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XKCD Inadvertently Causes Googlebomb

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the first-rule-of-googlebombs-is-don't-talk-about-googlebombs dept.

MrCopilot writes "As I noted yesterday (and was joined by many others)... in an offhand observation xkcd has singlehandedly changed a small section of the Internet. Changing the results from a Google search for "Died in a Blogging Accident" from 2 to (at this writing) over 7,170 in a little more than 24 hours." If you aren't reading xkcd, you're missing out.

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  1. And by submitting this story by saibot834 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You probably change Google's result for "Died in a Blogging Accident" more than xkcd did.

  2. Re:Blog writers prosecutions by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You might want to look into the meaning of this "accident" word.

  3. I'm Confused by smackenzie · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I've read every TFA link in the post, but I'm not sure I understand what is going on.

    1. What is the true definition of a Google Bomb? Are we confusing this with Google Washing?

    2. Why is this incident a Google Bomb?

    3. What makes this particular incident Slashdot newsworthy?

    I think this might be a funny scenario -- but I don't get it!? Thanks for the info.