Issue 22, Tuesday June 8th 2004  
 TECHNOLOGY
Google becomes Goggle to regain market share

Reacting to shock reports that their top slot position on the Internet has been swiped by online porn sites, Google yesterday announced that a revamped site will be launched by June 15th.

A research firm said Thursday that Online porn sites get almost three times more visits than Google Inc. representing a stunning 18.8 percent of all Internet visits by U.S. users in the week ending May 29 against a mere 2.7% for Google.

Google’s search interface has been commended for its light weight and fast loading but also frequently criticized as “boring”.
David Drummond, Google vice president, revealed slides of the relooked search engine, and said that initial marketing surveys suggest that the search engine should reach the top slot within hours of next tuesdays relaunch.
“We’ve run the new interface past nearly ten thousand users and an astounding 92% agreed that the relaunched google, or “goggle” as it will be called is an “exciting” update.

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