Comments on: When Google Disappoints http://www.bostonmediadomain.com/google-disappoints/ Search, Social and Online Media for Domains Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:06:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: AlanBleiweiss http://www.bostonmediadomain.com/google-disappoints/#comment-114 AlanBleiweiss Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:09:12 +0000 http://bostonmediadomain.com/?p=1585#comment-114 I'd like to present an alternative view.  Not against the holocaust, mind you.  But against the notion that what you found is necessarily something to be overly concerned with.  This is NOT to devalue or de-emphasize the epic tragedy that was the holocaust.  Here's the reality.  The holocaust is taught as a factual part of history in schools.  Intelligent, rational humans know it happened.  So from this perspective, it makes sense that the vast majority of searches using that specific combination of words, "holocaust is"  are going to be the psychotic fringe.  With all due respect, when typing in the word holocaust, the suggestions that I get all paint a different picture than you paint.  It's only when you add "is".  Why would you think that most people would add the word "is" into such a search?  When typing "the holocaust", 8 of the ten suggestions are not that fringe either, though two are.  This, I believe shows that while there are always sick, twisted or otherwise deranged people, the vast majority of humanity is better than that.And it's not up to Google to get into the "fair and balanced" of search results.  They already go way too far in making decisions for us.  Let's not encourage them to get into moral and ethical decisions at this level on this topic.    Instead, how about adding more content in new ways about what really happened?  In that content, focus on the wack-job keywords and offering the truth to that content.  So the next time some twisted individual searches for such crap, they're more likely to get the real story.Just a suggestion. I’d like to present an alternative view.  Not against the holocaust, mind you.  But against the notion that what you found is necessarily something to be overly concerned with.  This is NOT to devalue or de-emphasize the epic tragedy that was the holocaust.  Here’s the reality.  The holocaust is taught as a factual part of history in schools.  Intelligent, rational humans know it happened.  So from this perspective, it makes sense that the vast majority of searches using that specific combination of words, “holocaust is”  are going to be the psychotic fringe.  With all due respect, when typing in the word holocaust, the suggestions that I get all paint a different picture than you paint.  It’s only when you add “is”.  Why would you think that most people would add the word “is” into such a search?  When typing “the holocaust”, 8 of the ten suggestions are not that fringe either, though two are.  This, I believe shows that while there are always sick, twisted or otherwise deranged people, the vast majority of humanity is better than that.And it’s not up to Google to get into the “fair and balanced” of search results.  They already go way too far in making decisions for us.  Let’s not encourage them to get into moral and ethical decisions at this level on this topic.    Instead, how about adding more content in new ways about what really happened?  In that content, focus on the wack-job keywords and offering the truth to that content.  So the next time some twisted individual searches for such crap, they’re more likely to get the real story.Just a suggestion.

]]> By: Tweets that mention When Google Dissapoints | Boston Media Domain -- Topsy.com http://www.bostonmediadomain.com/google-disappoints/#comment-113 Tweets that mention When Google Dissapoints | Boston Media Domain -- Topsy.com Sat, 16 Jan 2010 05:35:10 +0000 http://bostonmediadomain.com/?p=1585#comment-113 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Rachel Levy, Jeff Selig and Jeff Selig, Nadav Doron. Nadav Doron said: RT @bostonmarketer: Commented (about Google and Holocaust) RT @bostonmarketer @schoolmarketer you should read this post http://j.mp/7UAIfg [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Rachel Levy, Jeff Selig and Jeff Selig, Nadav Doron. Nadav Doron said: RT @bostonmarketer: Commented (about Google and Holocaust) RT @bostonmarketer @schoolmarketer you should read this post http://j.mp/7UAIfg [...]

]]> By: Sue Densmore http://www.bostonmediadomain.com/google-disappoints/#comment-112 Sue Densmore Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:22:46 +0000 http://bostonmediadomain.com/?p=1585#comment-112 I always thought Google suggest was created from previous searches. So I would have assumed, before reasing this post, that more people searched for these suggested terms than the real story. I am sad about these suggestions either way. And, you're right, it is inconsistent with the stand they're taking with China. I always thought Google suggest was created from previous searches. So I would have assumed, before reasing this post, that more people searched for these suggested terms than the real story.

I am sad about these suggestions either way. And, you’re right, it is inconsistent with the stand they’re taking with China.

]]> By: Rachel Levy http://www.bostonmediadomain.com/google-disappoints/#comment-111 Rachel Levy Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:04:08 +0000 http://bostonmediadomain.com/?p=1585#comment-111 Wow, that IS a shame.  But, as you know very well, it's because the denier sites are getting more traffic than the ones that are factual.  That's the real shame... the dissenters have more power with Google. Wow, that IS a shame.  But, as you know very well, it’s because the denier sites are getting more traffic than the ones that are factual.  That’s the real shame… the dissenters have more power with Google.

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