WTF is Google up to!?

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WTF is Google up to!?

Post by Rum » Thu Jun 10, 2010 9:33 am

When I use it a big fuck of random picture fills my whole screen! This happening to everyone or have I clicked on summat without realising it!?

I don't want it - it can fuck off!
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Re: WTF is Google up to!?

Post by Horwood Beer-Master » Thu Jun 10, 2010 9:38 am

Rum wrote:...This happening to everyone or have I clicked on summat without realising it!?...
Nope, just you.
























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Re: WTF is Google up to!?

Post by Animavore » Thu Jun 10, 2010 9:39 am

Have you been lookin at some sites you shouldn't have?

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Post by devogue » Thu Jun 10, 2010 9:40 am

Rum wrote:When I use it a big fuck of random picture fills my whole screen! This happening to everyone or have I clicked on summat without realising it!?

I don't want it - it can fuck off!
I've got it as well, with a thing on the bottom left saying I can change the image.

Just fuck off or I'll start using Bing.
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Re: WTF is Google up to!?

Post by Rum » Thu Jun 10, 2010 9:41 am

They are obviously targeting the elite! :levi:
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Re: WTF is Google up to!?

Post by PsychoSerenity » Thu Jun 10, 2010 9:44 am

It was there the other day but it had a "Remove background image" option then. They're probably just testing it for today. We're all just guinea pigs for google. It has a conciousness of it's own now. There will be cake at the end of the test. :ddpan:
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Post by Feck » Thu Jun 10, 2010 9:44 am

A really big busy picture ....that can go ...tossers
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Post by Animavore » Thu Jun 10, 2010 9:45 am

Ah. I see it now. Except for me it was a choice whether I wanted it or not.
And now I have a lovely, calming background.

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Re: WTF is Google up to!?

Post by Pappa » Thu Jun 10, 2010 10:40 am

Rum wrote:When I use it a big fuck of random picture fills my whole screen! This happening to everyone or have I clicked on summat without realising it!?

I don't want it - it can fuck off!
It is very annoying, as far as I can tell, you can't get rid of the fucking thing today either. I replaced mine with a pure white rectangle, but even that looks weird because the text is now white on white. They're trying to copy Bing, but it looks shite.
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Re: WTF is Google up to!?

Post by owtth » Thu Jun 10, 2010 10:52 am

Not me, but I have the Googlesharing add-on for firefox, maybe that prevents it from targeting me.
At least I'm housebroken.
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Re: WTF is Google up to!?

Post by Rum » Thu Jun 10, 2010 10:56 am

It is only on Google.co.uk. If you go to google.com it is a nice clean white still!
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Post by Pappa » Thu Jun 10, 2010 10:58 am

Rum wrote:It is only on Google.co.uk. If you go to google.com it is a nice clean white still!
Not for me. :(
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Re: WTF is Google up to!?

Post by Pappa » Thu Jun 10, 2010 10:58 am

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Rum wrote:It is only on Google.co.uk. If you go to google.com it is a nice clean white still!
Not for me. :(
It disappears once I signed out. :biggrin:
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Re: WTF is Google up to!?

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Thu Jun 10, 2010 10:59 am

You guys must have missed the announcement. Google had relocated to the Temples of Syrinx.
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Re: WTF is Google up to!?

Post by Horwood Beer-Master » Thu Jun 10, 2010 11:45 am

Pappa wrote:...They're trying to copy Bing...
Why would something successful try to copy something unsuccessful?
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