HeyOverbey Jason Lee Overbey: Might Google get in trouble for placing their own websites 1st in results in user queries on related topics? Is it “wrong” if they do? http://on.wsj.com/ngKWN9
HeyOverbey Jason Lee Overbey: Google: “When possible, we notify users about requests for user data [and their search histories] that may affect them” http://reg.cx/1PJE
HeyOverbey Jason Lee Overbey: From July to December of 2010 Google received 4,601 demands from US-based agencies for information relating to users http://reg.cx/1PJE
HeyOverbey Jason Lee Overbey: Google turns over user data in 94% of US demands. http://reg.cx/1PJE
HeyOverbey Jason Lee Overbey: As of 2009 Google claimed 2 Billion searches per day. Every single one of which are stored completely.
HeyOverbey Jason Lee Overbey: Under Patriot Act intelligence agencies can access ur individual Google search queries that havnt been anonymized w/out oversight of a judge
HeyOverbey Jason Lee Overbey: It then behooves us to remember that there is no such thing as a pure Google search query. All searches on Google produce “biased” results.
HeyOverbey Jason Lee Overbey: In this way Google exercises a great deal of power over what information from the web is presented to us ea time we search. It is tailored.
HeyOverbey Jason Lee Overbey: We can sit side-by-side & enter exact same query into Google search & we will get different individualized results based on our past queries
HeyOverbey Jason Lee Overbey: Although after 18mos Google anonymizes your search queries & they dont link directly to you there’s still a traceable profile of ur searches
HeyOverbey Jason Lee Overbey: Google privacy policy states after 18mos your traceable search queries are “anonymized” or not linked to you individually tho still stored
HeyOverbeyJason Lee Overbey: Your queries entered in Google search engine being traceable to u is not protected under 4th Amend Search/Seizure b/c Google is a 3rd party
HeyOverbey Jason Lee Overbey: If you are not signed in to Google’s services every query you enter into their search engine is still traceable back to your IP address
HeyOverbey Jason Lee Overbey: If you are “signed in” then every query you enter into Google’s search engine is traceable back to you individually
HeyOverbey Jason Lee Overbey: Google has a record of every query ever entered into their search engine since their days at Stanford University.
My latest tweets on a few search tips. Try ‘em out. Email me at JLOverbey@gmail.com for more! And… follow me on Twitter @HeyOverbey
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HeyOverbeyJason Lee OverbeyChoose your words carefully. Google uses the words in your bio on Twitter to determine how you appear in google search results! #tips #tweet
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HeyOverbeyJason Lee OverbeyGoogle Search Tips: Try out Google Trends. See what the latest keywords and searches are hot. Great graphs. You can narrow by year, too.
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HeyOverbeyJason Lee OverbeyBuild a base around your expertise… Occasionally go to search.twitter.com. Enter common questions in ur field & answer them in replies.
HeyOverbeyJason Lee OverbeyGoogle Search Tip: Excellent way to ask a question is have google fill in blank by adding (*) at part unknown (Linkedin went live on *)
HeyOverbeyJason Lee OverbeyGoogle Search Tip: Use two dots (..) between any number range to get a series of results in a range on google. (eg Wal-mart CEO 1980..1990)
HeyOverbeyJason Lee OverbeyGoogle Search Tips: Have a phone number but don’t know who it is or need more info? Use: phonebook: 513-344-3829. Also try it w/out dashes.
HeyOverbeyJason Lee OverbeyGoogle Search Tips: Want only a person’s pics to show in google image search & not related pics? Add “&imgtype=face” to end of your search
HeyOverbeyJason Lee OverbeyGoogle Search Tips: Enter any live flight in google search box to get real-time flight update and track status (eg DELTA FLIGHT 1441)