Forum Moderators: Robert Charlton & goodroi
Just read this news article
[asiamedia.ucla.edu...]
I think the person who wrote this as got it wrong or is it me?
FROM them:
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This is how it works: Depending on how many times a link is clicked in Google, its page rank goes up, and when the same words are searched, the search engine automatically generates on top of the list the page that was visited most often.
Taking advantage of this function, "Google Bombers" purposely click away on the same negative articles on candidates their choice is competing against, so that when voters log on to find out more information on candidates, they are met with unpleasant stories.
One famous example is on the U.S. President George W. Bush. You type in "miserable failure" and you are directed to many results linking you to the president.
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This is not how Google Bombs work, right?
You are correct -- as with much of "jourmalism" online, this "reporter" got it very wrong. To start with, Google Bombs are driven by links, not clicks.
I do think that Google counts clicks, but not like this.
just google "Google bomb" for explanation...
