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Mr Anti-Google

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the proof-of-success dept.

MrNovember writes "Salon is running a story on some guy named Daniel Brandt who they call "Mr. Anti-Google." Mr. Brandt runs a sort of anti-establishment database of citations called NameBase as well as Google Watch. He claims that Google's PageRank system is undemocratic primarily because it doesn't rank his NameBase information very highly. He also points out that Google maintains a log of all you've ever searched for associated with a long-term cookie. Google's system seems to work the best if you ask me but, on the other hand, link popularity may not provide the most intelligent top rankings."

6 of 494 comments (clear)

  1. Screw google by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    They're just a bunch of snotty kids in Silicon Valley who need to grow up (like most of the Slashdot readership).

  2. This guy seems like a big retard! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    He is just a big retard!

  3. Re:Gee wow by casio282 · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    So this link from /. should help him out quite a bit? Hooray for everybody!

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    :wq
  4. Well there's a quick way to shut this guy up .... by Ninja+Programmer · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Just /. him. Great.

  5. /. seems to have it down pretty good by SprayThought · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    link popularity may not provide the most intelligent top rankings.

    opinion popularity seems to works well within /., why can't link popularity work well for a search engine?

  6. Re:Let me get this straight by Jason+Earl · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    It is news to Salon (and to /. apparently). Of course, liberals tend to be highly suspicious of successful enterprises. The believe that all power should come via government fiat, and so companies that become powerful by making their customers happy are immediately suspect.