Create and post an initial thread in approximately 350 words that addresses the following questions or issues:
When conducting a Google search, why do some search results appear before others? Describe in detail the processes that Google uses to prioritize the positioning of search results?
Describe Google Ads (formerly Google AdWords) and AdSense services and how each may benefit a company’s online advertising effort with Google.
Explain why there is increasing concern about potential eavesdropping practices by Google and other companies via Internet-enabled “smart home” devices (e.g.: televisions, assistants, and Wi-Fi networks)? What preventative measures may be taken by consumers to mitigate “always listening,” hacking, eavesdropping and other surreptitious information gathering conducted by unwanted intruders?
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