Comments on: The World According to Cutts http://joeduck.com/2007/07/03/the-world-according-to-cutts/ Have Blog. Will Travel. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:54:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Thomas http://joeduck.com/2007/07/03/the-world-according-to-cutts/#comment-41802 Fri, 06 Jul 2007 19:52:55 +0000 http://joeduck.wordpress.com/2007/07/03/the-world-according-to-cutts/#comment-41802 I think another piece of the puzzle that lead to the fallout is that the Lauren used her negative post of the movie Sicko to promote a product by her company.
From story on Google in SFGate.

Health care companies, she suggested, should buy Google ads to counter the unfair attacks.

Reaction to her comments lit up the blogosphere with outrage at Google for taking sides and for failing to acknowledge problems with the nation’s health care system. More than a few bloggers accused Google of violating its “Don’t be evil” motto by staking a position that they disagreed with.

I think using the negative comments to promote a Google ads, helped create the problem. This is a perfect example how it can really backfire to speak / post negatively about another product or company to promote your own.

]]> By: JoeDuck http://joeduck.com/2007/07/03/the-world-according-to-cutts/#comment-41424 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 07:24:16 +0000 http://joeduck.wordpress.com/2007/07/03/the-world-according-to-cutts/#comment-41424 Well, some people might want to buy viagra [HEY, NOT ME!] so they should have some results though I’d agree they have many spammy ads in most sectors. I’m most frustrated by the generic ads from big players that don’t match to real content at the other end. This is a clear violation of Google’s stated ad policies but is overlooked by Google for many queries, presumably because it helps the bottom line.

]]> By: hdtvs http://joeduck.com/2007/07/03/the-world-according-to-cutts/#comment-41354 Wed, 04 Jul 2007 23:36:05 +0000 http://joeduck.wordpress.com/2007/07/03/the-world-according-to-cutts/#comment-41354 Why doesn’t Google stop displaying any results for spam flypaper terms like “buy viagra”?

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