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Old 02-07-2006, 06:26 AM
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Default BMW given Google 'death penalty'
Search giant Google has "blacklisted" German car manufacturer BMW for breaching its guidelines.
Investigations by Google found that BMW's German website influenced search results to ensure top ranking when users searched for "used car".

Google has now reduced BMW's page rank to zero, ensuring the company no longer appears at the top.

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Old 03-07-2006, 04:51 PM
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Serves them right!
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Old 08-07-2006, 05:39 AM
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Surprised they actually knocked off such a big name company. Nice to see an even hand.
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I agree nerz. No website, no matter how big or small, should employ such tactics and I am glad that BMW are being made an example of in this case.
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Shows up as a page rank 7 now, number 2 for bmw behind bmwusa
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