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Re:EU agency advises against using search and browsing histo... by yjftsjthsd-h on Saturday August 28, 2021 @02:02PM (#28340076)
It might not be that focused; ~nobody with $2MM asks Google for investment advice, but "how to invest" and "how to invest to make millions" are searches worth targeting (and would match that search).
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Re:EU agency advises against using search and browsing histo... by ljm on Saturday August 28, 2021 @02:45PM (#28340425)
Rumour has it that Jeff Bezos AltaVista'd how to make 180 billion dollars before getting the idea to start Amazon.
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Re:EU agency advises against using search and browsing histo... by laurent92 on Saturday August 28, 2021 @05:22PM (#28341601)
What response did it give? Where does the anecdote come from?
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Re:EU agency advises against using search and browsing histo... by derac on Saturday August 28, 2021 @09:57PM (#28343393)
it's a joke
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Re:EU agency advises against using search and browsing histo... by amelius on Saturday August 28, 2021 @07:18PM (#28342429)
I always thought he was doing it for ideological reasons.
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