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Re:I need books that I can’t buy, I drink beer that I can’t sip by Anon84 on Saturday January 24, 2009 @03:10PM (#448347)
s/Scribd/gigapedia/g
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Re:I need books that I can’t buy, I drink beer that I can’t sip by gojomo on Saturday January 24, 2009 @03:23PM (#448366)
Can you say more about Gigapedia?

The site seems fishy: there's little info unless you register (which I have not yet), and registration requires a Google account.

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Re:I need books that I can’t buy, I drink beer that I can’t sip by CalmQuiet on Saturday January 24, 2009 @04:32PM (#448440)
Even if you don't use Gmail ... Google (apps & hacker resources included) offer so much that it's a shame not to have an account already!
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Re:I need books that I can’t buy, I drink beer that I can’t sip by gojomo on Saturday January 24, 2009 @05:09PM (#448468)
Of course I have a Google account; that's not the point.

What is strange is that a site that may, from the context of the thread, be a source of unauthorized ebook copies:

- hides its 'help'/'about' info from all-but-registered users

- requires a Google account to register

- runs Google ads

Wouldn't it be a little odd if the Pirate Bay required a Google account to see its content, and ran Google ads?

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Re:I need books that I can’t buy, I drink beer that I can’t sip by andreyf on Saturday January 24, 2009 @11:18PM (#448713)
Even stranger, it seems to have been black-listed from Google's index: http://www.google.com/search?q=gigapedia
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Re:I need books that I can’t buy, I drink beer that I can’t sip by gojomo on Sunday January 25, 2009 @01:03AM (#448776)
Well, I guess that's one datapoint for the independence of Google's index from its advertising operations.

"Sorry, you're too sketchy to appear in our index. However, we'll still gladly partner with you to make a buck on advertising!"

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Re:I need books that I can’t buy, I drink beer that I can’t sip by prakash on Sunday January 25, 2009 @11:43AM (#449236)
"Sorry, you're too sketchy to appear in our index. However, we'll still gladly partner with you to make a buck on advertising!"

LOL! Well said!

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Re:I need books that I can’t buy, I drink beer that I can’t sip by CalmQuiet on Monday January 26, 2009 @04:25AM (#450202)
Black-list reprieve: This morning there seems to be "about 129,000" search results. I don't suppose this is the power of HN's disclosure?
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