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15th Anniversary: Hooking Google to the Evil Meter

Went Hot: September 23, 2008 - 9:38 am
Posted By: graywolf 285 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.wired.com)
Category: Google

Few companies set out to do bad deeds, but most won't rule them out. Google was supposed to be different. When Josh McHugh profiled the young corporation in January 2003, it had one clear and concise rule: "Don't be evil." Ah well, times change. CEO Eric Schmidt recently "clarified" that policy, saying it was simply meant as a conversation starter. "We don't have an evil meter," he groused. Here, you can borrow ours!

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from Aussiewebmaster 285 days ago #

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As I keep saying I hope they use Google's definition of evil at the pearly gates because it is the only way I am getting in to heaven!!!

from Mindy 285 days ago #

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Sorry, but did I miss a page of decent examples? The China thing is debatable (access to some information can pave the way to access to even more...), the Brazil thing kind of makes sense too. This doesn't talk about real privacy issues and cookies, what information G is gathering, monopolies, poor communication channels with webmasters and a variety of other things that are all far more sinister than the stuff that does get mentioned - not to mention the variety of useful projects and things Google has brought to the technology table.

Shoddy shoddy linkbait if you ask me.

from JeffMHoward 285 days ago #

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I don't understand why more people don't adhere to the Milton Freidman theory. A business is only responsible to its shareholders. It will only do what is good to raise its stock price and or gain a competitive advantage. Its government’s job to regulate, and a business’s job to produce wealth. Anytime a business is doing otherwise it is to raise PR and good nature for the brand.

from tykeblog 284 days ago #

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Mindy.

I've given a number of clear examples where Google has filtered results on considerations other than algorythm.
This may seem like small fry, it's what made them great and something they're moving away from.

I serve the best content for Geo-located budget properties and google refuses to list them (given in example). I also provide a substantial research on travel costs associated with flying with luggage, the best in the UK, and again Google will not list them.
I've never broken any guidelines, but I have made a substantial amount of money on the 'net.

I can only guess why Google has excluded my sites, perhaps they're evil.

from Mindy 284 days ago #

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Eh?

Where?

What example?