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Old 09-27-2006, 12:38 PM
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Default Bias is still bias

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Originally Posted by incrediblehelp
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Originally Posted by deepsand
Organic listings are not without bias.
Of course, someone has to create and control the algo, but that is done by the SE themselves not each of us by bidding higher.
How or why bias is introduced is irrelevant. Furthermore, it is unavoidable, given that there is no common goal among all searchers.

Google, for example, is biased in favor of those who seek information about a good or service, as opposed to those who seek a source of such good or service.
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