why do we have bots?

[SophiaGrace]

I dont get it, why do we have bots on the forum? you know, the google/yahoo bots..

I click on Who's Online and it shows me that the bots are looking at specific threads...o_o why is this?

What do they do?

do robots get lonely too?

 

[Coverage]

The search engines send bots to webpages to collect information from the website in order to better build its search database.

 

[SophiaGrace]

The search engines send bots to webpages to collect information from the website in order to better build its search database.

o_o sounds like an invasion of privacy to me, though it does explain why the google ads seem to match my interest when i see them

 

[Coverage]

We should always be careful. It could very well reach the point where you cant do anything online without a little googlebot watching you from the shadows.

 

[SophiaGrace]

We should always be careful. It could very well reach the point where you cant do anything online without a little googlebot watching you from the shadows.

I'm scared

 

[nerdygirl]

*sings* I always feel like somebody's watching meeee...