Looks like Google's latest social search changes are ruffling quite a few feathers. Unfair competition?
Whose vested interests are being protected by this move?
Source:
http://mashable.com/2012/01/12/watch...search-unfair/
Quote:
Privacy watchdog EPIC filed a complaint with the FTC on Thursday, saying that Google is using its search engine to create an unfair advantage for its social network. The report says Google is highlighting results from Google+ at the expense of pages that might be more relevant.
?For example,? EPIC executive director Marc Rotenberg wrote in a letter to the FTC, ?the right-hand display of notable business and Google+ users replaces highly-visible advertising space, even for consumers who have no Google+ accounts and are not logged in to Google.?
The letter cites research by Harvard Business School professor Benjamin Edelman, who has found more than a dozen Google services receiving favored placement in Google search results.
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