Google- Caitlin

1. I have to say that I am a lot like Dan Firger. Absolutely every time I sign onto a computer I utilize Google and its many features. I use Google search for web, images, videos, you name it. I also use Google for my Gmail account and Google Groups for a number of my classes. I have Google as my home page and even use Google Scholar for many of my projects. I even use Google Earth when I am bored and want to creep around. Every time I want to know something right away, I just “Google it”. I see that some people said they use Google calendar, but I haven’t gotten into that yet considering I use my planner and calendar in my phone to keep track of what I have going on. It is kind of scary to think that so much of my day involves and thrives around Google. I have to admit that I am dependant on it.

2. According to the Google Advertising Programs, Google allows buyers to select “Adwords” to their sites so that more people will stumble upon it. Google wants this because then every time someone stumbles upon your website and clicks on it, you have to pay. You honestly have to pay, every time someone clicks on your website when using a Google Advertising Program. According to mydigmedia.com Google owns 39 different aspects, including YouTube, Deja.com, Android software, and the list goes on. This company will just grow and grow because it will keep buying more and more. Google is able to make so much money by users just surfing around on the web and paying for websites. Many website owners need to rely on Google to get recognition at all and since Google is becoming more and more powerful, more and more people need to rely on them for online survival. Google is Aptocratic in the sense that it is so powerful and has so much money that it, in part, helps to run America. It is able to spend the money to be the front runner and it is able to provide for so many.

3. Honestly I have never been an avid user of Yahoo! and never will be. I don’t even see their “Yahhhhooooooo” commercials on TV any more and it’s kind of sad. The literally could not keep up with the completion that Google has brought to the table. Google seems so much more technologically advanced and has more to offer the youth and business groups in today’s society. I know there are some who still use Yahoo!, but it is nothing compared to the numbers I see and hear about in Google.