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:But you can remember a time when you ''did'' go to the second or third page with some frequency, back when the G<span style="color:red">o</span><span style="color:gold">oooooooooo</span>gle at the bottom of each page was rendered in text and your mom thought it was just so cool that the red 'o' showed her which page she was on. [[User:Jameslucas|jameslucas]] <small>([[User talk:Jameslucas|" "]] / [[Special:Contributions/Jameslucas|+]])</small> 14:32, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
 
:But you can remember a time when you ''did'' go to the second or third page with some frequency, back when the G<span style="color:red">o</span><span style="color:gold">oooooooooo</span>gle at the bottom of each page was rendered in text and your mom thought it was just so cool that the red 'o' showed her which page she was on. [[User:Jameslucas|jameslucas]] <small>([[User talk:Jameslucas|" "]] / [[Special:Contributions/Jameslucas|+]])</small> 14:32, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
 
::What do you mean, “back when”? The G<span style="color:red">o</span><span style="color:gold">oooooooooo</span>gle still behaves the way you described. --[[Special:Contributions/108.162.254.64|108.162.254.64]] 16:58, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
 
::What do you mean, “back when”? The G<span style="color:red">o</span><span style="color:gold">oooooooooo</span>gle still behaves the way you described. --[[Special:Contributions/108.162.254.64|108.162.254.64]] 16:58, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
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:::Not quite. If you look at it, it's actually showing bits of an image, which happens to contain text. (The sprite sheet is http://www.google.com/images/nav_logo170_hr.png ) [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.5|108.162.219.5]] 18:27, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
 
Interestingly, some research <citation missing> shows that Google's results are oriented more towards commercial results than other vendors, meaning that if you are looking for a non-commercial answer you might need to look at the second page (or switch search providers). [[User:Randymack|Randymack]] ([[User talk:Randymack|talk]]) 12:45, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
 
Interestingly, some research <citation missing> shows that Google's results are oriented more towards commercial results than other vendors, meaning that if you are looking for a non-commercial answer you might need to look at the second page (or switch search providers). [[User:Randymack|Randymack]] ([[User talk:Randymack|talk]]) 12:45, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
 
:I really want to see that citation. --[[User:NeatNit|NeatNit]] ([[User talk:NeatNit|talk]]) 15:09, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
 
:I really want to see that citation. --[[User:NeatNit|NeatNit]] ([[User talk:NeatNit|talk]]) 15:09, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

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Reference to how much Google knows about us and the 'Filter Bubble'? OTOH could just be a straight-forward observation of the search habits of most people - if I don't find what you're looking for on the first page , I try to refine my search terms rather than goto page 2 . 108.162.225.132 05:52, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

But you can remember a time when you did go to the second or third page with some frequency, back when the Gooooooooooogle at the bottom of each page was rendered in text and your mom thought it was just so cool that the red 'o' showed her which page she was on. jameslucas (" " / +) 14:32, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
What do you mean, “back when”? The Gooooooooooogle still behaves the way you described. --108.162.254.64 16:58, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
Not quite. If you look at it, it's actually showing bits of an image, which happens to contain text. (The sprite sheet is http://www.google.com/images/nav_logo170_hr.png ) 108.162.219.5 18:27, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

Interestingly, some research <citation missing> shows that Google's results are oriented more towards commercial results than other vendors, meaning that if you are looking for a non-commercial answer you might need to look at the second page (or switch search providers). Randymack (talk) 12:45, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

I really want to see that citation. --NeatNit (talk) 15:09, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
You could probably Google for it... :) 199.27.128.84 17:16, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

The dictionary definition of "desperation" looks a bit out of place. What's the point in it? Also, is there an explanation for the talking rock? A mention to the symbolic over dramatization of the incident? Dulcis (talk) 15:43, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

Are we sure it's a desert? I know it mentions "desolate wastes", but it looks an awful lot like a seashore to me, not a desert. —Scs (talk) 17:09, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

I can see that, but fairly certain it's a desert. His footprints linger to the right. If he were wading in water they'd not last. And the rock on the left has several smaller pebbles around it, which would be covered if the rock were in water. 199.27.128.84 17:21, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

I think the title text is referring to the results from searching for a number like "19". Instead of information about nineteen, you get lots of pages which tangentially refer to it, such as "President correcting discrimination against 19 Jewish, Hispanic and African American soldiers" or pages with a copyright year of 19xx. -108.162.219.7 17:10, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

The title text actually says "page copyright year starts with '19'." I don't know how that can be interpreted as anything other than a reference to a year. 199.27.128.84 17:21, 24 February 2014 (UTC)