Little does Google know...

9 Replies 4752 Views 0 Likes 7 Participants Last post by KT1972 29 Jan 2012 13:32
lborgia88
lborgia88 Gatchamaniac posted 28 Jan 2012 14:15 (edited 28 Jan 2012 14:33)
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Kind of interesting -I came across this yesterday. http://t.co/xBCOEByH So, I clicked on the "Find out what Google guesses is your age and gender" and found out that I am, according to Google, male and aged 18-24. Laugh1 Not sure what's making it think that though... Anyone else getting highly erroneous results? The BF, though, he's more privacy conscious than me -he shuns Google for Duckduckgo.com
Becky Rock
Becky Rock Gatchamaniac posted 28 Jan 2012 15:22
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That scares me. I didn't try it because I limit what personal information I allow on the internet. I'd rather they be very wrong about me.
Madilayn
Madilayn Mistress of Ebil posted 28 Jan 2012 15:25
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Well, they think I'm a 35 - 44 year old male. Hmmm.... I wonder what the results would be like for a female who wasn't a sci fi/anime geek?
ElectricWhite
ElectricWhite Gatchamaniac posted 28 Jan 2012 18:30
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I think I stumped them -- all they say about me is that I'm male. That's it, nothing else. Just male. (And how right are they about that?)
Springie
Springie Her Royal Fluffiness...Swan of Swans... posted 28 Jan 2012 19:41
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Age: 18-24 Gender: Female They got my gender right...and yeah...I like the age...I'm young at heart!
k2p2
k2p2 Babbling Loonie posted 29 Jan 2012 02:21
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Male 18-24...and wondering about the accuracy of a site from a laptop that cruises knitting, quilting, and sewing websites just about as much as any other.... But hey, my kids use it too.
ElectricWhite
ElectricWhite Gatchamaniac posted 29 Jan 2012 04:59
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Originally posted by k2p2 Male 18-24...and wondering about the accuracy of a site from a laptop that cruises knitting, quilting, and sewing websites just about as much as any other....
Maybe it thinks you're stereotypically gay. . .
lborgia88
lborgia88 Gatchamaniac posted 29 Jan 2012 08:29
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I'm not sure if Google can track where you go on the internet, but rather just what things you use it to search for. Heh, but if it thinks I'm male and age 18-24, then I guess that really makes me a Condor !!
ElectricWhite
ElectricWhite Gatchamaniac posted 29 Jan 2012 13:24
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Originally posted by lborgia88 Heh, but if it thinks I'm male and age 18-24, then I guess that really makes me a Condor !!
Hmm. . . I guess that means, like my avatar, I'm just a big blank spot!
KT1972
KT1972 Gatchamaniac posted 29 Jan 2012 13:32
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well it knows I'm female, but thinks I'm 18 - 24. How much of that is wishful thinking on my part?
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