One big network arrives just a teensy bit late to the search engine party as it discovers odd links to "failure."
John Gibson wrote on Friday about discovering how the word "failure" brings up the official White House web site as the first result. Mr. Gibson has, probably through an email from a viewer, discovered the practice of www.google.com/googleblog
In the blog entry, Google's Marissa Mayer, Director of Consumer Web Products, acknowledges receiving complaints about the apparent bias, and denounces those who practice Googlebombing. "We don't condone the practice of googlebombing, or any other action that seeks to affect the integrity of our search results, but we're also reluctant to alter our results by hand in order to prevent such items from showing up," she posted.
A peek at the top of Google's executive structure could give those with particular political views a dose of skepticism. Al Gore holds a position as a consultant to Google's senior executives. CEO Eric Schmidt held a fundraiser for Al Gore in 2000, an event found in Google's vast database by Cnet News reporter
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