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Digging Holes in Google

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i'm-feeling-lucky dept.

Kurt LoVerde writes "Though google has become synonymous with searching, the folks over at MSN have written up an interesting article on our favorite search engine's pitfalls. Included among these are a tendency to skew results toward shopping, a lack of diversity for searches containing synonyms and its impact on research."

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  1. Waaaah! by Lane.exe · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    If you can't beat 'em, make fun of them. -- from the Republican school of life.

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    IAALS.
  2. re: pretty weak by ed.han · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    let's look at this point by point:

    1. skewed towards shopping. duh: this is what the majority of people are searching for: something to buy.

    2. "skewed synonyms". this is a weakness of any search engine. but it's not like it's difficult to include search operators when you assemble a search.

    3. book learning. does the author of this article not understand what an *internet search engine* is supposed to be? fscking moron.

    ed