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06-03-09, 07:44 PM

Good move, Last night i noticed this and brought it to Admin's notice. : http://www.indiabroadband.net/sugges...ate-error.html (Google Search Results of IBF - Date Error?)

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This date format can be a bit confusing for some people. I agree. But think of this scenario. when people search for latest information, will they open the page if they see a very old date?

Ex: The Air France crash

now, will anyone open the page from google if they see the date as 6th jan?

I think, matching google's date format is for the good of the forum.

06-03-09, 07:49 PM

hey i prefered the old one.this one is confusing me a lot.

06-03-09, 10:45 PM

I prefer old one. But does it count ? Since SEO is more important, I am afraid I am fighting a loosing battle.

06-06-09, 01:45 PM

Wow... the poll results are very even ..

BTW, you can enjoy the old format for today ...

just4kix · 06-06-09, 02:25 PM

I think that it is a bug with Google that they are not able to "mend" their search properly. Why should we alter our ways?

Would the Americans change their format if Google had been European/Indian? Hell, they do not even wish to switch to the metric system when (almost) the whole world has done it.

06-06-09, 08:41 PM

Google is really a pro American company. It is Microsoft that cares a bit about Indians. They have added Rs. format in Windows 7. Their weather gadget shows small cities in India etc. Even Google Earth is Europe/US centric. There were plans of one " Bhuvan " by ISRO similar to Google Earth. It was supposed to be out by last April. No idea what happened.

mickey · 06-06-09, 09:01 PM

^^ google when was going to be founded was funded by a fond Indian, who fondled google with care....read as ShriRam

Kavitark Ram Shriram is the founding board member of Google and one of the first investors in Google. He earlier served as an officer of Amazon.com working ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Shriram

06-09-09, 06:12 PM

I have voted for NO. I like the old/standard Indian format DD-MM-YYYY

machbio · 06-13-09, 11:49 PM

moderators.. come on guys this india.. dont please bring american or european way of date format.. come back to being indians.. this is indian broadband forum for god sake...

Punch Farce · 06-14-09, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by machbio

moderators.. come on guys this india.. dont please bring american or european way of date format.. come back to being indians.. this is indian broadband forum for god sake...

American and European is not OK, but British is OK?

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View Poll Results: Do you like the new date format (mm-dd-yyyy)?
Yes. Nice to align with Google and other search engines.	6	33.33%
No. I prefer our own way.	11	61.11%
Whatever. I don't care.	1	5.56%
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06-06-09, 02:25 PM	#15
just4kix Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 9,226 Blog Entries: 6 Rep Power: 21	I think that it is a bug with Google that they are not able to "mend" their search properly. Why should we alter our ways? Would the Americans change their format if Google had been European/Indian? Hell, they do not even wish to switch to the metric system when (almost) the whole world has done it. __________________ * Never argue with an idiot * All my useful articles and Guides \| My Movie Collection \| Moser Baer Movies -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

06-06-09, 09:01 PM	#17
mickey Senior member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Uttarakhand Posts: 4,282 Blog Entries: 3 Rep Power: 10	^^ google when was going to be founded was funded by a fond Indian, who fondled google with care....read as ShriRam Kavitark Ram Shriram is the founding board member of Google and one of the first investors in Google. He earlier served as an officer of Amazon.com working ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Shriram __________________ Last edited by mickey; 06-06-09 at 09:01 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

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06-03-09, 07:44 PM	#11
saurav_k Guest Posts: n/a	Good move, Last night i noticed this and brought it to Admin's notice. : http://www.indiabroadband.net/sugges...ate-error.html (Google Search Results of IBF - Date Error?) _______________________________ This date format can be a bit confusing for some people. I agree. But think of this scenario. when people search for latest information, will they open the page if they see a very old date? Ex: The Air France crash now, will anyone open the page from google if they see the date as 6th jan? I think, matching google's date format is for the good of the forum.

06-03-09, 07:49 PM	#12
Sid Guest Posts: n/a	hey i prefered the old one.this one is confusing me a lot.

06-03-09, 10:45 PM	#13
meetdilip Guest Posts: n/a	I prefer old one. But does it count ? Since SEO is more important, I am afraid I am fighting a loosing battle.

06-06-09, 01:45 PM	#14
saurav_k Guest Posts: n/a	Wow... the poll results are very even .. BTW, you can enjoy the old format for today ...

06-06-09, 08:41 PM	#16
meetdilip Guest Posts: n/a	Google is really a pro American company. It is Microsoft that cares a bit about Indians. They have added Rs. format in Windows 7. Their weather gadget shows small cities in India etc. Even Google Earth is Europe/US centric. There were plans of one " Bhuvan " by ISRO similar to Google Earth. It was supposed to be out by last April. No idea what happened.

06-09-09, 06:12 PM	#18
Dragon Guest Posts: n/a	I have voted for NO. I like the old/standard Indian format DD-MM-YYYY

06-13-09, 11:49 PM	#19
machbio Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Age: 22 Posts: 24 Rep Power: 2	moderators.. come on guys this india.. dont please bring american or european way of date format.. come back to being indians.. this is indian broadband forum for god sake...

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