Google Vs World's Largest Luxury Car Maker
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Google Imposes a Ban on BMW Web Site
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By Bloomberg News
Google has removed the German Web site of BMW from its Internet search index, saying that the company was redirecting users from requested information to another page selling luxury cars.
Pages on the Web site, BMW.de, included hidden software that moved visitors from a page that Google had found to another page with flashier graphics.
That practice breaks Google's guidelines, a Google engineer, Matt Cutts, wrote in a posting on his Web site on Saturday.
BMW, the world's largest maker of luxury cars, said the company did not believe that the practice manipulated Google's search engine.
Marc Hassinger, a spokesman for BMW, which is based in Munich, said the company was in contact with Google and was confident that its German Web site would be back on Google's indexes.
By BLOOMBERG NEWS
By Bloomberg News
Google has removed the German Web site of BMW from its Internet search index, saying that the company was redirecting users from requested information to another page selling luxury cars.
Pages on the Web site, BMW.de, included hidden software that moved visitors from a page that Google had found to another page with flashier graphics.
That practice breaks Google's guidelines, a Google engineer, Matt Cutts, wrote in a posting on his Web site on Saturday.
BMW, the world's largest maker of luxury cars, said the company did not believe that the practice manipulated Google's search engine.
Marc Hassinger, a spokesman for BMW, which is based in Munich, said the company was in contact with Google and was confident that its German Web site would be back on Google's indexes.
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Originally Posted by retroK' post='236152' date='Feb 7 2006, 09:24 AM
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I was amused by how gleefully Yahoo broadcast this news yesterday afternoon. Their news story pointed out how a search on Yahoo for "BMW Germany" comes up with all kinds of hits for BMW.de. (kick ... stab ... kick). 
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I don't really see what the big deal is...
BMW.de probably outsourced their web design to a firm who did something they shouldn't have. Probably not BMW's fault.
For the end user who's trying to surf the BMW.de website, google will now list BMW's international website at the top. So the user just has to go there, and then select the BMW.de website. Its just an extra step. And besides, how hard is it to remember to type "bmw.de" into your web browser. Its not like you have to type in some long url like rentavetteinlasvegasfortheweekend.com or something.
BMW.de probably outsourced their web design to a firm who did something they shouldn't have. Probably not BMW's fault.
For the end user who's trying to surf the BMW.de website, google will now list BMW's international website at the top. So the user just has to go there, and then select the BMW.de website. Its just an extra step. And besides, how hard is it to remember to type "bmw.de" into your web browser. Its not like you have to type in some long url like rentavetteinlasvegasfortheweekend.com or something.
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Breaking Googles rules; who do BMW they think they are?
Everyone knows that the only rules you can't break are Microsoft's...
Everyone knows that the only rules you can't break are Microsoft's...
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Originally Posted by blingo' post='236311' date='Feb 7 2006, 09:35 PM
Breaking Googles rules; who do BMW they think they are?
Everyone knows that the only rules you can't break are Microsoft's...
Everyone knows that the only rules you can't break are Microsoft's...
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Originally Posted by jet190rs' post='236288' date='Feb 7 2006, 08:02 PM
I don't really see what the big deal is...
BMW.de probably outsourced their web design to a firm who did something they shouldn't have. Probably not BMW's fault.
For the end user who's trying to surf the BMW.de website, google will now list BMW's international website at the top. So the user just has to go there, and then select the BMW.de website. Its just an extra step. And besides, how hard is it to remember to type "bmw.de" into your web browser. Its not like you have to type in some long url like rentavetteinlasvegasfortheweekend.com or something.
BMW.de probably outsourced their web design to a firm who did something they shouldn't have. Probably not BMW's fault.
For the end user who's trying to surf the BMW.de website, google will now list BMW's international website at the top. So the user just has to go there, and then select the BMW.de website. Its just an extra step. And besides, how hard is it to remember to type "bmw.de" into your web browser. Its not like you have to type in some long url like rentavetteinlasvegasfortheweekend.com or something.
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