When did Google get so f-ing weird?

Remembering the pre-Google web, when search was an experiment

Most people have completely forgotten how chaotic it really was."

Why Google’s New AI-Saturated Search Page Will Be A Disaster

Google didn’t invent full-text search of the Internet – that honor belongs to early pioneers such as WebCrawler, Lycos and AltaVista. But for the last 25 years or so, Google has…

Google Is Building an A.I. Fence Around the Internet It Once Championed

As Google incorporates more artificial intelligence into search, people are spending more time on Google. Some website operators are crying foul.

Google Is Building an A.I. Fence Around the Internet It Once Championed

As Google incorporates more artificial intelligence into search, people are spending more time on Google. Some website operators are crying foul.

Less than Half of Google Searches Now Result in a Click - SparkToro

We've passed a milestone in Google's evolution from search engine to walled-garden. In June of 2019, for the first time, a majority of all browser-based

Google Search Changed: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of AI Search - Boxcar Marketing

Google Search is not longer about indexing the web, it's about being an AI assistant.

Google Search Is Dying. What Comes Next Is Worse | The Walrus

As AI eats the web, the internet’s collective memory is disappearing

Google is on the Wrong Side of History

Google continues to show us why it chose to abandon its old motto of “Don’t Be Evil,” as it becomes more and more enmeshed with the military-industrial complex. Most recently, Google has removed four

Google’s broken link to the web

With AI search results coming to the masses, the human-powered web recedes further into the background

Zero-click searches: Google’s AI tools are the culmination of its hubris

Google's first year with AI search was a wild ride. It will get wilder.

On Google declaring war on the Web

In Yesterday’s IO Keynote Google declared war on the remnants of the Web. (See longer description on their website.) TL;DR: They are pushing Search more into the “here’s your processed answer” direction that “AI Overviews” have established (you know, those AI snippets in current Search that are wrong about 10% of the time). So they […]

A Former Google Engineer Built a Search Engine for Finding Every Privacy Violation You Face Online

Former Google engineer Tim Libert is releasing a search engine, webXray, that aims to find illicit online data collection and tracking—with the goal of becoming “the Henry Ford of tech lawsuits.”

Google to close Google+ after 7 years: A look back at the impact it once had on Google search

This should come as no surprise, Google is closing down Google+ over lack of use and security issues.

30 Years of Google Search Website Design History - 41 Images - Version Museum

A comprehensive visual history of Google.com from 1996 to 2026. See a gallery of the Google.com evolution from the beginning to present day.