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Boycott Google Products Type into Google "Jared Lee Loughner" and see why. Google is Vitrol
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Posted on 01/09/2011 12:41:06 PM PST by NoLibZone

Boycott all Google Products Type into Google "Jared Lee Loughner" and see why.



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To: Yardstick
That's true as a general rule, but Google also seems to able to control the terms that are suggested, and will do so for particularly "hot" search terms.

Yes, and the "suggested search" list is usually longer than five items long, particularly in cases such as this. Given the number of sites parroting the "Was DailyKOS involved...?" story, you'd expect "DailyKOS" to appear in the drop-down list. Google may not have created the suggested search with "Tea Party", but you can bet they're steering searches away from their buddies.

61 posted on 01/09/2011 1:31:59 PM PST by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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To: Fantasywriter
What's wrong with Bing's images?

http://www.bing.com/images/
62 posted on 01/09/2011 1:37:14 PM PST by Leonard210 (Tagline? We don't need no stinkin' tagline.)
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To: NoLibZone
These are probably legit Google results. But it is possible for someone to influence the results with a Google Bomb.

see Google Bomb article on Wikipedia

There may be “left wing pot heads” repeatedly searching "Jared Lee Loughner Tea Party."

63 posted on 01/09/2011 1:38:48 PM PST by UnwashedPeasant (Don't nuke me, bro)
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To: Leonard210

I didn’t even know about them. Oh well. Thanks for letting me know. ::sheepishly trying to save face::


64 posted on 01/09/2011 1:43:20 PM PST by Fantasywriter
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To: chopperman

I did, and 9 of the 10 hits on the first page also mentioned Loughner. I’m not sure about the other hit; given the site name, I did not want to click on it to find out.

I’m also seeing him referred to in headlines as “Jared Lee Loughner.” That could inspire another Google search, as in “Why do articles about murderers always include their middle names?” (I actually did not get an answer with that search. Oh well.)


65 posted on 01/09/2011 1:44:03 PM PST by exDemMom (Now that I've finally accepted that I'm living a bad hair life, I'm more at peace with the world.)
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To: NoLibZone

PING


66 posted on 01/09/2011 1:44:46 PM PST by Ulysse (I)
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To: VictoryGal

“They don’t have manpower or time to tweak their searches for a political agenda.”

I don’t know if they’re doing so or not, but that’s silly. It takes a minute to get into the database and say “please recommend that”. It’s not as if their code doesn’t have an “override” setting.


67 posted on 01/09/2011 1:55:47 PM PST by Moose Burger
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To: NoLibZone

If I need a search engine, I go to ixquick.com


68 posted on 01/09/2011 1:56:39 PM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: NoLibZone

I like Google. I’m keeping Google.


69 posted on 01/09/2011 2:28:17 PM PST by SaveTheChief
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To: Moose Burger

> “They don’t have manpower or time to tweak their searches for a political agenda.”

> I don’t know if they’re doing so or not, but that’s silly. It takes a minute to get into the database and say “please recommend that”. It’s not as if their code doesn’t have an “override” setting.

I do Search Engine Optimization and online ads for websites, so I know a little something about how Google and other search engines do what they do.

To put a single recommendation in there, or block certain keywords is simple, but to contextually move searches politically left or politically right is unbelievably complex and not worth the effort.

Besides, Google is in it for the search market share and resultant ad revenue. They’re not going to get return traffic if their search results aren’t relevant. That people think Google jiggered their search to make this happen is utterly dumb.


70 posted on 01/09/2011 2:41:22 PM PST by VictoryGal (Never give up, never surrender! REMEMBER NEDA)
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To: justlurking

Exactly.
These are simply the most searched-for matches


71 posted on 01/09/2011 2:43:59 PM PST by djf (Touch my junk and I'll break yur mug!!!)
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To: VictoryGal

“To put a single recommendation in there, or block certain keywords is simple,”

Right,

“...but to contextually move searches politically left or politically right is unbelievably complex and not worth the effort.”

Not so. Let’s say they have a (keyword, rating) pairs storage they use to tweak relevance beyond their eigenvalues algo. Then it’s just a matter of seeding it with a few (”tea party”, -1) and so pairs. Bury the keywords just a 0.0001%, undetectable, cheap, still can further some agenda.

Again, I’m not saying that’s being done. I’m just saying it’s not really that hard to do.


72 posted on 01/09/2011 2:57:07 PM PST by Moose Burger
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To: Texas Eagle

“I haven’t used Google for a few years. Ever since I heard they were cooperating with the Chinese government to turn over names of citizens who were criticizing the Chi-com government.”

Me too, and I think Yahoo also cooperated with China.


73 posted on 01/09/2011 2:57:24 PM PST by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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To: All; VictoryGal

Try using http://www.famlisearch.com/ and http://www.startpage.com/


74 posted on 01/09/2011 3:03:15 PM PST by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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To: NoLibZone

In the tank with these criminals like GE, Chase, AARP ect. Most media broadcasts I have heard since the incident end with “we are still trying to find a motive”. Looks like Google has created one with the administrations blessing.SURPRISE!!! A white supremisist, racist with tyes......all media will look and all will follow and the sheeple will believe. When we were told they have the shooter we heard crickets for many hours before they geared up with a story other than a KOS kook


75 posted on 01/09/2011 3:06:47 PM PST by ronnie raygun (V)
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To: Lloyd227

!!!! thank you


76 posted on 01/09/2011 3:08:54 PM PST by Neets
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To: Fantasywriter; JoeProBono
Type your FR name into Bing and you will find that everything you say on FR is on the Internet under your name..

I switched from Google to Bing, a computer guy told me Bing has "spiders" that search the net and crawl over everything that is said....I also typed in joeprobono and found his FR postings also. I thought at first it was just my postings, but I think most of the freepers will find their postings also. Thousands of things will come up on Bing, but for me it was on the first page.

I was told there is no way to prevent or get your postings off of Bing.. Probably same thing with Google...

77 posted on 01/09/2011 3:18:52 PM PST by goat granny
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To: NoLibZone

Wonder why the lamestream media is not talking about Caitie Parker.

From http://kmox.cbslocal.com/2011/01/08/arizona-shooter-identified-as-jared-lee-loughner/

Reports also indicate that Loughner met the Congresswoman in 2007, later referring to her as “stupid and unintelligent” according to high school friend Caitie Parker.

“He was a pot head and into rock, like Hendrix, The Doors, Anti-Flag. I haven’t seen him in person since 2007 in a sign language class. As I knew him he was left wing, quite liberal and oddly obsessed with the 2012 prophecy. He had a lot of friends until he got alcohol poisoning in 2006 and dropped out of school. Mainly a loner, very philosophical,” she wrote.


78 posted on 01/09/2011 3:19:08 PM PST by rwa265 (Christ my Cornerstone)
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To: NoLibZone

Why don’t you give a synopsis of your grievance against Google?


79 posted on 01/09/2011 3:20:20 PM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously..... You won't live through it anyway.)
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To: goat granny

«...told me Bing has “spiders” that search the net and crawl over everything that is said...»

Every search engine does exactly that. I don’t think there’s any other way.

“I was told there is no way to prevent or get your postings off of...”

Search engines must (theoretically) comply with a “no crawling” policy if a server tolds them so. That’s sort of a blurry line, many sites set up “traps” to ban a spider that goes where it shouldn’t. It’s up to the site. If Free Republic doesn’t keep the spider out, then the posting may get archived.


80 posted on 01/09/2011 3:25:47 PM PST by Moose Burger
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