What do you make of this Google search?

[reflection]

Last edited Tue Jun 25, 2013, 09:15 AM - Edit history (1)

I live in TN. My friend and I were discussing his parents' house and the possibility of getting it listed on the state historical registry.

I went to Google, typed in "applying for" and it auto completed to "applying for food stamps in TN."

Now no one in this house is googling food stamps. We're fortunate to be doing well. Is the search resolving to my region and pumping out the most prevalent query or is TN just that big of a food stamp recipient?

I'll try Duckduckgo in a minute. Installed it a few days ago but haven't set it as default yet.

On edit: Duckduckgo: Disability, Grants, Social Security, admission to University of Texas

[pscot]

1. Must be a popular search in Tennesee

[Tree-Hugger]

2. I am in PA

When I type that phrase, I get:

"Applying for medicaid"
"Applying for unemployment in PA"

[reflection]

3. Ok. That explains a lot. Thanks.

Sad though.

[Robb]

6. CO here;

I got "applying for a passport" and "applying for unemployment in CO" just now.

[BOG PERSON]

4. google poetics

[DisgustipatedinCA]

5. I'm in California. "applying for" yields an auto-complete suggestion of "US citizenship"

[reflection]

8. This is a revealing thread.

Thanks.

[alfie]

7. In Georgia first was food stamps

followed by Medicaid then unemployment

[s-cubed]

9. In northern Virginia

A passport
US citizenship
Social security

[Ron Obvious]

10. In WA

Unemployment and a passport in that order.

[boston bean]

11. For me, in ma it's unemployment.

Then MA Health

Then passport

[treestar]

12. unemployment in PA

a passport
medicaid in PA
social security
medicare

(I'm in Delaware).

[ohheckyeah]

13. In southwestern VA I get

citizenship
grants
disability benefits

[madokie]

14. Heres what Ixquick has when I type in applying for

https://ixquick.com/do/search

[tammywammy]

15. I'm in Texas and I get:

medicaid
food stamps
disability
a passport

[Apophis]

16. In MN, I get

"applying for social security."

[reflection]

17. Most of these results are depressing.

No "small business loan" or "college" or positive, growth oriented things.

[TheMightyFavog]

18. In WI, I get

Disability

Unemployment in WI

A passport

Socail Security

[Liberal_in_LA]

19. I just repeated the search in Los Angeles, this is what came up, in this order

applying for unemployment
applying for medical
applying for a passport
applying for food stamps

[Art_from_Ark]

20. In Japan, entering "applying for" gives

"applying for permission"
"applying for a US visa"
"applying for a UK visa"

[hootinholler]

21. Maryland:

Passport
Citizenship
Unemployment
Medicaid