[thechat] Google hit by link bombers

Hugh Blair hblair at hotfootmail.com
Wed Mar 13 08:41:00 CST 2002


"Popular search site Google is being exploited by some net users to
mount protests and play jokes on their friends.

"The users have found a way to "bomb" Google to improve the rankings
of particular webpages, and ensure a site is near the top of the
results for particular search phrases.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1868000/1868395.stm

-Hugh



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