The Alphabet, according to Google Search Suggestions
A is for AmazonB is for Best Buy
C is for Craigslist
D is for Dictionary
E is for EBay
F is for Facebook
G is for Gmail
H is for Hotmail
I is for IKEA
J is for Jet Blue
K is for Kohls
L is for Lowes
M is for MapQuest
N is for Netflix
O is for Orbitz
P is for Pandora
Q is for Quotes
R is for REI
S is for Sears
T is for Target
U is for USPS
V is for Verizon
W is for Weather
X is for Xbox
Y is for Yahoo
Z is for Zillow
These are supposedly personalized for me, but feel quite impersonal. How does your list differ?
September 8th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
K is for KATU (local Portland TV station)
M is for MySpace (ew!)
O is for Oregon DMV (actually useful)
S is for Skype
Y is for YouTube
So a little bit of personalization based on my location.
September 8th, 2010 at 1:18 pm
Neat,
b = Bank of America
d = DC Metro
k = Kings Dominion (Virginia Amusement park)
Not that I use any of these, but even though I am logged into my account during the searches the IP I search from is used by 10s of thousands of others with a heavy DC bias, so that is probably where they come from.
September 8th, 2010 at 1:23 pm
My list is completely different, and completely generic. Odd.
A is for alibi
B is for beer
C is for cookie
D is for doggy
E is for extinction
F is for fake
G is for googol
H is for home
I is for innocent
J is for jesus
K is for killer
L is for the way you look at me
M is for mystery
N is for navy
O is for outlaw
P is for party
Q is for quarry
R is for roxy
S is for silence
T is for trespass
U is for undertow
V is for vendetta
W is for work
X is for eyes
Y is for yearbook
Z is for zachariah
September 8th, 2010 at 1:27 pm
I saw someone – Ihnatko maybe – say that “Great! ‘W’ is now a shortcut for your local weather!” and I immediately plugged in a ‘W.’
Nope. W is for Wal-Mart, y’all.
September 8th, 2010 at 1:28 pm
Joe: Your list also appears to have been co-authored by Sue Grafton!
Oh, I get it – you were typing “A is for” instead of just “A”.
Also, I did these with the new “Instant” feature turned on, although the suggestions appear to be identical either way.
– Jim
September 8th, 2010 at 4:37 pm
The same except for:
J is for Jobs
R is for Redbox
S is for Skype
U is for UPS
Z is for Zappos
September 8th, 2010 at 4:43 pm
Also:
0 is for 007
1 is for 106.5
2 is for 24
3 is for 3ds
4 is for 411
5 is for 50 cent
6 is for 60 minutes
7 is for 7zip
8 is for 84 lumber
9 is for 96.1
September 8th, 2010 at 5:40 pm
Mine are identical to yours, jbum. One of us is obviously a doppelganger.
September 8th, 2010 at 8:31 pm
Same except for:
A is for Air Canada
B is for BMO
C is for Canadian Tire
J is for Job Bank
K is for Kijiji
L is for Lotto Max
M is for Mapquest
N is for NHL
O is for OSAP
P is for PayPal
R is for Rogers
S is for Skype
T is for TSN
U is for UFC
V is for Via Rail
W is for Walmart
Y is for You Tube
Z is for Zellers
September 9th, 2010 at 2:11 am
I got mainly big UK retailers, eg.
A for Argos
C for Currys
but it was nice to see a bit of personalisation
Y for Yacapaca
– my own startup!
Brilliant game to start my morning – thanks!
September 9th, 2010 at 8:23 am
Oh my goodness, it comes with the whole UK market in mass…
A is for Argos
B is for BBC
C is for Currys
D is for Debenhams
E is for Easyjet (airline)
…
It is really interesting, how all the search engines, advertising, spam messages, etc… are totally adapted to the place where you are. For example, when I used to live in Costa Rica I constantly received emails and advertising about trips to the jungle, rafting, tours, etc… when I moved to Brazil it was always things related with shows, concerts, parties, blah, blah… now I’m living in UK and I constantly receive things like penis enlargement, vitamins, crazy food supplements. I’m just wondering how is it in places (no-capitalism) with democracy reduced like North Korea, Cuba, China, Russia, “Nuestro amigo, chamo hugo chavez” Venezuela, etc… crazy!
September 17th, 2010 at 2:18 pm
Mine are the same, except for:
B is for Bank of America
J is for John L Scott (local real esate agency)
K is for King 5 (local news channel)
M is for MSN
Q is for QFC (local grocery store)
S is for Seattle Times (local newspaper)
Pretty cool!!
September 20th, 2010 at 4:15 pm
definitely not from the UK but from .de, i get these deviations:
BBC
John Lewis (never even knew they existed)
kijiji (?)
msn
next
orkut
quotes
rightmove
skype
utube
youtube
zara
well, at least they got the continent right.
[must admit, though, that my browser language preferences are set to english]
October 5th, 2010 at 7:23 pm
Pages from Australia:
A is for ANZACs
B is for Bully Beef
C is for collection
D is for dingo
e is for english
F is for Friendship
G is for Gallipoli
H is for Home-Front
I is for Ice
J is for Jesus Album
K is for Kit
L is for Letters Home
M is for Mates
N is for Numbat
O is for Otto
P is for Poppy
Q is for Quokka
R is for Rising Sun
S is for Simpson
T is for Ten Thousand Steps
U is for Uniforms
V is for Villers Brettoneaux
W is for War Memorials
X is for Xenyl Chloride
Y is for Yellow Wattlebird
Z is for Zimmerman
Wow. I’m amazed. Very strong leaning to military (WW1 especially) and Aussi flora/fauna. I’ll try New Zealand.
October 5th, 2010 at 7:40 pm
New Zealand results:
A is for Atom
B is for Billion
C Is For Cookie
D Is for Deadbeat
E is for emotion
F for Fake
G is for googol
H is for Home Harbinger
I Is for Innocent
J Is for Jackson 5
K is for Kitty Litter
L is for Ladybug
M is for Money
N is for Newspaper
O is for ownership
P is for Party
Q is for Q-Tips
R is for Rocket
S is for Silence
T Is For Terror
U is for Undertow
V for Vendetta
W Is For Wendy
X Is For Xena
Y is for Yearbook
Z is for Zombie
Certainly different.
October 5th, 2010 at 7:55 pm
Result for Movies/TV
A Is for Autism
E Is for English
H Is for House
K Is for Krazy
M Is for Man, Music, Mozart
P Is for Papaya
S Is for Sexy
T Is for Tumbleweed
V Is for Violet
Z Is for Xanax
The Google Alphabet search gave: First ever ‘Google alphabet’ formed using satellite images.