Have We Just Been Google-Bombed? (Clueless Barf Alert)

Arab News ^ | 5/29/04 | Michael P. Saba

[OneTimeLurker]

LOL

[ScottFromSpokane]

I think Google really needs to do something about Google-bombing, but the fact that "saudi arabia terrorism" brings up an article on Saudi Arabia and terrorism is kind of what's supposed to happen with a search engine.

[rageaholic]

I just googled Saudi Arabia and I got the official Saudi information website. It had a photo of Mecca with I personally associate with terrorism. We've not been "google bombed" we've been actually bombed by Saudis. These moslems are always looking to play the victim.

[prion]

When you enter 'Saudi Arabia' and 'terrorism' together on Google, the most popular Internet search engine, you discover about 800,000 references. 'How Saudi Arabia Spreads Terrorism' is the first and most prominent entry. You may have just been 'Google-bombed'.

Maybe. And maybe you've just hit the genuine best match.

[Dont Mention the War]

The article is a fraud. I just put "Saudi Arabia" into Google, and except for a brand-new article on MSNBC.com about yesterday's hostage situation (an article which will drop way down in the rankings within days as links to it from other news sites dry up), I had to go all the way down to result number 36 to find a listing that could be considered even slightly negative towards Saudi Arabia.

[Steve_Seattle]

I find manipulating the Google search to be offensive, no matter who does it and for what purpose.

[Dont Mention the War]

“How Saudi Arabia Spreads Terrorism” is the first and most prominent entry.

Funny, that's not the first result I got.

[Dont Mention the War]

I find manipulating the Google search to be offensive, no matter who does it and for what purpose.

Google is on record as saying they only allow Google-bombing for results that are of no actual relevance to life. For example, nobody would ever seriously need to use Google to find real results on the topic of "miserable failure," so they let it stand. But whenever some group of people tries to start screwing around with the results of a legitimate search topic, Google's staff will go in and manually tell the software to ignore the attempts.

[pointsal]

try using <> seems like a better search engine

[drtom]

That's old news.

Manipulating Google is a major sport in some wacko circles. Type in "Weapons of mass destruction" and hit the "I feel lucky" button. This BS has been there for ages.

[Alouette]

I find manipulating the Google search to be offensive

I don't believe the Google results for "Saudi Arabia" + "terrorism" have been deliberately manipulated. It's like Googling "Roswell" + "aliens"

If this Saudi-buttboy is so upset that infidels persist in associating the Magic Kingdom with homicidal maniacs who fly airliners into skyscrapers then maybe he should just Google "Saudi Arabia" and then only "nice" royally-approved sites will be listed (in the top 10, at least)

[Redcloak]

No mention of waffles... Nope, no bias here!

[sandbar]

That's funny! I just typed in "Chicken Pot Pie" and "Oven" in google and gosh darnit, I got a recipe for CHICKEN POT PIE!!!

It's a conspiracy I tell ya!!!

[Helms]

[Maine For Bush]

"I find manipulating the Google search to be offensive, no matter who does it and for what purpose."

I just find it really, really BORING!! Only a dimwitted newbie would find this crap amusing.

[Alouette]

whenever some group of people tries to start screwing around with the results of a legitimate search topic, Google's staff will go in and manually tell the software to ignore the attempts.

When I look up "Jew Watch" I expect to find a site where I can buy a timepiece with a Hebrew dial and not some nazi forum.

[OneTimeLurker]

I didn't try it. I just think it's funny that they thought they were google bombed!

[devane617]

I stopped using Google a few months ago because of this issue. Either you get "google-bombed" or you get several thousand hit for secondary search engines.

Yahoo seems to have kept more in check than Google.

[Fiddlstix]

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