tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post114488656302199401..comments2008-10-13T05:16:58.032-07:00Comments on VICTORIA TAFT: Why You Shouldn't Be So GaGa Over GoogleVictoria Taft, 5pm-8pm KPAM 860noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1145152996195282842006-04-15T19:03:00.000-07:002006-04-15T19:03:00.000-07:002006-04-15T19:03:00.000-07:00fizzi, if there were more links from websites usin...fizzi, if there were more links from websites using the term "miserable failure" to a different site than there are currently to Bush's bio - then that page would indeed trump the current result.I challenge Victoria to start a campaign to change said results - while she continues to both boycott and blog with Google...Khaldunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05630208709233788206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1145138579113495582006-04-15T15:02:00.000-07:002006-04-15T15:02:00.000-07:002006-04-15T15:02:00.000-07:00I'm sorry suomynona, "miserable failure" would sti...I'm sorry suomynona, "miserable failure" would still come up Bush every time. In their hearts conservative Christians know that.Fizziwigghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02533869888753128244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1145121089307043712006-04-15T10:11:00.000-07:002006-04-15T10:11:00.000-07:002006-04-15T10:11:00.000-07:00I am a coservative Christian and would love to see...I am a coservative Christian and would love to see a more balanced search engine..Perhaps Google China will fit your desires for "balance."The concept seems to fail all of you that if you could round up enough support from other bloggers to change the popularity of what web page "miserable failure" links to, your issue with Google would be over.Why don't you give it a try? Seriously.And Victoria,Khaldunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05630208709233788206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1145090378299812312006-04-15T01:39:00.000-07:002006-04-15T01:39:00.000-07:002006-04-15T01:39:00.000-07:00I am a coservative Christian and would love to see...I am a coservative Christian and would love to see a more balanced search engine but search engines go by the popularity of a subject within its environment in other words it can be tampered with...and I believe that is what happens to alot of information these days!BuddyOmackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03288150997754015475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1145045594206994672006-04-14T13:13:00.000-07:002006-04-14T13:13:00.000-07:002006-04-14T13:13:00.000-07:00Type in "idiot" or "incompetent". Bush also comes ...Type in "idiot" or "incompetent". Bush also comes up. Wow, this is a surprise. Although, Nixon was a liar, I never considered him to be an idiot or incompetent. He is looking better every dayFizziwigghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02533869888753128244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1145040760512104572006-04-14T11:52:00.000-07:002006-04-14T11:52:00.000-07:002006-04-14T11:52:00.000-07:00"Google hosts 'boy-love' site. Read the story her..."Google hosts 'boy-love' site. Read the story here: http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=49680Stealth Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118433419509625355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1145034639732186792006-04-14T10:10:00.000-07:002006-04-14T10:10:00.000-07:002006-04-14T10:10:00.000-07:00From the article I linked to (to answer your "some...From the article I linked to (to answer your "somehow"):"How did this come about, especially since the phrase "miserable failure" appears nowhere in the President's biography? It was the result of a "Google bombing" project organized by George Johnston back at the end of October 2003, in which he used his blog to urge others to include links connecting the phrase "miserable failure" (a term used Khaldunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05630208709233788206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1145031954161632152006-04-14T09:25:00.000-07:002006-04-14T09:25:00.000-07:002006-04-14T09:25:00.000-07:00Really try typing failure into lycos or ask.Someho...Really try typing failure into lycos or ask.Somehow in google an association was set up between failure and the President's BIO particularly when you select 'i feel lucky'Kodiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17176489183754026207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1145030234907250812006-04-14T08:57:00.000-07:002006-04-14T08:57:00.000-07:002006-04-14T08:57:00.000-07:00But you (and Victoria) are incorrectly representin...But you (and Victoria) are incorrectly representing this AS Google's opinion - which it is not.Khaldunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05630208709233788206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1145029913786833712006-04-14T08:51:00.000-07:002006-04-14T08:51:00.000-07:002006-04-14T08:51:00.000-07:00No one is talking censorship. Freedom is a double...No one is talking censorship. Freedom is a double edge sword it cuts both ways. Google is free to state any opinion ot wishes to. I am free not to use it if I disagree with that speech.Kodiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17176489183754026207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1145029564627408412006-04-14T08:46:00.000-07:002006-04-14T08:46:00.000-07:002006-04-14T08:46:00.000-07:00Financial.The only real way of hurting a business ...Financial.The only real way of hurting a business is in the wallet.Kodiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17176489183754026207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1145029529670164522006-04-14T08:45:00.000-07:002006-04-14T08:45:00.000-07:002006-04-14T08:45:00.000-07:00And just why are you trying to hurt Google again?I...And just why are you trying to hurt Google again?It appears you are advocating Google to censor itself, without actually saying it...Khaldunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05630208709233788206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1145027772900862282006-04-14T08:16:00.000-07:002006-04-14T08:16:00.000-07:002006-04-14T08:16:00.000-07:00So what were you thinking of?So what were you thinking of?Khaldunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05630208709233788206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1145027060032283052006-04-14T08:04:00.000-07:002006-04-14T08:04:00.000-07:002006-04-14T08:04:00.000-07:00Actually I wasn't thinking of how the search engin...Actually I wasn't thinking of how the search engine works or how to perform searches. Nice try anyway.Kodiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17176489183754026207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1144973655424099822006-04-13T17:14:00.000-07:002006-04-13T17:14:00.000-07:002006-04-13T17:14:00.000-07:00You and I do not have enough power to effect googl...You and I do not have enough power to effect google anyway.You, along with Victoria, have a fundamental misunderstanding of how Google (or any search engine) works.There could be no better example of how you or I can affect Google's results than the "miserable failure" link campaign.Khaldunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05630208709233788206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1144973132778296352006-04-13T17:05:00.000-07:002006-04-13T17:05:00.000-07:002006-04-13T17:05:00.000-07:00suomynona,No. But one would be wise to know what y...suomynona,No. But one would be wise to know what you are supporting by use and the indirect message that it sends.You and I do not have enough power to effect google anyway.Kodiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17176489183754026207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1144971251199031982006-04-13T16:34:00.000-07:002006-04-13T16:34:00.000-07:002006-04-13T16:34:00.000-07:00eh? I'm not the one trying to implicate Google.I ...eh? I'm not the one trying to implicate Google.I just assumed Victoria would want to go after who's actually responsible...or would she rather have an American version of Google China?Khaldunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05630208709233788206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1144968480408528952006-04-13T15:48:00.000-07:002006-04-13T15:48:00.000-07:002006-04-13T15:48:00.000-07:00suomynona,What are you now the search engine cop?L...suomynona,What are you now the search engine cop?Leave Google alone, get real. you don't think the bloggers here can really hurt Google do ya?That really would be impressive if we can pull it off. Google today tomorrow the world. Opps sorry I kinda got carried away there.Kodiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17176489183754026207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1144965083277587722006-04-13T14:51:00.000-07:002006-04-13T14:51:00.000-07:002006-04-13T14:51:00.000-07:00Here ya go Victoria, go after all 3,820 websites l...Here ya go Victoria, go after all 3,820 websites linking to the Bush bio page from their pages using the term(s) "miserable failure."Leave Google alone.The reason for your Google resultKhaldunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05630208709233788206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1144960319035032582006-04-13T13:31:00.000-07:002006-04-13T13:31:00.000-07:002006-04-13T13:31:00.000-07:00Victoria,Sub ask for alta vistaVictoria,Sub ask for alta vistaKodiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17176489183754026207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1144960180416253542006-04-13T13:29:00.000-07:002006-04-13T13:29:00.000-07:002006-04-13T13:29:00.000-07:00Victoria,Google is not the only search emgine to i...Victoria,Google is not the only search emgine to include President Bush's Bio as one of the choices.Yahoo, Alta VistaI would consider the source in this case especially if all return the same selection.Kodiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17176489183754026207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1144959387824968432006-04-13T13:16:00.000-07:002006-04-13T13:16:00.000-07:002006-04-13T13:16:00.000-07:00Also, will you continue to blog with Google?Ok, so...Also, will you continue to blog with Google?Ok, so in case you don't know, like some people(?), Blogger is a part of Google....So, are you calling to boycott only "Google Search," not Google itself?Khaldunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05630208709233788206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1144958733844139282006-04-13T13:05:00.000-07:002006-04-13T13:05:00.000-07:002006-04-13T13:05:00.000-07:00oh kids, we know you're all so smart but some folk...oh kids, we know you're all so smart but some folks actually don't know about this with Google.Victoria Tafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15566635810544426855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1144952474939990162006-04-13T11:21:00.000-07:002006-04-13T11:21:00.000-07:002006-04-13T11:21:00.000-07:00westsidedavid,That is a lot of blame to place on o...westsidedavid,That is a lot of blame to place on one person. I am at least as old as you and have seen much the same landscape. I disagree with your opinion that Bush is a failure. Given the events that have occurred during his term in office he would have to done nothing at all in response to 9/11 to be considered a failure.As for polarization on Sept 11, 2001 the world has changed, but some Kodiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17176489183754026207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1144949581705747552006-04-13T10:33:00.000-07:002006-04-13T10:33:00.000-07:002006-04-13T10:33:00.000-07:00As someone who was around during the struggles tha...As someone who was around during the struggles that the country endured under President Johnson and who followed very closely the struggles that we went through with President Nixon, who was eventually forced to resign in the face of a serious threat of impeachment for sereious crimes in office, I believe that we have never had a President who some completely polarized the American people as westsidedavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11799712270908208452noreply@blogger.com