Well, I was trying to visit Google Groups to send an email, and seems to be down right now. Yup, 502 Server Error. I’ve been trying for well over 30 seconds, too. I hope Google gets it sorted out. I’m pretty sure a company like Google is aware of a problem like this on such…Continue Reading…
Took some time to find statistics on this. Search Engine Showdown has some numbers. A more promising search was size of Google’s index over time. My goal would be to come up with a Moore’s Law for the web (or for search). By the way, MySpace or YouTube? Alexa says YouTube is #1, but Hitwise…Continue Reading…
At the bottom of one of my Google searches, I saw their little ad for Google Web Accelerator. How does this profit them? Anyway, I decided to give it a try: I installed Google Web Accelerator today (3/23/06) and so far have 0.0 seconds saved. If it doesn’t save me a minute within a week,…Continue Reading…
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I still have people asking me for Gmail and orkut invites to this day. It really takes a lot of time to keep sending them out. Still, there are rewards: I’ve met a good number of people this way, and it has increased membership at the Google Forum. If you’re looking for an invite, there…Continue Reading…
Since I’m an AdSense publisher, Google sent me an awesome little Christmas gift. This is an assumption, however, because they didn’t include a card or note. But it’s addressed to my name, so it’s surely for me. The box says: “From your friends at Google”. Everything came neatly packed in a stylish red zippered book-like…Continue Reading…