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Kellerfeller

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29. "on the side?"

Reply to McCamy Taylor (Reply #5)

Tue Feb 21, 2012, 11:31 AM

Feb 2012

Ignoring your specific example since others addressed it, how much do you pay Google for the service they provide to you?

I know I don't pay anything. If they need to throw some ads at me (which I ignore) to pay the bills so the FREE service remains, I have no problem with that.

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Operation "Screw Up Google's Data Mining" [View all] McCamy Taylor Feb 2012 OP

Wee! That was fun. Who knew (blanks) were so affordable. McCamy Taylor Feb 2012 #1

Oops! Duplicate post about how cheap submarines are. McCamy Taylor Feb 2012 #2

There's another perspective here. The Doctor. Feb 2012 #3

The real issue is does Google have a right to make money on the side McCamy Taylor Feb 2012 #5

Wow, that's a massive leap jeff47 Feb 2012 #10

Don't look now, but your medical history has been for sale McCamy Taylor Feb 2012 #15

You should probably cut down on the conspiracy theorist web sites jeff47 Feb 2012 #16

Why the need to reply so snidely? McCamy didn't deserve that. n/t Mnemosyne Feb 2012 #17

Why pander? (nt) jeff47 Feb 2012 #22

Why be a dickhead? n/t Mnemosyne Feb 2012 #30

Medical records are going computerized now Mojorabbit Feb 2012 #28

There is a line of Glass in the Sand there. The Doctor. Feb 2012 #11

"on the side?" Kellerfeller Feb 2012 #29

"on the side" ? How much do you pay Google? KurtNYC Feb 2012 #31

Oh, BTW... I do LOVE the tactic described here. The Doctor. Feb 2012 #4

That software exists jsmirman Feb 2012 #6

Hot damn! Paranoia 1, Madison Ave. 0 McCamy Taylor Feb 2012 #7

Totally - I am currently interested in "Ancient Greeks" jsmirman Feb 2012 #12

Not as useful as filling Google up with random junk. Zalatix Feb 2012 #20

"Track Me Not" literally sends random junk jsmirman Feb 2012 #24

Does it work for Chrome? Zalatix Feb 2012 #25

Apparently, yes jsmirman Feb 2012 #26

Why, exactly, is it better for me to watch those tampon ads? jeff47 Feb 2012 #8

I'm thinking a lot of us would be profiled as child abusers. DCKit Feb 2012 #9

I googled children's balls. Wow, what an awakening. Very careful of wording now. Mnemosyne Feb 2012 #18

Statistically insignificant. nt Dreamer Tatum Feb 2012 #13

Well, instead of wasting all that time with grandma's gardening book customerserviceguy Feb 2012 #14

How do we get this meme spread worldwide, beyond the DU? I'll volunteer. Zalatix Feb 2012 #19

DNS blacklisting? PowerToThePeople Feb 2012 #21

Hmm davidthegnome Feb 2012 #23

Cute, but I don't want to be innudated with ads bout how much $$$ I can make... DCKit Feb 2012 #27