moonlander - 5:25 am on Mar 15, 2011 (gmt 0)

NY Times has exposed a widespread issue

Getting to the top of google, even if your a newcomer domain-wise, is as easy as overwhelming google with your backlinks, they don't have to be even remotely relevant.

You can be selling nuclear rods and get backlinks from a cooking website!

and for the google maps? well, just make up addresses all over town and you'll be ok.

If you tell me google will catch up with you....well i know of sites, such as my competitors, getting away with this for over a year now