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Problem in Google News

Company replaced news headline with their name?

         

Shane

8:11 pm on Jul 9, 2003 (gmt 0)

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I haven't seen this before but I went to Google news, then to a sub-section and scanned the headlines. The fifth or sixth one down was: Buy and sell tickets to premium and sold out events

I have been checking out ticket sites as I have been buying and selling tickets over the last couple of months (Anyone want two clubs seats to Manchester United in Seattle?).

So I click on the link and it takes me to the news article!?!?

Has anyone else seen this? I would have thought that if it was done intentionally the link would have redirected me to a ticket site.

GoogleGuy, have you seen or heard of this before?

I still have the page up if anyone suggests and action to take to try and determine the cause.

Chow,
Shane

WebGuerrilla

9:20 pm on Jul 9, 2003 (gmt 0)

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Very interesting. There is another page on that site that contains that exact title in a graphic. However, it is not included in the html title.

It looks very much like an XML feed gone bad.

ulounge

9:23 pm on Jul 9, 2003 (gmt 0)

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I clicked on another article and got forwarded out to a netster links page.

Shane

9:56 pm on Jul 9, 2003 (gmt 0)

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ulounge,

Which link?

Thanks,
Shane

skipfactor

10:30 pm on Jul 9, 2003 (gmt 0)

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I noticed that on two different days but didn't click-thru. I've also noticed mismatched thumbnails/stories recently. Still in BETA. :)