Google Goofs Accumulate

Earlier today, a feature on Google’s new Experimental Search site drew a comparison between Australian politician Kevin Rudd and Hitler.  The primary engine also caught Wikipedia at a bad time - a search for “George Washington” showed a result claiming our first president had, um, “defecated” on a stick.

If just one of these mistakes had occurred, this article wouldn’t exist.  They are, after all, just “goofs,” not damning faults.  But as a pair, Hitler and poo make for such a nice theme that I couldn’t resist.

In reference to Kevin Rudd, the