Slog - Comments on A Googley Stroll Down Memory Lane http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_googley_stroll_down_memory_lane Today Google turns 10, and to celebrate, they're directing users to their "oldest available index," which isn't exactly ten years old—it's from January 1, 2001—but it's still a fascinating portal into olden times. For example, Googling "Sarah Palin" in 2001 brings up nothing on the current VP candidate until page 4, where the Frontiersman expresses it's gratitude that "Wasilla Mayor Sarah Palin has approached city council members about using Wasilla’s bountiful sales-tax revenues to erect" something or other. (The link stubs out.) Also in 2001, Googling "Chris Crocker" got you a New Zealand music writer and an Austin doctor, but... Copyright 2008 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:45:36 -0800 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:35:38 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by superyeadon He's just a kid.

http://web.archive.org/web/20011114135820/www.legis.state.il.us/bios/senate/OBAMA.html

]]> superyeadon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_googley_stroll_down_memory_lane#c1154916 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_googley_stroll_down_memory_lane#c1154916 History Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:49:01 -0800 Comment by Little Red Ryan Hood there is nothing for Lolcatz!

]]> Little Red Ryan Hood http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_googley_stroll_down_memory_lane#c1154918 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_googley_stroll_down_memory_lane#c1154918 History Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:50:21 -0800 Comment by LDP in Cincinnati Googling Osama bin Laden using an index from nine months before 9/11 is an interesting and sad exercise. The first result I noticed was a reference to him as the "new powderkeg in the Midddle East."

]]> LDP in Cincinnati http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_googley_stroll_down_memory_lane#c1154932 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_googley_stroll_down_memory_lane#c1154932 History Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:56:22 -0800 Comment by Jessica No iPods, an unknown senator in Illinois, and two up-and coming guys from the Daily Show: http://web.archive.org/web/20040316061505/www.cnn.com/COMMUNITY/transcripts/2000/10/4/carelllcolbert/

]]> Jessica http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_googley_stroll_down_memory_lane#c1155128 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_googley_stroll_down_memory_lane#c1155128 History Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:14:00 -0800 Comment by pgc http://web.archive.org/web/20011217230610/www.thestranger.com/current/feature.html http://web.archive.org/web/20011217235537/www.thestranger.com/current/

]]> pgc http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_googley_stroll_down_memory_lane#c1155180 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_googley_stroll_down_memory_lane#c1155180 History Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:18:24 -0800 Comment by Fuck you, Google. I thought I got rid of all of that shit save archive.com.

]]> Fuck you, Google. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_googley_stroll_down_memory_lane#c1155271 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_googley_stroll_down_memory_lane#c1155271 History Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:25:11 -0800 Comment by P to the J Barack J Obama?

]]> P to the J http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_googley_stroll_down_memory_lane#c1155280 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_googley_stroll_down_memory_lane#c1155280 History Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:26:18 -0800 Comment by elswinger Check Lexis/Nexis Academic on Palin. There is a lot there and I was surprised there was mention of her as a possible VP as early as March 7 (two months into her term as Governor).

(I found it funny when I did the search for "Sarah Palin", the LN asked "Did you mean "Sarah PLAIN?")

]]> elswinger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_googley_stroll_down_memory_lane#c1155387 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_googley_stroll_down_memory_lane#c1155387 History Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:37:12 -0800 Comment by angel World trade center... funny, the webcam isn't working.

]]> angel http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_googley_stroll_down_memory_lane#c1155517 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_googley_stroll_down_memory_lane#c1155517 History Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:53:38 -0800 Comment by Mr Fuzzy All of the pre-wikipedia wiki links are absolutely fascinating...

]]> Mr Fuzzy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_googley_stroll_down_memory_lane#c1155641 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_googley_stroll_down_memory_lane#c1155641 History Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:11:15 -0800 Comment by Enigma Wow. I didn't make Google until fall of '01. I thought for sure my high school Academic Decathalon achievements would have been documented for posterity in '99.

]]> Enigma http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_googley_stroll_down_memory_lane#c1155668 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_googley_stroll_down_memory_lane#c1155668 History Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:14:32 -0800 Comment by Levislade Yeah, I apparently didn't exist back then either. Just lots of old genealogies with people who had my name hundreds of years ago.

]]> Levislade http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_googley_stroll_down_memory_lane#c1155804 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_googley_stroll_down_memory_lane#c1155804 History Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:30:04 -0800 Comment by WTF I googled Osama Bin Laden, Iraq War, and Barack Obama. Interesting!

]]> WTF http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_googley_stroll_down_memory_lane#c1158195 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_googley_stroll_down_memory_lane#c1158195 History Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:01:21 -0800 Comment by Papayas Insanely fun! I found my college stuff AND information on the woman that shares my name. I think that there are only two of us, and she's kinda like my twin sister. Sometimes I give her credit when I fly Southwest. She has an account, I don't. It is funny to see both of us in our baby stages.

]]> Papayas http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_googley_stroll_down_memory_lane#c1158392 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_googley_stroll_down_memory_lane#c1158392 History Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:35:38 -0800