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Why We Are Here => Traffic => Topic started by: Mackin USA on March 20, 2015, 10:56:43 AM

Title: WSJ: How Google Skewed Search Results
Post by: Mackin USA on March 20, 2015, 10:56:43 AM
A previously undisclosed report by staffers at the Federal Trade Commission reveals new details about how Google Inc. manipulated search results to favor its own services over rivals', even when they weren't most relevant for users.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-google-skewed-search-results-1426793553
Title: Re: WSJ: How Google Skewed Search Results
Post by: Rupert on March 20, 2015, 04:03:40 PM
blocked for me, but found something I think is similar  here:

http://wraltechwire.com/wall-street-journal-ftc-report-shows-how-google-skewed-search-results/14527238/

Better here:
http://marketingland.com/ftc-report-google-purposely-demoted-competiting-shopping-sites-122234

Thx Mackin.  I tend to find googles answer quite reasonable considering. Much as i hate to admit it.
Title: Re: WSJ: How Google Skewed Search Results
Post by: Mackin USA on March 21, 2015, 02:35:53 PM
I found a comment by Boser that confirmed.
Title: Re: WSJ: How Google Skewed Search Results
Post by: Brad on March 21, 2015, 10:36:34 PM
In the interest of full disclosure I'm a Google hater from way back.

To me the most disturbing bits are the blackmail by Google, when Google got caught copying content from Amazon, Yelp and others and then threatening them with delisting when they complained.  IMHO that is just dirty and criminal.

Google should have been broken up years ago.