Friday, May 19, 2006
Google Remains a Joke
Further to my last report, a Google News search for "Flight 77" still links to a hidden Bay Area Indymedia article calling the video phony.
What's no good even by Indymedia's low standards, is still good enough for Google. Several days later.
Indymedia is considered by Google to be a "news source" despite having a completely open free-for-all publication policy. In many cases, the term 'unmoderated' can be added to that list.
Why then are blogs not considered worthwhile? They are subject to as much control. Indeed, if Google checked this blog (the servers for which I understand they own), they would have realized the article was pulled by one of their 'news' sources.
Unimpressive Google. Unimpressive.
What's no good even by Indymedia's low standards, is still good enough for Google. Several days later.
Indymedia is considered by Google to be a "news source" despite having a completely open free-for-all publication policy. In many cases, the term 'unmoderated' can be added to that list.
Why then are blogs not considered worthwhile? They are subject to as much control. Indeed, if Google checked this blog (the servers for which I understand they own), they would have realized the article was pulled by one of their 'news' sources.
Unimpressive Google. Unimpressive.
