Wednesday, April 21, 2010

The Wonders of Google

Q• What do you like about the Google product? What do you dislike? Would you recommend the product to friends and colleagues?

A. Google is amazing in the variety of the products it offers. What I like the most is google maps, as it is very practical and helpful for finding directions. I also really enjoy google books, as I have found quite a few rare books available for free on google books. It's free and easy to use. What I don't like about google is the invasion of privacy. I looked up my home address on google maps, and with the street view option, it was a bit creepy to see a photo of my house, knowing that anyone could see it. Also, I hate how google invades your search queries. For example, if you google a certain topic, on the right hand side, you'll see a bunch of ads or links that are related to your search. Yes, this can be helpful, but it is also disconcerting and annoying, knowing that your searches are in this way "profiled". However, it is almost impossible to function nowadays without google, so yes, I would recommend it to friends (although I think most people do know what google is already).

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