Anyone who's ever been annoyed by the fact that Google knows exactly what you've been browsing for as evident by the advertisements showing up just about anywhere you go on the web, might appreciate Scroogle.
Even if it's just to support a bunch of folks doing something to buck the Big Brother tide.
I admit, Google has its advantages, and I'll cover those at some later point in time.
But if you want privacy and you're tired of big mega corporations sucking your life for more and more information about you, your consumer habits, likes and dislikes, screw Google, I mean, try Scroogle...
In fact, think I'm going to make Scroogle Scraper my home page on my browser... which is another subject we'll cover later...
One additional little advantage for English speakers living abroad is that with Scroogle you don't have to constantly reset your language settings (since Google annoyingly defaults the local language, since they're so geared to "tracking" you & catering to your "local" needs, as in selling you stuff for the price you're supposed to pay according to the country live in, not where you'll get the best deal)...
If you live abroad and try to find a site with Google, you're first going to have to wade through a local language jungle until you're changed your settings and confirm that you want to do so (every time!).
Another googlish monstrosity:
If you're living in Europe, try watching a music clip on Youtube, and 95% of the time you'll get a message "This video is not available in your region due to copyright restrictions."
I'm waiting for the day they'll charge us copyright fees for breathing air because they farted in it.
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Thursday, July 30, 2009
Screw+Google=Scroogle
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