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Cronus Protagonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 12:28 PM
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Post here if you hate the "google toolbar" (ad package) at the top right
I think it's distracting at the least. Useless too.
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kirby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 12:30 PM
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1. I used ADBLOCK and dont see any ads here...
Edited on Mon Mar-24-08 12:31 PM by kirby
And I donated to DU.
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Cronus Protagonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 12:33 PM
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5. You still see the ad
It's designed to look like a search engine, but it's an ad anyway.
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kirby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 01:55 PM
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15. That is not an Ad...
Edited on Mon Mar-24-08 01:57 PM by kirby
That was DU allowing Google to archive the site in order to offload the CPU search intensive operations away from the DU servers. DU search was always dog slow. So now its faster since google is providing it.

If you choose to use it, there are Ads within the search results however.
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Cronus Protagonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 02:12 PM
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18. It's an advertising widget from Google
It is an ad, and it serves up ads. Sure, it offloads some of the searches, but it's still an ad. It stores and retains what you search for and delivers ads according to the search terms.

https://www.google.com/adsense/login/en_US/?hl=en_US&sourceid=aso&subid=ww-en_US-et-ads&medium=link&gsessionid=DM6f-W33rGg

AdSense for search allows website publishers to provide Google web and site search to their visitors, and to earn money by displaying Google ads on the search results pages. "And you get paid when people click on these ads."
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kirby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 02:31 PM
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22. As someone who hates advertising, I wont debate
the meaning of an ad versus a toolbar which provides ads.

What webbrowser do you use normally?
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Cronus Protagonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 02:34 PM
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23. I just think it's useless clutter
And the site would be better without it. As for what browser I use, that's irrelevant.
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kirby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 02:41 PM
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24. I was trying to offer a suggestion...
based on the browser you use on potential ways to disable it.
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Cronus Protagonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 03:22 PM
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25. Thanks, I'm technically competent
:)
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kirby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 03:31 PM
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26. In that case...
You might want to investigate writing a script that runs under Greasemonkey and see about removing that from the DU page on your end. Exercise left to the student.
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whistle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 12:31 PM
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2. What was there before?
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Cronus Protagonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 12:33 PM
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3. Nice, clean blank space was there before
Now there's this red NEW! thingy that looks like an email alert, and the search just duplicates what's already at the top right of my browser, only on my browser the search engine is CLUSTY, which kicks Google's butt.
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CJCRANE Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 12:38 PM
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8. Maybe if they removed the "NEW!" part
it wouldn't be so distracting.
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Cronus Protagonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 12:50 PM
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9. That would help a lot
That's the part that makes me think I've got mail or something.
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whistle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 09:15 PM
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27. My eyes don't even go there, I have no problem with it and if Skinner
...gets some advertising money to support DU, then I am fine with it being there:shrug: :kick:
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devilgrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 12:33 PM
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4. I'm not into it either
:-(
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peace13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 12:34 PM
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6. The thing that bothers me is that as far as I can tell
you can't search by author anymore. Please advise if I am being Amish here. No offense to the Amish.
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Cronus Protagonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 12:36 PM
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7. It doesn't return results intelligently either
In other words, it's not useful, much, and it's distracting too.
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EmperorHasNoClothes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 12:51 PM
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10. You can still use the old search
Click on the "Search" button at in the toolbar, then on "Advanced search"
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peace13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 01:52 PM
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14. Thanks, I didn't see that. n/t
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Cronus Protagonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 02:13 PM
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19. And it works well too, which is not the case for the Google Ad Sense advertising widget
And it doesn't spy on you. That's an added bonus.
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TooBigaTent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 01:11 PM
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11. Why use a repuke-backing search engine when so many others are available?
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Cronus Protagonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 02:14 PM
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20. Money?
Just guessing. :)
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uppityperson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 01:13 PM
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12. I don't mind the bit at top but am tired of having to click twice to get to old search page
First click on search icon gives me a choice of Google, takes a second click to get to old search page. OK, I know it takes only 5 secs to load (slow internet) but still, I'd like to go directly to old search page options (like author and being able to limit by date).

I have the ads turned off, so they don't bother me.
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juajen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 01:15 PM
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13. It's very innocuous. What's the fuss about?
NT
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otherlander Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 02:02 PM
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16. Hate it.
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Subdivisions Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 02:05 PM
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17. IIRC, this was implemeted to help supplement DU site
expenses. No matter the reason, this site belongs to it's owners who have every right to monetize it. I think they've done a great job keeping these efforts on the down-low.

Also, I notice you don't have a donation star. Perhaps you and others who dislike the Google search feature should donate during every fund drive as I and lots of other DUers do. If your budget is tight, I or others may even donate for you.
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Cronus Protagonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 02:16 PM
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21. Stick up ass much? :P
Edited on Mon Mar-24-08 02:34 PM by Cronus Protagonist
1/ No one said they can't do it, some of us don't like it though.
2/ I've donated PLENTY to DU
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rocktivity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 09:20 PM
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28. As long as they don't get rid of the "old" DU search engines, I'm happy.
I like the combined flexibility of being able to search by time frame and being able to search for pre-2004 DU threads.

:headbang:
rocknation
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