Google Sued over Ranking

RED HERRING | Google Sued over Ranking

KinderStart.com has sued Google, accusing the search giant of unfair trade practices and a lack of objectivity in search results after the information portal for parents said its site stopped being listed in the results as prominently as it had been in the past.In its filing in U.S. District Court in San Jose, California on Friday, the company said the search engine had blocked its site, contributing to a sudden decline in page views, and in turn, revenue. The company alleges that Google violated the “free flow of speech, traffic, and commerce” to the site.

Very interesting. This is not the first time Google has been accused of this practice. But we all need to realize, Google knows the right thing to do and they always do the right things Seriously, I had a similar thing happen to me. I started a site called Success in Balance in hopes of creating a community where people could gather and talk about how they could be successful and still keep their priorties in line. I started off great and listed it with Google. Typing in the works “Success in Balance” always yielded results where the site was in the top 5. But then I posted something negative, but 100% accurate about one of their adsense adverstisers. Next thing I know it I can type in successinbalance.com and still could not find the site! The only way to find the site was to follow listings from other sites. Was this a coincidence? Who knows. Google reveals nothing as everything is a “trade secret.” The bottom line is Google has Microsoft syndrome. They can do no wrong and they think they know what’s best. This should be a fun one to follow.

22 March, 2006 |

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