Blogger Launches 'Google Bomb' At McCain

hhavensteincw writes "A liberal blogger has launched a 'Google bomb' project aimed at boosting Google search results for nine news articles showing Sen. John McCain in a negative light. The Computerworld article notes: 'Chris Bowers, managing editor of the progressive blog OpenLeft, is launching the Google bombs by encouraging bloggers to embed Web links to the nine news stories about McCain in their blogs, which helps raise their ranking in Google search results. Bowers is reprising a similar Google bombing effort he undertook in 2006 against 52 different congressional candidates. "Obviously, it is manipulating, but search engines are not public forums and unless you act to use them for your own benefit, your opponent's information is going to get out there," Bowers said.'"

Comments

Re:I am curious about the naming of his Blog

[LifesABeach]

I was chuckling over the implications of the meaning of the words when they are capitalized or not. I guess I was seeing something deeper. Usually the implication of something "left" is not as constrained as something "right". "open" has a different meaning than "Open". And given that the current political climate has accelerated faster than Global Warming; it just tickled my funny bone.

Re:Tag?

[Silverhammer]

"Why is this tagged 'Republicans' when it's a Democrat doing the deed?"

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