Googles cache is still out of date

Why doesnt google fix its problems?

[stinkfoot]

Well after about a year or so of selling its name to the world, one has got to ask, are they actually interested in getting the search engine back into working order?

The most recent cached copy they have of a page that has been updated on a weekly basis is

as retrieved on 26 Jul 2005 10:11:45 GMT

What kind of a joke is this?

[Asia_Expat]

Not only in this forum but other websmaster forums... and furthermore, amatuer webmasters etc etc are beginning to notice that there's a serious problem. Google can't keep quiet about this forever.

This is just clear evidence that Google type monopolies are bad for everyone. They can ruin websites/businesses at the tip of an algo, whereas a healthy search engine playing field with several successful engines would mean referrals wouldn't be too badly affected.

IMO, Google are playing havoc with the net.

[stinkfoot]

One wonders if the only realistic answer would be (I hope you are all sitting down) to nationalise the search engines like China has. Instead of having a money hungry animal at the end of your searches, just a piece of technology that actually works instead.

It is a very sickening matter for someone like myself. One I make a living out of referrals and two i do a lot of research. I used to be able to look for things like Whitby Abbey on google and it would come up with some nice results. Now all I get is one page doorways and repeated information.

There is one thing in business that google doesn't really seem to have got to grips with. It is very hard to get a good reputation in business and even harder to keep one, but it is really easy to get a bad rep.

[Asia_Expat]

You've reminded me... I seem to remember hearing that European governments were getting together to create a state run non-profit search engine, so dismayed are they by U.S. and Google dominance of the search market... I guess in a way for the same reasons the Europeans are launching their own (and superior, I might add) version of the Global Positioning Satellite System.

Re: Your comments about poor search results... As I said elsewhere, my main competitor has 8 out of the 10 positions of the first page for some keywords, all with the same content or doorway pages.... they are Adwords big spenders and so they get away with it.

[tedster]

I seem to remember hearing that European governments were getting together to create a state run non-profit search engine

You're probably thinking of Quaero, being funded with French and German government dollars. We've got a thread here:
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