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R.I.P. Googlebombing
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Written By Kate Zimmermann | January 26, 2007 | Share This
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According to the Google Webmaster blog, Google has tweaked its algorithm to finally get rid of their notorious Googlebombs. Previously, a search for “Miserable Failure” brought up President of the United States - George W. Bush as the #1 result, and MichaelMoore.com as number two. Today, however, the only remnants of this delightful prank are stories reporting its occurrence.
This isn’t a plug for G.W. so much as it is Google updating an obvious algorithm flaw. As Danny Sullivan wrote earlier, “This Google Bombing was done by at most a few hundred links pointing at the biography, if that many.” Naturally, Google doesn’t reveal any details about the fix, except to say that it was 100% algorithmic.
Discussion:
- Google Defuses Googlebombs (slashdot)
- Google Defuses Googlebombs; Does this change Link Building Practices? (Marketing Pilgrim)
- Googlebomb Defused (Search Engine Watch)
- Geek Smackdown
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