Comments on: we try harder http://scatter.wordpress.com/2008/05/03/we-try-harder/ the unruly darlings of public sociology Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:58:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: dannno http://scatter.wordpress.com/2008/05/03/we-try-harder/#comment-3719 dannno Tue, 06 May 2008 12:38:45 +0000 http://scatter.wordpress.com/?p=535#comment-3719 I got the same results (for scatterplot) when logged into Gmail and when not. Can't help on the vpn-to-a-network-in-another-country thing. I got the same results (for scatterplot) when logged into Gmail and when not. Can’t help on the vpn-to-a-network-in-another-country thing.

]]> By: eszter http://scatter.wordpress.com/2008/05/03/we-try-harder/#comment-3695 eszter Mon, 05 May 2008 15:10:45 +0000 http://scatter.wordpress.com/?p=535#comment-3695 I don't think they personalize by user (yet), but I'm quite sure they do so by location, e.g. country. You could test this by doing searches while logged into GMail and not, or while VPNing to some other location than your ordinary login place (especially helpful if you can vpn to a network in another country). I don’t think they personalize by user (yet), but I’m quite sure they do so by location, e.g. country. You could test this by doing searches while logged into GMail and not, or while VPNing to some other location than your ordinary login place (especially helpful if you can vpn to a network in another country).

]]> By: mwparker2 http://scatter.wordpress.com/2008/05/03/we-try-harder/#comment-3687 mwparker2 Sun, 04 May 2008 19:25:11 +0000 http://scatter.wordpress.com/?p=535#comment-3687 oh weird, its like #7 for me. i wonder if you pissed off the google by talking about it. oh weird, its like #7 for me.

i wonder if you pissed off the google by talking about it.

]]> By: dannno http://scatter.wordpress.com/2008/05/03/we-try-harder/#comment-3682 dannno Sun, 04 May 2008 14:58:29 +0000 http://scatter.wordpress.com/?p=535#comment-3682 I got what jimgibbon got. I got what jimgibbon got.

]]> By: jimgibbon http://scatter.wordpress.com/2008/05/03/we-try-harder/#comment-3673 jimgibbon Sat, 03 May 2008 19:00:39 +0000 http://scatter.wordpress.com/?p=535#comment-3673 It's #3 when I google it. Wikipedia is #1 followed by what looks like notes from a 1997 stats 101 course at Yale. It’s #3 when I google it. Wikipedia is #1 followed by what looks like notes from a 1997 stats 101 course at Yale.

]]> By: olderwoman http://scatter.wordpress.com/2008/05/03/we-try-harder/#comment-3671 olderwoman Sat, 03 May 2008 18:33:09 +0000 http://scatter.wordpress.com/?p=535#comment-3671 I got the same results as SI and GM I got the same results as SI and GM

]]> By: gradmommy http://scatter.wordpress.com/2008/05/03/we-try-harder/#comment-3669 gradmommy Sat, 03 May 2008 18:10:59 +0000 http://scatter.wordpress.com/?p=535#comment-3669 I also think this is because of how scatter plot is one word in the search engine - if you type "scatter plot", this blog is #11. I also think this is because of how scatter plot is one word in the search engine - if you type “scatter plot”, this blog is #11.

]]> By: shrinkingisaac http://scatter.wordpress.com/2008/05/03/we-try-harder/#comment-3668 shrinkingisaac Sat, 03 May 2008 17:41:20 +0000 http://scatter.wordpress.com/?p=535#comment-3668 FWIW - i get the same (this scatterplot as the #2 result), and i primarily read here through RSS feeds (so it <i>may</i> be universal, or we may just search for similar things). i've been wondering the same based on some of the seemingly "too good" results it's returned to me of late for various searches i've made. FWIW - i get the same (this scatterplot as the #2 result), and i primarily read here through RSS feeds (so it may be universal, or we may just search for similar things). i’ve been wondering the same based on some of the seemingly “too good” results it’s returned to me of late for various searches i’ve made.

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