The last 25 years of Google’s history can be boiled down to a battle against the Google bomb. Is the search engine finally losing to its hijackers?
  • noughtnautEnglish
    23•1 year ago

    In fact, the site’s original name, BackRub, was a reference to the backlinks it was using to rank results.

    Oh, I’m so gonna be using the original name from this moment on. “Have you backrubbed it?”

    • Flying SquidEnglish
      26•1 year ago

      Too long. We need to shorten it. I know… “I can’t find any information on grasshoppers.” “Have you rubbed one out?”

      • @[email protected]English
        7•1 year ago

        “What ingredients do I need for thick pancakes again?”

        “Hang on, I’m rubbing one out now?”