Saturday, February 25, 2006
Slurls versus Googlewhacks
It has been pointed out that there are similarities between Slurls and Googlewhacks.
OK, let's see what they have in common. Both are on the web, about language, unintentional, and difficult to find. But they part ways when it comes to sense of humour. Whereas your average Googlewhacker hangs out in libraries guffawing at "indiana paroxetines" and "insudate electrons", the Slurler will be seen at the local amusement arcade asking the kids if they've been to Pen Island yet. Whoops, I may have gone too far. But that's what Slurling is all about, if it ain't distasteful it's hardly a proper Slurl.
* Don't know what a Googlewhack is? It's a two word search that when typed into Google produces one, and only one, result. Google has several billion web pages in its index, so they are pretty rare. See www.googlewhack.com for examples like "episcopal brachiosaur" and "primp schadenfreude". And if you haven't read/seen Dave Gorman's Googlewhack Adventure, you are missing out. The man is a genius. Here is his book on Amazon.com and book/DVD on Amazon.co.uk.
OK, let's see what they have in common. Both are on the web, about language, unintentional, and difficult to find. But they part ways when it comes to sense of humour. Whereas your average Googlewhacker hangs out in libraries guffawing at "indiana paroxetines" and "insudate electrons", the Slurler will be seen at the local amusement arcade asking the kids if they've been to Pen Island yet. Whoops, I may have gone too far. But that's what Slurling is all about, if it ain't distasteful it's hardly a proper Slurl.
* Don't know what a Googlewhack is? It's a two word search that when typed into Google produces one, and only one, result. Google has several billion web pages in its index, so they are pretty rare. See www.googlewhack.com for examples like "episcopal brachiosaur" and "primp schadenfreude". And if you haven't read/seen Dave Gorman's Googlewhack Adventure, you are missing out. The man is a genius. Here is his book on Amazon.com and book/DVD on Amazon.co.uk.
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Thanks for pointing that out! I've edited it now. I normally check links rigorously... don't know how I missed it.
For those who didn't see the post before it was edited, I had a link to www.googlewhacks.com which leads to a get-rich-quick scheme cybersquatting on the domain.
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For those who didn't see the post before it was edited, I had a link to www.googlewhacks.com which leads to a get-rich-quick scheme cybersquatting on the domain.
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