Type in "waf*fles" (without the *) in Google and see what you get.
Apparantly, there was a recent push that got Bush's site up to number 9, but he seems to have fallen off the first two pages.
Although I find this particular one amusing, this one does give me a credible platform to say that I find Google-bombing to be very immature. I even modified the link word so I wouldn't contribute to this one. Because of the way bloggers are cross-linked and posted, a relatively few people can totally screw with a search engine.
The problem is, once Google-bombing starts, the only response is more Google-bombing (see the bombing recently done to sink a hate group who had taken over the word "Jew"). A system that can be gamed so easily is rapidly going to become unreliable.
Dagonee
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
I think you are totally right about this, Dag. The bloggers are "killing the golden goose" by google-bombing. Of course, commercial interests do it as well. Try to find a soy milk recipe using google. It's just somewhat expected of commercial websites. I'm not sure whether bloggers really want to destroy google's credibility or not. I imagine many of them are aligned with the Civil Society Institute.
Posted by Lupus (Member # 6516) on :
google bombs can be amusing, I find "french military victories" to be funny.
"miserable failure" has Bush and Carter at the top, Michael Moore is right under them (he used to be at # 1).
Google should tweak things so it takes a larger number of people to mess with things. It doesn't bother me as much when people do it as jokes, but if companies started using a small number of bloggers to bump their product up with certain search terms, it could be problematic (or mess with the results of their competitors).
Posted by Rappin' Ronnie Reagan (Member # 5626) on :
Pooka:
Second result when searching for "soy milk recipe".
Posted by karen.elizabeth (Member # 6345) on :
I'm pretty (not terribly) sure that Luna (sparkgirls.com) started that to be snarky about Jew, when it was a big thing a while ago. Jew was all over LJ, and she said, "Well, waffle."
She could have, of course, gotten it from a source that I'm unaware of. I didn't ask.
(eta: I meant google bombing it. I have no idea why waffles is sucha huge poli term.)
[ May 06, 2004, 07:33 PM: Message edited by: karen.elizabeth ]
Posted by Rappin' Ronnie Reagan (Member # 5626) on :
George W. Bush is #9 for "waffle".
John Kerry is #1 for "waffles".
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Not as of right now:
quote::: John Kerry for President - Welcome to JohnKerry.com! ::GET KERRY EMAIL. ... www.johnkerry.com/ - 49k - May 4, 2004 - Cached - Similar pages
Recipes, Waffles - Bed & Breakfast Inns ONLINEBed & Breakfast Inns ONLINE, Waffles Recipes We've got Waffles! ... Delicious? Yes: every one is innkeeper tested, and guest approved! Waffles Recipes. ... www.bbonline.com/recipe/waffles.html - 10k - May 4, 2004 - Cached - Similar pages
John Kerry's Waffles - If you don't like the Democratic nominee's ...politics, Who's winning, who's losing, and why. John Kerry's Waffles If you don't like the Democratic nominee's views, just wait a week. ... slate.msn.com/id/2096540/ - 39k - Cached - Similar pages
hotwaffles.comhotwaffles.com;http://s93361401.onlinehome.us;. www.hotwaffles.com/ - 1k - Cached - Similar pages
BABELBelgian Waffles In a way, you could say that there are no "Belgian" waffles, but there is rather a whole bunch of varieties. ... Flemish Waffles. ... www.geocities.com/SoHo/2830/bbwaff.html - 10k - Cached - Similar pages
waffles on webwaffles on web. www.waffles.jp/ - 1k - May 4, 2004 - Cached - Similar pages
Lee Stranahan - Roscoe's Chicken 'n Waffles PageTHE BEST WAFFLES IN THE WORLD!!!! Okay, a lot of people find the ideas of Chicken and Waffles on the same plate odd. I used to find it odd, but I like odd. ... users.aol.com/stranahan/roscoes.htm - 7k - May 4, 2004 - Cached - Similar pages
Recipes Today: Cinnamon Pecan WafflesCinnamon Pecan Waffles. 1 ¾ cup ... brown. Repeat until all the batter and nuts are used. Serve the waffles with our homemade Apple Syrup. http ... recipestoday.com/recipes/main/cpwaffles.htm - 18k - Cached - Similar pages
USATODAY.com - Kerry gets served up with 'waffles'... t like the Democratic presidential candidate are trying to make his campaign Web site, johnkerry.com, the first answer to a search of the word waffles on Google ... www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/ president/2004-04-11-kerry-
Of course, moveon.org's ad to the right is interesting.
Posted by Rappin' Ronnie Reagan (Member # 5626) on :
quote: Not as of right now
What do you mean? John Kerry is the first result. I'm assuming that's the result for waffles, since that's exactly what I got.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
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