TweakFreak88
join:2003-09-07
sweden | Why?
is this really needed w/ broadband connections transfer rates today? |
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Guest231
@adelphia.net | Googles great
What's there to say? Googles good. I just hope they stay this way. |
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Armada1
Heat Miser
join:2001-05-16
Chicago, IL
| I don't get it.
What can be faster than immediately? The only delays I notice on various dsl and cable lines is from poorly desinged webpages, such as a delay in drawing the whole page because of table encapsulation or other lousy programing errors. Accelerators won't fix that.
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Matt
Take me down to the paradise city
Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
 ·North State Commun..
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Re: Why?
said by TweakFreak88  :is this really needed w/ broadband connections transfer rates today? It's still faster to load websites through a local cache sometimes. Especially if the site is bogged down. While you are reading a page, the "accelerator" can be downloading other links from the site in the background. |
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Mustard Tongue
@verizon.net | reply to Armada1
Re: I don't get it.
I'm with that guy. Even if a website is bogged down, you can always view the cached version from yahoo and google search engines. |
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wwdubbia
join:2002-06-03
Clinton, NY | two words... 'targeted advertising'
This has to tie in with their advertising program somehow.
I'm sure this allows them to aggregate information somehow and mine that to create algorithms to better serve ads. |
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exocet_cm
In memory of dadkins
Premium
join:2003-03-23
New Orleans, LA
clubs:   |  reply to Mustard Tongue
I'm with this guy too ^ |
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exocet_cm
In memory of dadkins
Premium
join:2003-03-23
New Orleans, LA
clubs:
 ·Cox HSI
·Suddenlink
 ·Cingular Wireless
·AT&T Southeast
·Charter Pipeline
| I don't quite understand this:
If a web accelerator downloads webpages, what if the webpage has spyware? Would it then download the spyware?
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dcsos
@avec-ubr14.nyr- | According to Google's Marissa Mayer, this is the first product that she knows of that's built and optimized for broadband web users
Its also maybe the first step to the GOOGLE BROWSER in the works? |
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FishNET
join:2004-07-01
Haddonfield, NJ | :C
I couldnt get it to work with Opera, when I set my proxy to 127.0.0.1:9100 or whatever, it all just timed out  |
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Titus Pullo
I came, I saw, I slept
join:2004-06-26
·Embarq
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Re: Why?
said by TweakFreak88 :is this really needed w/ broadband connections transfer rates today? It is if google's going to be 'your daddy'  |
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pigglywiggly
join:2003-01-29
Corning, NY
| Google spyware?
While I suppose it's obvious to some, and discoverable to those who read the privacy policy, Google isn't making it too obvious that this is their way of monitoring all your activity. I wonder if the pages delivered through their servers will have add-on Google advertising? That could turn into a copyright problem real fast with the owners of the affected sites. If Google isn't tacking on ads after the fact, I'm not quite sure what they get out of this service... which is creepy, because they surely are aiming to get something out of it.
And as others have asked, why do I need a page accelerator on a broadband connection? |
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nauticax
join:2001-02-27
Germantown, MD
| reply to FishNET
Re: :C
said by FishNET :I couldnt get it to work with Opera, when I set my proxy to 127.0.0.1:9100 or whatever, it all just timed out Use Automatic Configuration Script and set it to
»localhost:9100/proxy.pac |
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ArchAngel21x
MacFan Pro
Premium
join:2001-10-28
Lincoln, NE | In Other Words
People who are paying a premium to their dial up ISP for this feature can now get it free from Google and save a few bucks every month. Nice.
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CrazyFingers
join:2003-10-01
Columbia, MO
| Think of the possibilities
Just imagine, going to google image search, typing in "hot teen cheerleaders", and having all the results cached locally!
Why, this could have brought down the Berlin wall 10 years earlier, stopped mad cow disease, and outed Tony Blair by now.
Thank you Google, thank you for making the world safe for democracy once again.
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SRFireside
join:2001-01-19
Houston, TX | reply to Mustard Tongue
Re: I don't get it.
How many people look for cached pages just because the real one is loading slowly? This web accelerator thing will end up being useful to people for lots of reasons. |
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FishNET
join:2004-07-01
Haddonfield, NJ
| WTF?
OK, so I get it working....
...I dont think it does ANYTHING...
Load Time for 81 Pages
Without Google Web Accelerator: 2.1 mins
With Google Web Accelerator: 2.1 mins
Total Time Saved: 0.0 seconds
I tried it set to dialup, dsl, AND T1, and none made a difference... maybe someone with 56k can have better luck? To me it just seemed like requests took longer... Plus I dont like things that cache stuff on my drive, I like to make the sites send me all the data possible, instead of wasting drive on it. |
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clickwir
join:2001-06-21
Dickson City, PA | reply to Armada1
Re: I don't get it.
There's always a little bit faster. No an accelerator won't fix poor page design, but no page is immediate. There is always a little delay. This is to help reduce that delay. That's all. |
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PhoenixDown
-- Wants FIOS
Premium
join:2003-06-08
Fresh Meadows, NY
clubs: | reply to Armada1
I also don't think it will help with forums (like dslr) or other places since they are updated literally every second.
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Spook_Kat
join:2004-06-26
Westport, MA | reply to TweakFreak88
Re: Why?
Try loading www.boston.com before and www.boston.com after. I noticed a big difference. |
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