BMW given Google 'death penalty'
02-07-2006, 03:47 AM
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"Search giant Google has "blacklisted" German car manufacturer BMW for breaching its guidelines.
Investigations by Google found that BMW's German website influenced search results to ensure top ranking when users searched for "used car."
Google has now reduced BMW's page rank to zero, ensuring the company no longer appears at the top.
BMW admitted using so-called "doorway pages" to boost search rankings, but denied any attempt to mislead users.
BMW's activities were revealed in a blog by Google software engineer Matt Cutts. "
Is the Google new internet police?? Has it grown too big player, like M$? :thumbsdown:
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"Search giant Google has "blacklisted" German car manufacturer BMW for breaching its guidelines.
Investigations by Google found that BMW's German website influenced search results to ensure top ranking when users searched for "used car."
Google has now reduced BMW's page rank to zero, ensuring the company no longer appears at the top.
BMW admitted using so-called "doorway pages" to boost search rankings, but denied any attempt to mislead users.
BMW's activities were revealed in a blog by Google software engineer Matt Cutts. "
Is the Google new internet police?? Has it grown too big player, like M$? :thumbsdown:
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4685750.stm
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Does this mean Google has flipped from Cool to Establishment? Perhaps they should go in the same corner as Bill Gates at Microsoft. BMW however would never be Un-Cool, would they?
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