If you’ve spent some time on Google trying to figure out why ‘white people stole my car‘ is one of the fastest-rising search terms on Google Trends today, you’ve probably come away mystified. You’ve also probably downloaded about sixteen computer viruses, as the malware spammers that leech off Google Trends have jumped on the term in a big way.
Luckily, I spent time to figure it all out for you, so you don’t have to. Don’t thank me, this is why I went to college.
Spoiler Alert: it’s because Internet users are kind of racist! You see, there’s a popular email being passed around with a picture showing a Google search for “white people stole my car.” Underneath, it shows “Did you mean: “black people stole my car.”
The joke, you see, is that Google would replace the term “black” for “white.” We do not approve, and for what it’s worth, that no longer happens if you type the term into Google. In fact, it may have never happened at all.
Internet, sometimes you just really need to take a time out and think about what you’ve done. (What you’ve done is be terrible.) My girlfriend’s grandmother already thinks that the internet is the devil and I think Google has just confirmed that for her 
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We’ve certainly seen some fairly interesting dedicated handset buttons before, but it’s hard to argue with the functionality of a standalone GOOG-411 key. Apparently, Thomson has teamed up with Google to integrate the “first ever one-touch, auto-dial GOOG-411 button” into over a dozen of its GE-branded DECT 6.0 phones. In case you’ve been chilling under a stone of late, GOOG-411 is the search giant’s “free, voice-activated, business directory assistance service,” and it will be within reach on a slew of April-bound home phones. Each phone can use one of 20 ringtones, plus a special VIP Melody — a separate ringtone to use when that special someone calls (note: requires Caller ID). The handsets each have a dedicated headset jack, so you can plug in a headset for those long calls, and still enjoy the mobility of a cordless phone. The handsets are extremely light, and very comfortable to hold. The DECT 6.0 technology makes the wireless transmission virtually static free, and provides a very long range.
