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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."

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  1. Oh, I see by override11 · · Score: 5, Funny

    And I think the Us Monetary system is unfair because I dont have enough of it!!!

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    No I didnt spell check this post...
  2. we'll fix that by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    a few links will fix namebase's spot on the list

  3. Chances are... by CampbellXL · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...he'd increase his page ranking on google if he removed the little tin foil hats from his servers.

  4. In other news by lingqi · · Score: 5, Funny

    Google responds by stating that now all of their pigeons will go through an "intruduction to democracy" short course, and all "bird seed" websites are now ranked by humans instead of the patented "pigeon rank" system.

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