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'''Finder-Spyder''' is a ] of ] and "secure Internet search products" that has appeared on a number of unaffiliated television shows, and used in the same manner as the fictitious ] in TV and film.<ref name="techrepublic">{{cite web | url=http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/geekend/geek-trivia-search-party-of-the-second-part/2/ | title=Geek Trivia: Search party of the second part | publisher=TechRepublic | date=16 Mar 2009 | accessdate=1 April 2014 | author=Jay Garmon}}</ref> It has had various graphic design incarnations, including appearances with a similarity to Google.<ref name="techrepublic">{{cite web | accessdate=1 April 2014}}</ref> In addition to Web search, Finder-Spyder offers for-a-fee online tools include "Phone Trace" and "Reverse Phone Number Lookup."<ref>{{cite episode | title=Cat's in the Bag... | series=Breaking Bad | airdate=27 Jan 2008 | network=AMC Networks | season=1}} The wife of lead character, Walter White (Bryan Cranston), uses Finder SPYder's Phone Trace reverse phone number lookup tool to find out who was behind a suspicious call to her husband. Whether she used the 30-day free trial is unclear. Note the espionage-friendly capitalization of "SPY."</ref> '''Finder-Spyder''' is a ] of ] and "secure Internet search products" that has appeared on a number of unaffiliated television shows, used in the same manner as the fictitious ] in TV and film.<ref name="techrepublic">{{cite web | url=http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/geekend/geek-trivia-search-party-of-the-second-part/2/ | title=Geek Trivia: Search party of the second part | publisher=TechRepublic | date=16 Mar 2009 | accessdate=1 April 2014 | author=Jay Garmon}}</ref> It has had various graphic design incarnations, including appearances with a similarity to Google.<ref name="techrepublic">{{cite web | accessdate=1 April 2014}}</ref> In addition to Web search, Finder-Spyder offers for-a-fee online tools include "Phone Trace" and "Reverse Phone Number Lookup."<ref>{{cite episode | title=Cat's in the Bag... | series=Breaking Bad | airdate=27 Jan 2008 | network=AMC Networks | season=1}} The wife of lead character, Walter White (Bryan Cranston), uses Finder SPYder's Phone Trace reverse phone number lookup tool to find out who was behind a suspicious call to her husband. Whether she used the 30-day free trial is unclear. Note the espionage-friendly capitalization of "SPY."</ref>


Due to its significant use in a number of TV series, Finder-Spyder has been called "an unofficial, open source stand-in for Google and its competitors," used when access to a brand-name product is for whatever reason unavailable.<ref name="techrepublic">{{cite web | accessdate=1 April 2014}}</ref> Finder-Spyder is a regular top 10 pick in "best fictional brand" lists by various online media, along with ], ], ], and others.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hldOUAoNHqo | title=Top 10 Fictional Brands from Movies and TV | publisher=WatchMojo.com | date=12 Aug 2013 | accessdate=1 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.digititles.com/content/best-fake-brands-in-film-and-tv | title=Best ‘fake’ brands in film and TV | publisher=DigiTitles.com | date=2013 | accessdate=1 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/21023/quick-10-10-fake-brands-used-entertainment-industry | title=The Quick 10: 10 Fake Brands Used by the Entertainment Industry | publisher=Mental Floss | date=3 Mar 2009 | accessdate=1 April 2014 | author=Stacy Conradt}}</ref> Due to its significant use in a number of TV series, Finder-Spyder has been called "an unofficial, open source stand-in for Google and its competitors," used when access to a brand-name product is for whatever reason unavailable.<ref name="techrepublic">{{cite web | accessdate=1 April 2014}}</ref> Finder-Spyder is a regular top 10 pick in "best fictional brand" lists by various online media, along with ], ], ], and others.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hldOUAoNHqo | title=Top 10 Fictional Brands from Movies and TV | publisher=WatchMojo.com | date=12 Aug 2013 | accessdate=1 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.digititles.com/content/best-fake-brands-in-film-and-tv | title=Best ‘fake’ brands in film and TV | publisher=DigiTitles.com | date=2013 | accessdate=1 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/21023/quick-10-10-fake-brands-used-entertainment-industry | title=The Quick 10: 10 Fake Brands Used by the Entertainment Industry | publisher=Mental Floss | date=3 Mar 2009 | accessdate=1 April 2014 | author=Stacy Conradt}}</ref>
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*'']'': "A Love of a Lifetime" (pilot) (S01E01); "The Year of the Rabbit" (S01E04); "The Legend of Dylan McCleen" (S01E05) *'']'': "A Love of a Lifetime" (pilot) (S01E01); "The Year of the Rabbit" (S01E04); "The Legend of Dylan McCleen" (S01E05)
*'']'': "12:04 AM" (S01E08) *'']'': "12:04 AM" (S01E08)
*'']'': Pilot (S01E01); "J-Cat" (S01E17); "Unearthed" (S02E09); "Dirt Nap" (S03E10); "Safe and Sound)" (S04E05); "The Legend" (S04E10) *'']'': Pilot (S01E01); "J-Cat" (S01E17); "Unearthed" (S02E09); "Dirt Nap" (S03E10); "Safe and Sound" (S04E05); "The Legend" (S04E10)
*'']'':"Safety in Numbers" (S01E03) *'']'':"Safety in Numbers" (S01E03)
*'']'': "Where the Sidewalk Ends" (S05E07) *'']'': "Where the Sidewalk Ends" (S05E07)
*'']'': "Baggage"); "Cloudy with a Chance of Gettysburg") *'']'': "Baggage"; "Cloudy with a Chance of Gettysburg"


==References== ==References==

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Finder-Spyder is a fictional brand of Web search engine and "secure Internet search products" that has appeared on a number of unaffiliated television shows, used in the same manner as the fictitious 555 telephone number in TV and film. It has had various graphic design incarnations, including appearances with a similarity to Google. In addition to Web search, Finder-Spyder offers for-a-fee online tools include "Phone Trace" and "Reverse Phone Number Lookup."

Due to its significant use in a number of TV series, Finder-Spyder has been called "an unofficial, open source stand-in for Google and its competitors," used when access to a brand-name product is for whatever reason unavailable. Finder-Spyder is a regular top 10 pick in "best fictional brand" lists by various online media, along with Oceanic Airlines, Morley cigarettes, Acme Corporation, and others.

List of appearances

References

  1. ^ Jay Garmon (16 Mar 2009). "Geek Trivia: Search party of the second part". TechRepublic. Retrieved 1 April 2014. Cite error: The named reference "techrepublic" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. "Cat's in the Bag...". Breaking Bad. Season 1. 27 Jan 2008. AMC Networks. The wife of lead character, Walter White (Bryan Cranston), uses Finder SPYder's Phone Trace reverse phone number lookup tool to find out who was behind a suspicious call to her husband. Whether she used the 30-day free trial is unclear. Note the espionage-friendly capitalization of "SPY."
  3. "Top 10 Fictional Brands from Movies and TV". WatchMojo.com. 12 Aug 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  4. "Best 'fake' brands in film and TV". DigiTitles.com. 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  5. Stacy Conradt (3 Mar 2009). "The Quick 10: 10 Fake Brands Used by the Entertainment Industry". Mental Floss. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
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