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New Campaign Tactic - Google Bombing
jeian writes "My Direct Democracy, a liberal group blog, is trying out a new campaign tactic — Google bombing. From the New York Times article: 'Searching Google for Peter King, the Republican congressman from Long Island, would bring up a link to a Newsday article headlined King Endorses Ethnic Profiling.' Google's policy has typically been to not intervene and let the algorithms work by themselves, but could this change if Google-bombing becomes a common tactic?"
This is why I don't listen to radio or watch television during election season.
One might assume for the same reasons I might now stop surfing the net, but I won't for the simple reason I don't know anything about anybody or any proposition. I'll figure it all out the hours before I vote.
For those who trust the internet for information, you will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. You must be cautious.
this is not the candidate candidate you should be voting for...
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
I'm surprised that no one has mentioned one of my personal favorite google-bombs...
Google for Santorum (as in Rick Santorum) and you will see the funniest ever.
The first rule of the Google bomb: you must talk about the bomb.
The second rule of the Google bomb: you MUST talk about the BOMB.
campaign was beginning.
Peter King: What happen ?
IT guy: Somebody set us up the Googlebomb.
Secretary: We get Newsday.
Peter King: What !
. . . So, have you had enough, or must I continue?