What the fuck is Google doing?

**- Jesus Christ -** · 12-06-2003, 04:49 PM

IPO

**TurboTrucker** · 12-06-2003, 04:59 PM

You'd think they wouldn't want to turn their search engine into a big pile of crap before going public.

**The Click** · 12-06-2003, 05:01 PM

google is broken.

**chemicaleyes** · 12-06-2003, 05:06 PM

Originally posted by The Click
google is broken.

**Praguer** · 12-06-2003, 05:09 PM

I am still on the top 4-8 results for my keywords

**Tipsy** · 12-06-2003, 05:16 PM

Originally posted by - Jesus Christ -
IPO

**Tipsy** · 12-06-2003, 05:20 PM

Oh and...http://www.scroogle.org/fiasco.html if you're interested. Been going on for 3-4 weeks or so now.

**nuclei** · 12-06-2003, 05:21 PM

It is rumored that HillTop is the reason. They may be switching to showing more relevant links according to linkages to "expert" sites.

**modelgigtalent** · 12-06-2003, 05:24 PM

Fuck man. My site was ALL over google before, now its not, oh well, time to start buying ads. lol

**Tipsy** · 12-06-2003, 05:26 PM

Originally posted by nuclei
It is rumored that HillTop is the reason. They may be switching to showing more relevant links according to linkages to "expert" sites.

I'd love to know who the so called 'experts' are. The true experts I know will say something very, very different

But then spend some time searching more commercial results youself. Relevancy is something thay are not achieving unless you count ebay sites, sites with nothing to do with the subject matter and spammy directories as relevant. Unfortunately most self-proclaimed experts are anything but.

**ryph** · 12-06-2003, 05:26 PM

Originally posted by Praguer
I am still on the top 4-8 results for my keywords

Some are, some aren't. It's a mixed blessing.

**stocktrader23** · 12-06-2003, 05:44 PM

Go to scroogle.com and look at the missing results for the term "webcam sex".

100 of 100 missing results.

This filter sucks.

Edit: By the way, Paris Hilton terms haven't been effected yet. Everyone that is planning on retiring on their first page listings better watch out.

**Rorschach** · 12-06-2003, 05:45 PM

Originally posted by Tipsy

I'd love to know who the so called 'experts' are.

He's talking about expert sites, ie a variant of authorities.

http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~georgem/hilltop/

**who** · 12-06-2003, 05:46 PM

I'm not listening.

**Spunky** · 12-06-2003, 05:46 PM

It has been fucked up for about a week..

**Why** · 12-06-2003, 05:47 PM

why do you fuckers worry about google so much, its phasing out. get over it. better yet, deal with it.

**who** · 12-06-2003, 05:50 PM

Originally posted by Why
why do you fuckers worry about google so much, its phasing out. get over it. better yet, deal with it.

Phasing out? Don't think so.

**stocktrader23** · 12-06-2003, 05:52 PM

Originally posted by .?.
Phasing out? Don't think so.

That scroogle site has a very good theory about them targetting affiliate and commerce sites. Have a read, search some terms for yourself and you decide. They are purposely filterering webmasters out of the equation for now.

**CoolE** · 12-06-2003, 06:05 PM

I think it's not just webmasters who will notice that Google has gone insane, but surfers too...

I went to sign up for a programming course at my local community college earlier tonight. I can never remember the url, so I usually just go to Google and type in the name of the college and my city name. When I did that the number 1 result was some press release from some company sponsoring a fucking chocolote show at the college. The number 2 result was the college but not the main page, rather it was some obscure page on some specific program they offer. The 3 to 10 results were 3rd party pages again, organizations loosely affiliated with the college - everything from lifeguard lessons to technology symposiums. The main page of the college was nowhere to be found on the first page of the results.

Google will have to fix or undo what they have done, the results are just complete crap.

**kenny** · 12-06-2003, 06:14 PM

Google fucking me up

**nexcom28** · 08-17-2005, 01:08 PM

Use Yahoo!

**xanx** · 08-17-2005, 01:09 PM

Originally posted by nexcom28

Use Yahoo!

why are you bumping a 2 year old thread

**paperboy** · 08-17-2005, 01:09 PM

the new update worked really good for me

**Fletch XXX** · 08-17-2005, 01:09 PM

Originally posted by TurboTrucker

This is going to piss a lot of companies off that depend on revenue because of search engine placement.

I am sure the owner of google wakes up every morning and keeps all these companies in mind as they create their index.

**nexcom28** · 08-17-2005, 01:10 PM

**sicone** · 08-17-2005, 01:10 PM

If you're going to bump a old thread, at least make it a good one

**khs** · 08-17-2005, 01:10 PM

Originally posted by nexcom28

Use Yahoo!

WTF welcome to 2 years ago

**Fletch XXX** · 08-17-2005, 01:11 PM

damn, got me.

**Hollywood Horwitz** · 08-17-2005, 03:02 PM

i just googled this thread,its fun for the whole family

**PixeLs** · 08-17-2005, 06:33 PM

Originally posted by sicone

If you're going to bump a old thread, at least make it a good one

It looks fresh for me though

**V_RocKs** · 08-18-2005, 05:50 PM

Originally posted by xanx

why are you bumping a 2 year old thread

I think the real question here is why are YOU bumping it?

What the fuck is Google doing?

What the fuck is Google doing?

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