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Search Engines Take Their Time Disclosing Paid Links

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the no-shocker-here dept.

An anonymous reader says "This CNN.com article talks about how most search engines have not disclosed the difference between a paid ad and an 'objective' result. The one exception of course is every geek's favorite search engine, Google. Once again, hooray for Google!" We mentioned the FTCs Mandate that search engines be clear about who's paying for what. Apparently all the non-google engines are on vacation ;)

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  1. HOW TO FUCK OVER SLASHDOT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    How do you fuck over Slashdot? Fuck the sponsors. Take ThinkGeek.com, which sells massively overpriced items, sometimes 30-40% overpriced. For example the Cappuccino compact PC, currently selling for approx. $1040 plus shipping and handling. At pricewatch.com, the same item is listed for $749 + $15 shipping and handling.

    The lesson here?

    Don't buy anything at ThinkGeek, they are a ripoff!!!!

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  2. Paid moderation! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I will pay a moderator $20 to mod this up to 5, Insightful

    But would you mod up this for money?

  3. Re:So you get a paid link by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I Agree With This Post

    --JismTroll

  4. I asked jeeves by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Where can i get a taco snotting?

    He said, head over to slashdot and get moderated down to -1, if your a underage male taco will come over to your house.

    If not, just wipe your nose with your cock when you ejaculate.

    Paid moderation, I offer $15 for this to be moderated up to 5, insightful

  5. google is the only search engine by bigpat · · Score: 1, Troll

    Pretty much. Yahoo is a distant second from the last polls I saw. Kinda makes me a bit worried that we have all our eggs in one basket, but I think this and most other of their actions have shown them to be worthy of our trust.

    For now.

  6. Re:So you get a paid link by silicon_synapse · · Score: 0, Troll

    This is fucking cock-ass bullshit. Welcome to censorship.org, everybody. The editors go on and on about free speech, first amendment rights, etc. and then we get "You're not welcome to speak your mind here". Way to go, guys. For those who don't know, /. has now implemented a "two posts per day" limit on certain users.

    So open a couple dozen more accounts and tell the world.

  7. Hooray for google by wheany · · Score: -1, Troll

    indeed

    Dear moderator: Please be gentle.