Yahoo beats Google in "Lazy Frogs" row

[dburdon]

The UK and the French have entered into another round of mutual baiting. This time over striking French workers and students holding up a flight. Philip Meeson, the boss of the affected UK airline, Jet2.com, has described the strikers as "Lazy Frogs" and has repeatedly stated they should get back to work. He has now put his remarks on the company website.

Meeson's approach has brought down the wrath of politically correct MEPs (Members of the European Parliament). However Meeson's stance has won much support from the British transport industry fed up with repeated French strikes and blockades.

What's most interesting from an SEO standpoint is that whilst a search for "Lazy Frogs" on the Yahoo search engine brings up lots of up to date news on the row see below, the same search on Google shows no reference to the row. Seems like Yahoo are quicker on the draw on this one.
uk.search.yahoo.com/search?fr=btfp-web&tab=&p=lazy+frogs&btn=Search
www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=lazy+frogs&btnG=Search&meta=

[JMac]

That's it, with results like that, I'll never go to Google first.

Well, okay, I'll go there first but it won't be my only stop. And it sure used to be! I've noticed that recently I find what I'm looking for sometimes using and alternate search engine.
And some of the marketing that works best (ROI) seems to be away from Google.

Interesting to see these results though! And odd that they haven't picked it up .... still.

JMac

[Irishjim]

They should have translated "lazy frogs" into French. The French really really hate it when anyone else uses their language.

[incrediblehelp]

I am seeing results in Google now from the news.bbc.co.uk and others.

Google may just a couple hours longer filtering process for news.

[DrTandem1]

French "worker?" What's that? All of you who like the Fench, raise a hand. Now, all of you who are French, raise both hands. tee-hee.

[dburdon]

Jmac,

the translation's in the heading.

I've got the original screenshots of both Yahoo and Google. On Yahoo 5 of the 10 first page results covered the story. On Google it was 0/10.

Now I always thought that Googlebot was more active than Yahoo's Slurp. So maybe Slurp is tuned into news better than Googlebot?

[krooga]

Originally Posted by DrTandem1

French "worker?" What's that? All of you who like the Fench, raise a hand. Now, all of you who are French, raise both hands. tee-hee.

Take it easy buddy...
I'm french and i'm working right now !! Ok fair enough i'm not, i'm surfing this forum but you get the point ;-)

Sam

[dburdon]

Krooga,

I did include mutual baiting in my opening paragraph. Seems only Bird Flu is keeping the Lazy Frogs story from reaching the top.

See article in today's Daily Telegraph commenting on the work ethic of the employees of Air France.
www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml;jsessionid=Q4D44PRDEAE3FQFIQMFSFGGAVCBQ 0IV0?xml=/opinion/2006/04/06/do0601.xml&sSheet=/portal/2006/04/06/ixportal.html

[kgun]

Originally Posted by dburdon

The UK and the French have entered into another round of mutual baiting. This time over striking French workers and students holding up a flight. Philip Meeson, the boss of the affected UK airline, Jet2.com, has described the strikers as "Lazy Frogs" and has repeatedly stated they should get back to work. He has now put his remarks on the company website.

David do you remeber the time before the iron lady Margaret Thatcher?

Then we used to say that Uk companies striked themself out of the market.

Then why not use the Norwegian meta SE Twingine?

Originally Posted by DrTandem1

French "worker?" What's that? All of you who like the Fench, raise a hand. Now, all of you who are French, raise both hands. tee-hee.

I have no general problem with people from geographical regions on the earth. I may have greater problems with people with prejudices.

Generalising is dangerous. Provence, heaven on earth?

[rjjj111]

Everyone needs a laugh now and then. thanks..... i will use that one on others......

[colr]

Agreed, generalization is dangerous and imature.

If we're going to be go down that path I'd just like to state that I don’t trust anyone with a moustache (I'm looking at you DrTandem1). There... how does that feel?

colr__

[dburdon]

This thread was meant to discuss the merits of Yahoo and Google in covering an unfolding news story.

No doubt the original comment was "tongue in cheek".