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The concept of Web bookmarks apparently confuses BU students
By adamg on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 1:58pm
Google says the number-one Boston-specific search query is
bu student link
because, it seems, BU students can never remember how to get to their grades and class schedules by typing in or bookmarking www.bu.edu/studentlink.
Well, except for senior DJ Capobianco, who brings this to our attention.
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As an NU student, all I can
As an NU student, all I can say is "Sucks to BU".
could be worse
...you could be a Harvard Med student who can't remember 'ecommons.med.harvard.edu'. Or a Umass Boston student who apparently can't remember....ready? umb.edu.
How fucking stupid can you be to not remember "umb.edu"?
the best part is, they're
the best part is, they're typing "umb.edu" into google instead of the address bar
If your homepage is google,
If your homepage is google, if you open the browser and start typing, it usually goes into the google search field and not the address bar.
really? i can think of about
really? i can think of about 50 search terms that i would bet my paycheck get more searches than bu student link..... "red sox" "celtics schedule" "ted kennedy" "big dig" "logan airport" "head of the charles" "north end restaurants" "paul revere" "boston marathon" all come to mind.....
And as a BU grad, all I can say is...
"I got in." Congrats on the 1988 Beanpot title, by the way. Really.
More to the point, nowhere on that page does it suggest that the ten searches per city are a "top ten" list of any kind-- just that they're unique to those cities. Look at the rest of the list-- Gloucester Daily Times, Coolidge Corner Theatre? Yeah, they're unique to Boston, but that's it.
Read to the bottom of the
Read to the bottom of the page...
Methodology
To compile these local lists, we found the most popular searches for each selected city and then ranked them based on how unique they were to that city. A query is "unique" if it is disproportionately popular in a particular city compared to the rest of the country. This method explains why popular local searches (for example, for a specific movie theatre) may appear higher than a term for which people across the country are searching (for example, for a regional sports team).
web pages have a bottom? i
web pages have a bottom? i thought everyone else just stopped after 3 paragraphs like me
well that would make sense.
well that would make sense. What is "number-one" quantifying then I wonder?
What strikes me is the number
What strikes me is the number of higher-education/.edu searches.
right, because high SAT
right, because high SAT scores definitely means you do everything internet-related by the book. this is stupid.
Is it really that surprising?
Is it really that surprising? I visit dozens of sites daily that I've never bookmarked because it's just faster to enter a reliable search phrase and click the top result. I type faster than I click, I guess.
completely agree. if my home
completely agree.
if my home page is google, I just have to type in 3 words to get to a site rather than looking through folders. knowing key words to use that always work is the best approach. This is also why umb.edu is on the list. Typing an address in the google search is sometimes quicker than clicking in your address bar and typing it in.
As for the higher education prevalence, sites specific to a college (like student link or penn blackboard) have almost no occurrence outside that campus and surrounding neighborhood, so a listing of unique searches will place them extremely highly. Someone planning a trip to Boston might look up information about the Coolidge Corner Theatre, but they won't look up BU's student link.
I resent this...
Yes, I'm a BU student, and I do this.
Why?
Because I google is my homepage, I used to googling everything (and just to the left of the address bar is the search box which I set to google), and I dislike typing in the / and periods and find tying in just "bu student link" (I never got used of using my pinky and ring finger for that even after all this time). I rarely use bookmarks as use a variety of computers depending on my location on campus.
The only major exception to not googling stuff is when I wanted reach a class website where I discovered that simply typing "cs320" and then the down arrow is enough to get to the site versus googling it/bookmarks.
So, to me, with my habits so used to googling, I find googling is easier than typing in the web address.
You might want to try this query
"BU WR 096"
Somehow I was expecting
Somehow I was expecting that.
While, I didn't proofread the above and despite the intention is to indict my intelligence and insult me. I prefer not to indite a bad impression of the school with my writing.
I'm terrible with languages and taken multiple beatings despite my efforts to improve and BU have. Currently, I developed a sense of fear for writing as I can't seem to repair my issues. I'm not quite sure why I'm so blind to my own grammar. I recalled in high school that even writing a short note was filled with grammatical issues that I was completely blind to see.
Actually I'm a BU student too
I'm in the Metropolitan College (evening school) at BU.
I didn't mean to insult BU or your intelligence, I was just poking fun at you because it looked like you hadn't proofread what you had written.
Just keep practicing your writing and get other people to review and critique your work. It's a lifelong effort. I've taken the two required writing courses in my college (EN104 and EN201) and although they seemed like a drag at some points, they really did help my writing.
Hrm...isn't it time for college admissions?
BU has become a popular school regionally because it has quality education and is easier to get in to. As a BU grad, I have been employed even though the downturns of the last 15 or so years.
I don't think all the fat ass bloggers on the dole out there can say the same...even the people from COM have found paying jobs. ;)