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Searchking Loses Suit Against Google

Posted by michael on from the master-of-your-own-domain dept.

An anonymous reader submits this story that Searchking has lost its suit against Google for lowering search rankings. Silly lawsuit, good riddance. See our original story.

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  1. Talk about conflict of interest... by cruppel · · Score: 4, Funny

    Search for "search engine" at Google...hmmm maybe they should sue themselves?

    1. Re:Talk about conflict of interest... by evilviper · · Score: 4, Funny

      Well, I don't think the word "engine" appears on their page at all, meaning they shouldn't expect them to appear at the top.

      A better search would be to search for sites, using the search term: "search". (I'm pretty sure I said that right)

      Interestingly enough, they are #2.

      Well, I suppose it makes sense. Who goes to google to find google? I imagine not too many click-throughs on that one...

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    2. Re:Talk about conflict of interest... by LX.onesizebigger · · Score: 3, Funny

      The Homepage of God ranks fifth. Sure, it's not perfect, but it's not that bad either, considering some people spend all their lives looking for God.

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    3. Re:Talk about conflict of interest... by erikdotla · · Score: 2, Funny

      Being even more specific gives an even funnier result..

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  2. Finally.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    A lawsuit that ended in a positive way. Sheesh, why can't that happen more often? :)

    1. Re:Finally.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      They always do, for at least one of the lawyers.

  3. awful layout by shmuc · · Score: 5, Funny

    searchking should sue their web designer first... before i do ahhh my eyes! the goggles, they do nothing!

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    1. Re:awful layout by knightinshiningarmor · · Score: 4, Funny

      As the webmaster of Searchking I find that offensive and I'm going to sue you.

  4. cry about it ya baby... you don't own google. by r0xah · · Score: 5, Funny

    *sniffle* *sniffle* mr. judge... google won't pick me first even after i paid other people to act like i am a good choice... can you punish them and help me get picked first again!!! *sniffle* *sniffle* -searchking

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  5. The trial was fixed... by angst7 · · Score: 4, Funny

    The jury was intimidated by the pigeon mafia.

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  6. Search King... by cageyjames · · Score: 4, Funny

    Somehow this just reminds be of The Simpsons and Mr Plow vs Plow King...

  7. The [Search]King is dead! by Ride-My-Rocket · · Score: 4, Funny

    Long live the King [of Searching]!

  8. Re:look at me, i'm suing google!! by m00s3m4n · · Score: 2, Funny

    This CEO is a total loser and needs to be hosed. He is worse than a spammer, and deserves the fate of having 100 metric tonnes of mail dumped on his driveway every week!

  9. Re:Lesson by brocheck · · Score: 1, Funny

    I see someone read avian chaos's guide to karma whoring.

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  10. For our next trick... by Znonymous+Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Silly lawsuit, good riddance.

    Frivols, SCO is next.

    GNS/Linux is not SCO!

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  11. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 5, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  12. Re:If Google purposely changed pageranks... by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 5, Funny
    That's a vital search category if your mind works like this:

    Hmmm... I need to find something on the web. Bummer. I don't know how.

    Wait! I remember hearing about a site called a "search engine". It knows how to find anything I need.

    Gee... If I only knew how I could find a search engine. I'm kind of stuck here...

    I know! I'll Google for it!

    Here we go... http//www.google.com ... "search engine" ... OK.

    Ahhh... Alta Vista. Sounds like just what I need.

    I just love the Internet; information is always one click away!

  13. Searchking's real nemesis by Chairboy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Of course, Google is not the company Searchking should be going after.

    Obviously, it's Mr. Search who poses the greatest danger.

    "Call Mr. Search, that's the name... that name, again, is Mr. Search!"

  14. Re:Ha! by SkArcher · · Score: 4, Funny

    "We do not see the dismissal as a loss, rather, we see it as a victory."

    Repeat after me: There are no American Tanks in Baghdad

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  15. Re:Manipulation of facts by http · · Score: 4, Funny
    i'm baffled by what they said
    accused, judged and executed
    so.. it would seem they consider Google's opinions to have the force of law, and that appearing lower on Google's system (as opposed to simply being removed) equates to corporate execution.
    wish i could have got drugs that good back in the day.
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  16. Re:Ha! by Troed · · Score: 2, Funny
    That's funny. Just as funny as:

    We're invading Iraq to get rid of dangerous WMDs"

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  17. Re:Offtopic... by KilerCris · · Score: 2, Funny

    Why would they want to hire someone who has to use google to find slashdot...