgo.com replacement for google.com

> -----Original Message-----

> From: profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com

[mailto:profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com]

> On Behalf Of Paul McNett

> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 6:52 AM

> To: profoxtech@leafe.com

> Subject: Re: [NF] http://duckduckgo.com replacement for google.com

>

> What they want to do is target advertising directly at the people most

> likely to

> click through on it.

>

> What I want is an objective highly-relevant search engine. IOW, what

> Google was in 1999.

>

> Paul

I've always been reluctant to get too worked up about 'net stuff,

especially a free service.... Google has been giving me a nearly spam

free email account for years... so what should I care (too much) about

some ads showing up that I never bother to even notice let alone click

through...

OTOH, since this conversation started I've been paying attention to what

the ads are saying and I gotta admit it is a bit creepy to see what they

must be doing with my email, and how FAST they do it...

Sent myself a link on making home applicances last longer, and as soon

as I clicked Send an ad for Sears showed up, hit F5 to reload the page

and Electrolux (vacuums) showed up... F5 again and an ad for 401K

management services appeared - the prior email I had sent was on my

401K...

Free yes, but still rather creepy...

Thanks,

Matthew Jarvis || Business Systems Analyst

IT Department

McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center

1460 G Street, Springfield, OR 97477 || Ph: 541-744-6092 || Fax:

541-744-6145

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