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Category Archives: Google
Google: ‘Help refugees and migrants in urgent need. Google will match your donation.’
As I was searching for Ann Coulter’s Twitter feed, I encountered this message above from Google. I wonder if Google would ever donate to help host nation’s preserve themselves from Muslim invasion? I wish Google wasn’t subsidizing the Muslim invasion … Continue reading
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Googled, Gobbled, and Throttled
I suspect that advertisers for rational reasons don’t want their ads next to certain content. Fred Reed writes: My site, Fredoneverything.org, has, or had until a few minutes ago, several Google ads, which served to bring in a modest amount … Continue reading
Google Raises Money To Fight Ebola
This is the first time I’ve noticed Google raising money when I use its search engine. Of course it is for some obscure third world cause. On the one hand, it is laudatory to fight Ebola. On the other hand, … Continue reading
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Union of Jewish Students of France Pushes Hate Speech Laws
I hate to see Jews at the forefront of restrictions on free speech. The Forward reports Oct. 24, 2014: A little over a year after a French court forced Twitter to remove some anti-Semitic content, experts say the ruling has … Continue reading
Who Runs The Internet?
I found this list online of Jews running internet companies. I don’t care that the list comes from an anti-Jewish site, I am only interested in what is true. I don’t think Jews need to hide Jewish successes. Google, Facebook … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Facebook, Google, Islam, Jews, Steve Sailer
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I Hate Gmail
Over the past 36 hours, about 15 routine emails I’ve sent out (including to some people I’ve exchanged email with previously at these identical email addresses) have been rejected and returned as spam. I get this response to each failure … Continue reading
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My Google Page Speed Nightmare
On February 13, 2013, I got an invitation to try out Google Page Speed service. I did. I reconfigured my servers. I was excited to triple the speed for readers of my website. And then the thing just turned into … Continue reading
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My Online Alexander Technique Kingdom
If you Google “Alexander Technique,” you’re going to quickly run into numerous essays, websites and videos of mine. Is this because I am one of the world’s great Alexander Technique teachers? No. It’s because my work shows up well in … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander technique teachers, algorithm, good experience, Google, research topics
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Google Your Way To Orthodox Judaism
My helpful essay on how to convert to Orthodox Judaism. Watch the whole show.
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Google Threatens Blog For Publishing Youtube Revenue Share Contract
From Valleywag: Google’s lawyers usually busy themselves trying to defend their right to keep content online — so Google’s search engine can index it, of course. Odd, then, to see Stacey Wexler, litigation counsel for Google, send New York tech … Continue reading
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Tagged campaign budget, Google, litigation counsel, silicon alley, video creators, youtube
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