On the one hand, that's true. This is sort of a reverse shakedown. Putting Google's reputation on the line to say that they are not a good source of organic search results and that you can't trust search results.
Yelp, on the other hand, truly is a shakedown. They tank real positive reviews if you're not paying them and distort reality based on who pays the most.
You keep using this word "shakedown" ... (Score:2, Flamebait)
/Oblg. You keep using that word -- "shakedown" -- I do not think it means what you think it means. /s
It's called cost of advertising, aka Pay-to-Promote. Just like in politics, outspending the other guy, has benefits.
File this under: No shit, Sherlock.
Re:You keep using this word "shakedown" ... (Score:5, Interesting)
On the one hand, that's true. This is sort of a reverse shakedown. Putting Google's reputation on the line to say that they are not a good source of organic search results and that you can't trust search results.
Yelp, on the other hand, truly is a shakedown. They tank real positive reviews if you're not paying them and distort reality based on who pays the most.
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Google is Altavista'ing themselves...
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Google is Altavista'ing themselves...
Google is beating themselves by offering dramatically better search results than themselves? How does that work?