Google demotes Chrome in search results over pay-for-post promo

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Post by ed2417 » Wed, Jan 04, 2012, 1:01 AM UTC

Google demotes Chrome in search results over pay-for-post promo
news.cnet.com

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Post by Vivtek » Wed, Jan 04, 2012, 1:45 AM UTC

Wow. Points to Google for consistency!

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Post by stevenleeg » Wed, Jan 04, 2012, 1:48 AM UTC

Wowzas. That's a pretty big move for Google to make.

Google.com/chrome isn't even the top result for the query "Google Chrome" or "Chrome"

https://www.google.com/search?ix=heb&sourceid=chrome&#38...

Good on you, Google.

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Post by guywithabike » Wed, Jan 04, 2012, 1:57 AM UTC

Doesn't seem to have amounted to much. In my search results for "browser", I get:

1. Firefox 2. Wikipedia "browser" 3. Wikipedia "Google chrome" 4. PC Mag "Browser chrome definition" 5. Google's Chrome download page

For "chrome":

1. Google's Chrome download page 2. Wikipedia "Google Chrome" 3. PC Mag "Browser chrome definition" 4. Chrome messenger bags 5. CNet's Google Chrome download page

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Post by jhawk28 » Wed, Jan 04, 2012, 2:04 AM UTC

What would happen if an entity started buying links for a competitor product so that it was demoted?

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Post by azakai » Wed, Jan 04, 2012, 2:09 AM UTC

stevenleeg wrote: post #3

Wowzas. That's a pretty big move for Google to make. Google.com/chrome isn't even the top result for the query "Google Chrome" or "Chrome" https://www.google.com/search?ix=heb&sourceid=chrome&#38... https://www.google.com/search?ix=heb&sourceid=chrome&#38... Good on you, Google.

It isn't? The first thing I see when I search for "google chrome" is

Google Chrome Download | google.com

www.google.com/chrome

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Post by azakai » Wed, Jan 04, 2012, 2:12 AM UTC

Vivtek wrote: post #2

Wow. Points to Google for consistency!

Yes, this was a smart response to a bad situation. If Google had done anything else it would have been heavily criticized. This was the right thing to do.

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Post by pessimist » Wed, Jan 04, 2012, 2:18 AM UTC

guywithabike wrote: post #4

Doesn't seem to have amounted to much. In my search results for "browser", I get: 1. Firefox 2. Wikipedia "browser" 3. Wikipedia "Google chrome" 4. PC Mag "Browser chrome definition" 5. Google's Chrome download page For "chrome": 1. Google's Chrome download page 2. Wikipedia "Google Chrome" 3. PC Mag "Browser chrome definition" 4. Chrome messenger bags 5. CNet's Google Chrome download page

Its disappeared for me for the queries [browser], [internet browser] etc. The change probably takes a while to rollout everywhere. Probably fair that it still shows up for [chrome].

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Post by redthrowaway » Wed, Jan 04, 2012, 2:24 AM UTC

guywithabike wrote: post #4

Doesn't seem to have amounted to much. In my search results for "browser", I get: 1. Firefox 2. Wikipedia "browser" 3. Wikipedia "Google chrome" 4. PC Mag "Browser chrome definition" 5. Google's Chrome download page For "chrome": 1. Google's Chrome download page 2. Wikipedia "Google Chrome" 3. PC Mag "Browser chrome definition" 4. Chrome messenger bags 5. CNet's Google Chrome download page

Are you logged in to Google? I wouldn't be surprised if that's skewing the results.

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Jan 04, 2012, 2:25 AM UTC

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