Comments on: Chrome Provides Dedicated Privacy Options http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/chrome-privacy/ neat fun stuff Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:35:07 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Greg http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/chrome-privacy/#comment-229478 Greg Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:46:49 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1720#comment-229478 This is (admittedly) off topic, however, as a rather devoted statistics geek, I have been following the adoption of Google Chrome quite closely. It is really amazing watching the percentage of Chrome users steadily creep up! Good work Google - I love my Chrome and I have loved watching its rise in popularity! And thank you for finally installing a sense of humour in the PC world! This is (admittedly) off topic, however, as a rather devoted statistics geek, I have been following the adoption of Google Chrome quite closely. It is really amazing watching the percentage of Chrome users steadily creep up!

Good work Google – I love my Chrome and I have loved watching its rise in popularity! And thank you for finally installing a sense of humour in the PC world!

]]> By: Moazam http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/chrome-privacy/#comment-215284 Moazam Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:00:04 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1720#comment-215284 Almost every time when I open chrome browser i get weird errors.. sometimes it says Ah.. unable to capture snap.. or sometimes it even gets worst.. it never close. I have to use task manager to close this application.. whew!!! Please don't promote such browsers which are full with bugs.. Almost every time when I open chrome browser i get weird errors.. sometimes it says Ah.. unable to capture snap.. or sometimes it even gets worst.. it never close. I have to use task manager to close this application.. whew!!! Please don’t promote such browsers which are full with bugs..

]]> By: Dave (originial) http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/chrome-privacy/#comment-212519 Dave (originial) Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:38:58 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1720#comment-212519 @Mehmet Buyukozer It sure would be better for Google to make Chrome open agenda rather than open source. @Mehmet Buyukozer

It sure would be better for Google to make Chrome open agenda rather than open source.

]]> By: Daniel Tunkelang http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/chrome-privacy/#comment-212431 Daniel Tunkelang Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:43:48 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1720#comment-212431 Matt, that's a fair point--I hadn't thought of GreaseMonkey as an enabler. I also just read http://dev.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/extensions where AdBlock is called out as a content filtering use case. I'm glad to see that Google is planning for an open extension ecology like Firefox's. I might even switch to Chrome when that vision becomes a reality! Also, while I have your attention, let me know if you're interested in being part of the SIGIR 2009 Industry Track. I'd send email to you personally, but rumor has it that your email goes to /dev/null. :-) http://thenoisychannel.com/2008/12/16/sigir-09-industry-track/ Matt, that’s a fair point–I hadn’t thought of GreaseMonkey as an enabler. I also just read http://dev.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/extensions where AdBlock is called out as a content filtering use case. I’m glad to see that Google is planning for an open extension ecology like Firefox’s. I might even switch to Chrome when that vision becomes a reality!

Also, while I have your attention, let me know if you’re interested in being part of the SIGIR 2009 Industry Track. I’d send email to you personally, but rumor has it that your email goes to /dev/null. :-)

http://thenoisychannel.com/2008/12/16/sigir-09-industry-track/

]]> By: Anthony Lawrence http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/chrome-privacy/#comment-212321 Anthony Lawrence Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:53:09 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1720#comment-212321 I'm not going to put links here but it's easy enough to find the posts I'm about to mention: There was a blog post this morning that suggested that game developers shouldn't be ignoring OS X and Linux. I agree, but think it goes farther than that: all developers, including Google, shouldn't be ignoring those platforms. A lot of the more powerful influencers of opinion don't run Windows. Have any of us seen Chrome yet? No, last I looked it couldn't even be built on OS X - I didn't check Linux then but it was probably the same or worse. Yes, Windows still has 90% (and slipping!) of the market. But just as a total WAG I'd bet OS X and Linux have 60-70% of the market when it comes to people who are active in the technology field, who write about technology, who advise others about technology.. of course that's just a guess out of left field but it sure feels right. Yet Google always does its Windows work first and lets OS X and Linux drag. I think Google is making a mistake on that, especially with Chrome. I’m not going to put links here but it’s easy enough to find the posts I’m about to mention:

There was a blog post this morning that suggested that game developers shouldn’t be ignoring OS X and Linux. I agree, but think it goes farther than that: all developers, including Google, shouldn’t be ignoring those platforms.

A lot of the more powerful influencers of opinion don’t run Windows. Have any of us seen Chrome yet? No, last I looked it couldn’t even be built on OS X – I didn’t check Linux then but it was probably the same or worse.

Yes, Windows still has 90% (and slipping!) of the market. But just as a total WAG I’d bet OS X and Linux have 60-70% of the market when it comes to people who are active in the technology field, who write about technology, who advise others about technology.. of course that’s just a guess out of left field but it sure feels right.

Yet Google always does its Windows work first and lets OS X and Linux drag. I think Google is making a mistake on that, especially with Chrome.

]]> By: Mehmet Buyukozer http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/chrome-privacy/#comment-212290 Mehmet Buyukozer Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:51:28 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1720#comment-212290 Matt, you have been covering on Chrome a lot lately and I'm just curious about the intention of you pushing this much on this. Apperantly Google has some hidden agenda on getting inside the browser market rather then supporting Firefox team but I just can't see what's really lying under this action. Google has some immense number of applications out there especially through google labs and google code projects and I have not seen you covering on them this vigorously. Personally, as far as privacy concerns, till Google Chrome allows me to use "Google Customize" addon from Firefox, I'm not planning to switch to Chrome. Matt, you have been covering on Chrome a lot lately and I’m just curious about the intention of you pushing this much on this. Apperantly Google has some hidden agenda on getting inside the browser market rather then supporting Firefox team but I just can’t see what’s really lying under this action. Google has some immense number of applications out there especially through google labs and google code projects and I have not seen you covering on them this vigorously.

Personally, as far as privacy concerns, till Google Chrome allows me to use “Google Customize” addon from Firefox, I’m not planning to switch to Chrome.

]]> By: Nick Stamoulis http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/chrome-privacy/#comment-212213 Nick Stamoulis Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:56:46 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1720#comment-212213 The only reason I have not yet made the switch to Chrome is that I'm worried I will like it more than Firefox. I must say between Gmail, Google analytics and Chrome Google really has a close eye on everything. The only reason I have not yet made the switch to Chrome is that I’m worried I will like it more than Firefox. I must say between Gmail, Google analytics and Chrome Google really has a close eye on everything.

]]> By: Maurice http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/chrome-privacy/#comment-212020 Maurice Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:40:47 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1720#comment-212020 have they fixed the bug that alows you to see saved paswords ? have they fixed the bug that alows you to see saved paswords ?

]]> By: Matt Cutts http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/chrome-privacy/#comment-211973 Matt Cutts Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:33:47 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1720#comment-211973 Daniel Tunkelang, you can do some hacky Greasemonkey scripts now with the enable-greasemonkey command-line option, so you could probably rig up some form of ad blocking that way. Daniel Tunkelang, you can do some hacky Greasemonkey scripts now with the enable-greasemonkey command-line option, so you could probably rig up some form of ad blocking that way.

]]> By: panzermike http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/chrome-privacy/#comment-211918 panzermike Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:51:47 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1720#comment-211918 I personally dont care if Google is looking over my shoulder, so long as it helps make the search better. But I prefer Firefox. I personally dont care if Google is looking over my shoulder, so long as it helps make the search better.

But I prefer Firefox.

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