When TIME magazine asked Google cofounder Larry Page on the number of people that use Google search to find porn, Larry said - "It's a small, single-digit percentage"
But a recent study based on a million Google mobile search records see to negate Larry's statement on Porn. The study shows that more than 20% of Google searches from cell phones are for "Adult" content.
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Source: New Scientist Technology | Information Week
But a recent study based on a million Google mobile search records see to negate Larry's statement on Porn. The study shows that more than 20% of Google searches from cell phones are for "Adult" content.
The most popular type of query that users performed on the XHTML interface were Adult queries, which are most commonly pornographic queries.The Google team say that people regard their phones as intensely personal devices and so "may feel more comfortable querying adult terms" on them, perceiving a smaller chance of others discovering their activities.
Download PDF - A Large Scale Study of Wireless Search Behavior: Google Mobile Search
Source: New Scientist Technology | Information Week