Be careful with Google conspiracy accusations; Matt Cutts might make an example of you. After being accused of blocking anti-Net Neutrality pages on the Progress and Freedom Foundation site, Cutts gloats over data to the contrary on his blog. Brett Glass, via Dan Farber’s Interesting People mailing list, discovered only pages on PFF.org’s website pertaining to Network Neutrality were flagged by Google as hosting malware. Once flagged, Google gandalfs the old "you shall not pass" command, barring searchers from accessing the infected page via search results.
A Hole In The CNN/YouTube Debate Theory?
Lack of control has been the prime argument against and for incorporating user-generated content into mainstream media and politics. One thing’s for certain: there are a-holes on all sides. But this might be taking that a bit literally.
Vista Lineup Chaos Theory
Despite the presence of numerous versions of Microsoft’s next operating system, on taps for late 2006, it is easy to narrow them down to a handful of choices.
Unified Theory of Google
If someone were to ask you to name the core business of General Motors, chances are you would naturally respond, “automobile manufacturing”.
A Google Calendar Theory
A second-level domain redirects to Google.com instead of returning a 404, and everyone goes mad; yup, it’s Friday alright.
The Google Tab Theory
Danny Sullivan discussed his “Invisible Tabs” theory during his keynote speech at the Search Engine Strategies conference. Google’s recent release of their book search lends credibility to this theory, and points in the direction Google’s heading.