# iLOR: Google Plus? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 17, 2001, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ilor-google-plus/65720 "2001-05-17T13:35:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![omni-not](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8dc957/32.png) [@omni-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omni-not)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2001, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ilor-google-plus/65720/1 "2001-05-17T13:35:55Z")
Did a few tests. Initial verdict: Pretty Cool. > **[A Search Engine Goes Beyond Google (Published 2001)](https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/17/technology/a-search-engine-goes-beyond-google.html)** > > New search Web site offered by iLor simplifies use of search engine Google by minimizing tedious navigation; iLor has licensed and pays royalty on Google technology; photo (M) ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2001, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ilor-google-plus/65720/2 "2001-05-17T16:39:55Z")
What was the point of that URL? It just brings up a login page for the NY Times. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2001, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ilor-google-plus/65720/3 "2001-05-17T19:58:09Z")
i tinking he ment [http://www.ilor.com](http://www.ilor.com) modetator my smart butten is mising please hep! ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2001, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ilor-google-plus/65720/4 "2001-05-17T20:00:39Z")
Not if you’re registered to use the site, **handy**. The Option box is cool and I especially like this feature, **omni-not** : > [@](#): > > Another possibility is the “anchor here” feature, a function that opens a tiny window containing a link to the search results page. With that window available, searchers are free to move deep within a Web site and then use the anchor to go back to the search results page without having to hit the Back button repeatedly. ---
**Author:** ![omni-not](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8dc957/32.png) [@omni-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omni-not)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2001, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ilor-google-plus/65720/5 "2001-05-17T22:44:45Z")
I thought I had posted a reply to handy’s query, but it looks like it’s nowhere to be found. And judging from Libertarian’s post, I must have typed in the wrong URL… ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2001, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ilor-google-plus/65720/6 "2001-05-17T23:30:16Z")
Yes, I registered before at the NY Times. “With that window available, searchers are free to move deep within a Web site and then use the anchor to go back to the search results page without having to hit the Back button repeatedly.” That’s what the Netscape GO button is for. ---
**Author:** ![newsearch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5e925/32.png) [@newsearch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newsearch)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2001, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ilor-google-plus/65720/7 "2001-05-18T13:49:14Z")
Just wanted to know if anyone had additional comments and/or suggestions. New Search Toolbar is now available. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2001, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ilor-google-plus/65720/8 "2001-05-19T08:49:40Z")
A bit gimmicky for my tastes. Nothing wrong with it, but it didn’t add a lot to my searching. The little pop-ups were useless (I’m on a 56k dial-up, so images are a nice accessory, not a default option). The ability to anchor the searches might be handy, but if the first page I see after a search doesn’t meet my needs I just tap the back button once, so it’s not a huge deal. Still, anything that uses the Google engine has to be decent, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2001, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ilor-google-plus/65720/9 "2001-05-19T08:51:01Z")
Question: why is this in ATMB? ---
**Author:** ![omni-not](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8dc957/32.png) [@omni-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omni-not)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2001, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ilor-google-plus/65720/10 "2001-05-19T20:48:15Z")
It was a toss-up between ATMB and Great Debates… More seriously, I thought of posting the info in more than one Forum, but I’m still recuperating from cross-posting jitters;).