Google Hacking: An Ethical Guide

by Ankit Fadia, Nishant Das Patnaik

Genres: Science, Hackers

258 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2007

About the author

The bestselling author Ankit Fadia is a tech junkie who loves tinkering with computers, gadgets and everything tech. He has hosted a popular show on MTV called What the Hack!, where he gave tips, tricks and tweaks to get more out of technology and the Internet. Widely recognized as a computer security expert, he has delivered more than 1000 talks in 25 countries, received several awards and trained more than 20,000 people in India and China. He has studied at Stanford University and was chosen as a Global Shaper by the World Economic Forum. Ankit loves to travel and has visited 100+ countries.

Reviews

[Manny]

I am surprised to find only 76 hits for the useful phrase "Lyin' crooked Donald" - I wonder how long it'll take before it hits three figures? Though note that "Lying crooked Donald" (with a G) is already at 1,240.

I'm going to track these numbers and see how they develop over the next three months. And for goodness sakes, please don't mess up my scientific experiment by posting your own examples and skewing the data! If you do, I'll never manage to get the results published...
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A day later, we're up to 82 hits for "Lyin' crooked Donald"! Is it genuine improvement or just a random fluctuation? Only time will tell.

In other news, Hillary comes close to calling Trump "my husband" at a press conference. Shhh! Hillary! You'll give the game away if you're not careful!
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There's no doubt that it's moving - now up to 94! But is the growth rate linear or exponential? Well, I'm sure we'll find out...
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Hey! A mere two days later, and we've hit three figures! But it still seems way too early to be talking about exponential growth. More data needed.
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Three more days, and I now see 125 hits for "Lyin' crooked Donald"! I'm sure it's far more Chrisdeena's doing than mine. I'm helping as much as I can, but I don't have her special talents.

We need 152 to double the original measurement, made on Aug 4.
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Another five days, and it's up to 142. So far, I'm disappointed to say that growth looks like plain old linear, but let's see what happens next...
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Up to 161 - it's doubled in 21 days. So now we need to see what it looks like in another 21 days, Sep 15. Linear growth predicts about 245; exponential, about 340.

Any guesses about what will happen? I'm conservatively putting my money on linear...
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Now 214, and we're not even in September yet. Maybe growth is better than linear.

I would to take this opportunity to welcome Priscilla on Twitter to the Lyin' Crooked Donald Club. It's not too late to join!
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Nope, I was definitely being too pessimistic. Linear growth predicted 245 by Sep 15... but it's only Sep 2, and we're already up to 268. So far at least, exponential is not ruled out.

I will post a couple of graphs soon.
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Now 294.

I don't want to sound like I'm boasting, but five of the top ten hits are to my GR reviews.
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OMG! The target for exponential growth was 340 by Sep 15... and we're already there on Sep 10!

Now, the question is whether it will stay exponential. That requires 680, another doubling, by Oct 6.
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Five days later, we're at 407. I'm starting to feel optimistic about that second doubling by Oct 6...
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I'd forgotten about this thread, and I'm a little disappointed to see that we're still in three figures. But an interesting development: Google's spellcheck no longer tries to correct me. It knows what I mean.

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