Anyone else thinks that Google sucks, more and more ? (rant!)

Tango589 · 02-25-14, 04:10 PM

Go on Catfish, don't hold back. Tell us what you really think!

Tchocky · 02-25-14, 04:15 PM

Cookie legislation is fairly clear. Most sites now you have to agree to cookie usage policies.

Youtube needs to advertise in order to provide free content to you. You can ******* if you feel the need. Also the search isn't being tailored, it's the ads just like the ones at the top of the SUBSIM Radio Room page.

And, you know, nobody's forcing you to click on the ad.

My only gripe with Google at the moment is the Youtube account/Google+ integration (annoying), and the new Maps page (a horrendous backwards step).

Then again, the Youtube/G+ thing is a single click solution, as is reverting back to the old Maps page.

Not exactly rant-worthy, but your mileage may vary.

Sailor Steve · 02-25-14, 04:45 PM

I was a little unhappy the day they told me I would have to open a Google account if I wanted to keep my YouTube account going.

These days I'm getting tired of having a new bar pop up every time I use Google Search: "We see you're using Google a lot. Would you like to make Google your home page?" How many times do I have to say "NO!" before they get the idea?

AVGWarhawk · 02-25-14, 04:54 PM

I'm with Steve. The constant changing and asking. Gets old. I hate Chrome syncing everything. My phone is Android. Tired of that as well. I decided to start running everything I have in Windows. Gets old having to know upteen OS.

Wolferz · 02-25-14, 05:16 PM

Try Bing!

Ducimus · 02-25-14, 05:36 PM

Google's bundling everything like your local cable company. I think the idea is to make you dependent on them to a degree where you can't really ever completely withdraw from them as a customer.

Right now, google, is hooked into youtube, which is hooked into google plus. It's like a merry go round of dependency. Compare that with a cable company that offers TV programming, DVR, internet, and phone. Same thing really.

I think this is a trend with IT in general these days. The corporation I work for bundles a crapload of everything. Email filter, web filter, usage reporting, secure gateway, malware and phishing, etc. I think a lot of larger corps are buying up smaller ones that have products which compliment their current lineup, to create these packaged deals. I used to work for a small company, now I'm a minor cog in this Juggernaught in IT security and security certification.

Red October1984 · 02-25-14, 06:20 PM

You can turn off the "I know what you search for" stuff.

If you have a google account...

Their settings and account stuff isn't clear and it doesn't work well. That's really my only gripe with them.

However....

Everything you do with them has to only come through them...which is why I hate Apple...but Apple is worse.

02-25-14, 04:10 PM	#1
Tango589 Still crazy as ever! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 3,375 Downloads: 180 Uploads: 1	Go on Catfish, don't hold back. Tell us what you really think! __________________ Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way...

02-25-14, 04:15 PM	#2
Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Cookie legislation is fairly clear. Most sites now you have to agree to cookie usage policies. Youtube needs to advertise in order to provide free content to you. You can ******* if you feel the need. Also the search isn't being tailored, it's the ads just like the ones at the top of the SUBSIM Radio Room page. And, you know, nobody's forcing you to click on the ad. My only gripe with Google at the moment is the Youtube account/Google+ integration (annoying), and the new Maps page (a horrendous backwards step). Then again, the Youtube/G+ thing is a single click solution, as is reverting back to the old Maps page. Not exactly rant-worthy, but your mileage may vary. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

02-25-14, 04:45 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I was a little unhappy the day they told me I would have to open a Google account if I wanted to keep my YouTube account going. These days I'm getting tired of having a new bar pop up every time I use Google Search: "We see you're using Google a lot. Would you like to make Google your home page?" How many times do I have to say "NO!" before they get the idea? __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

02-25-14, 04:54 PM	#4
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I'm with Steve. The constant changing and asking. Gets old. I hate Chrome syncing everything. My phone is Android. Tired of that as well. I decided to start running everything I have in Windows. Gets old having to know upteen OS. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

02-25-14, 05:16 PM	#5
Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Try Bing! __________________ Tomorrow never comes

02-25-14, 05:36 PM	#6
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Google's bundling everything like your local cable company. I think the idea is to make you dependent on them to a degree where you can't really ever completely withdraw from them as a customer. Right now, google, is hooked into youtube, which is hooked into google plus. It's like a merry go round of dependency. Compare that with a cable company that offers TV programming, DVR, internet, and phone. Same thing really. I think this is a trend with IT in general these days. The corporation I work for bundles a crapload of everything. Email filter, web filter, usage reporting, secure gateway, malware and phishing, etc. I think a lot of larger corps are buying up smaller ones that have products which compliment their current lineup, to create these packaged deals. I used to work for a small company, now I'm a minor cog in this Juggernaught in IT security and security certification.

02-25-14, 06:20 PM	#7
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,243 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	You can turn off the "I know what you search for" stuff. If you have a google account... Their settings and account stuff isn't clear and it doesn't work well. That's really my only gripe with them. However.... Everything you do with them has to only come through them...which is why I hate Apple...but Apple is worse. __________________