Comments on: Google is my friend, it could be yours too! http://www.thinksynergy.co.uk/2009/10/08/google-is-my-friend-it-could-be-yours-too/ Fixed price, low cost web design and hosting based in Harrogate, North Yorkshire Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:29:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Darrell http://www.thinksynergy.co.uk/2009/10/08/google-is-my-friend-it-could-be-yours-too/comment-page-1/#comment-926 Darrell Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:33:07 +0000 http://www.thinksynergy.co.uk/?p=416#comment-926 I use G for pretty much everything I need to do when it comes to searching for information online about my home based business, seo, sem etc. It has made my life and millions of others so much easier. Where the hell was this technology in the early 80's going to university? Oh life has been so much easier. The phrase, "just Google it" is what most main stream people will say. You don't hear people say, "just Bing it". Nope that doesn't sound right. As for people not Googling it themselves, part of the problem in my opinion revolves around the fact we are in an information age. People want the information yesterday. So if they can't find it in say, 3 seconds, its easier to just ask, rather than keep looking around. I enjoy helping other's as well, but realize individuals need to take some ownership of at least making an honest effort. If after that, I will do all that I can to assist them. I think the above link to lmgtfy is pretty funny but appropriate. Cheers I use G for pretty much everything I need to do when it comes to searching for information online about my home based business, seo, sem etc. It has made my life and millions of others so much easier. Where the hell was this technology in the early 80′s going to university? Oh life has been so much easier.

The phrase, “just Google it” is what most main stream people will say. You don’t hear people say, “just Bing it”. Nope that doesn’t sound right.

As for people not Googling it themselves, part of the problem in my opinion revolves around the fact we are in an information age. People want the information yesterday. So if they can’t find it in say, 3 seconds, its easier to just ask, rather than keep looking around. I enjoy helping other’s as well, but realize individuals need to take some ownership of at least making an honest effort. If after that, I will do all that I can to assist them.

I think the above link to lmgtfy is pretty funny but appropriate.

Cheers

]]> By: Jim http://www.thinksynergy.co.uk/2009/10/08/google-is-my-friend-it-could-be-yours-too/comment-page-1/#comment-812 Jim Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:52:26 +0000 http://www.thinksynergy.co.uk/?p=416#comment-812 @Arnold: You are spot on there, people do tend to take the easiest option. I don't have the heart to tell them to go find out for themselves, so I guess I am actually making the work for myself :D @Rarst: That's a great site... I saw something similar a while back, I think it was w w w .justf***inggoogleit.com LOL @Arnold: You are spot on there, people do tend to take the easiest option. I don’t have the heart to tell them to go find out for themselves, so I guess I am actually making the work for myself :D

@Rarst: That’s a great site… I saw something similar a while back, I think it was w w w .justf***inggoogleit.com LOL

]]> By: Arnold http://www.thinksynergy.co.uk/2009/10/08/google-is-my-friend-it-could-be-yours-too/comment-page-1/#comment-810 Arnold Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:29:17 +0000 http://www.thinksynergy.co.uk/?p=416#comment-810 I have been answering technical queries for quite some time now. I have asked many people exactly the same question you are now asking. Without fail these people always say that the articles they could find are normally too technical for them and they prefer my version that normally does not have all the jargon included. This I suppose could be one of the reasons. Another reason (most probably the best bet) is that it is simply easier to ask 'Jim' than to try to find the answer for yourself. Inherently we are all lazy, we always tend to opt for the easiest route. I have been answering technical queries for quite some time now. I have asked many people exactly the same question you are now asking. Without fail these people always say that the articles they could find are normally too technical for them and they prefer my version that normally does not have all the jargon included. This I suppose could be one of the reasons.

Another reason (most probably the best bet) is that it is simply easier to ask ‘Jim’ than to try to find the answer for yourself. Inherently we are all lazy, we always tend to opt for the easiest route.

]]> By: Rarst http://www.thinksynergy.co.uk/2009/10/08/google-is-my-friend-it-could-be-yours-too/comment-page-1/#comment-809 Rarst Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:03:30 +0000 http://www.thinksynergy.co.uk/?p=416#comment-809 There is an awesome way to answer dumb Google-grade question without being offensive. That is replying with filled http://lmgtfy.com/ (Let Me Google That for You) link. :) Works like a charm. There is an awesome way to answer dumb Google-grade question without being offensive. That is replying with filled http://lmgtfy.com/ (Let Me Google That for You) link. :) Works like a charm.

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