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Google Defuses Googlebombs

Posted by kdawson on from the French-military-victories-still-works dept.

John C. Worsley writes "Google announced today a modification to their search algorithm that minimizes well-known googlebombing exploits. Searches on 'miserable failure' and their ilk no longer bring up political targets. The Google blogger writes: 'By improving our analysis of the link structure of the web, Google has begun minimizing the impact of many Googlebombs. Now we will typically return commentary, discussions, and articles about the Googlebombs instead.'"

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  1. Re:Worst by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Yeah. It's a tie. Bill Clinton for giving North Korea Nuclear technology and missile technology to China, and Jimmy Carter for being a failed president who can't keep his mouth shut.

  2. Took them long enough by Nom+du+Keyboard · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Took them long enough. Their liberal founders must have finally decided that the political advantage of this tactic had finally run out.

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