I read an article about why some of this happens; it was in Scientific American and the fairly amazing fact was this:
Go back as little as 5 years; to 1998.
Half, 50% of the websites that existed then do not exist anymore.
This is Not what's happening with Goggle, but it shows how outdated websites become. Remember all the search engines before Google? All the failed websites? News sites?
And just because they dont exist doesnt mean they arent mentioned [hence a word search would return] on OTHER sites; and these sites will come up on current search engines, while the original site referenced in so many other sites no longer exists.
Weird about half of the websites; but not really, when you think about the increase in sites in sheer numbers...and they predict we havent even BEGUN to Really Wire the planet. That's fact. Theyre just being cautious. Half of the Earth's population has never set eyes on a Computer.
And Yes, count me in also; goggle used to return excellent, relevant links. That's exactly why it Crushed everyone; but wow, no longer.
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This message was edited by Mike Teacher on 10-2-03 @ 9:17 AM