Google Launches 'The Google' For Older Adults

A bit of humor from the good folks at The Onion : The popular search engine Google announced plans Friday to launch anew site, TheGoogle.com, to appeal to older adults not able to navigatethe original website's single text field and two clearly markedbuttons. "The Google will have all the same information currently found onregular Google, but with the added features of not stealing yourcredit-card numbers or giving your computer all kinds of viruses," saidRick Tillich, The Google project director. "All you have to do to turnthe website on is put the little blinking line thing in the cyberspacewindow at the top of the screen, type 'thegoogle.com,' and press'return'—although it will also recognize http.wwwthegoogle.com,google.aol, and 'THEGOOGLE' typed into a Word document." Tillich added that he hopes the site will soon replace YahooInternet Website.com as the most popular search engine for users over55.