Google Counters AOL Deal Speculation

arrrrg writes "Google has responded to speculation of biased search results and flashy banner ads arriving in the wake of their recent $1 Billion deal with AOL. On their official blog, they deny that users will see any negative changes. In particular they maintain that search results will remain unbiased and the site will remain free of banner ads." From the post: "Indexing more of AOL's content. Our goal is to organize all of the world's information. When we say 'all the world's information,' this includes AOL's. We're going to work with the webmasters at AOL -- just as we work with webmasters all over the world -- to help them understand how the Google crawler works (with regard to robots.txt, how to use redirects, non-html content, etc.) so we don't inadvertently overlook their content."

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[TallMatthew]

Our goal is to organize all of the world's information. When we say 'all the world's information,' this includes AOL's.

Well of course, because Sally from Topeka's Brown Betty recipe, the weight of Susie from Hackensack's new baby boy, the measurements of Tony from Jersey City's new boss rims and Jennifer from Atlanta's belief that Britney Spears is "so cool and sexy" is information we all can't do without.

Organize these under "who gives a shit." Way to go, Google.