On 3/8/12, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > It is a foul thing to do, but is it really a scandal?
No, Google hasn't bent to any pressure from Santorum. They constantly change their search algorithm. http://gizmodo.com/5889718/according-to-google-santorum-is-no-longer-most-known-for-being-a-frothy-mix-of-lube-and-fecal-matter and http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/02/rick-santorums-google-problem-solves-itself/?wpisrc=nl_fix Google is a private > business whose income basically is all about ordering search results. If > they have made a promise to stay neutral it would be a scandal, but have > they? yes, they have promised, and no they haven't manually tweaked their search results as Santorum wanted...that would be scandalous!!! Grace, if you want to accuse folks of doing something, you should show some evidence. -- Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel > > Grace T <[email protected]> wrote: > > Search engine giant (Google) is in yet another scandal > > They manually edited the algorithms for a keyword (Santorum) a name shared > by Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum > > An Urban dictionary definition of this name isn't very flattering > > They manipulated their results and put the most searched term at the bottom > of the results page > > The statement released from this giant regarding this issue would make an > African dictator embarrassed (a dictator who sweeps 98% of the election > polls) > > With a few tools you can see search results dating back to 10 years, this > company thought they could fool everyone but I guess the higher a monkey > climbs the more it exposes it's **** > _____________________________________________ > > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. > > _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
