[Web4lib] "Will Google search favor Google content?"

[B.G. Sloan]

Arnoldy, Ben. Will Google search favor Google content? The search giant’s new online encyclopedia raises concerns about conflict of interest. Christian Science Monitor, August 6, 2008.
http://tinyurl.com/5sm4qh

An excerpt:

"'This is a step too far,' says Danny Sullivan, editor in chief of Search Engine Land. 'Google’s job started out being a service that points people to other information, and that remains their primary job – not to be providing the information themselves.'...'They really didn’t need to do Knol,' says Sullivan. 'What you really want sometimes is for Google to say no to itself.'"

Bernie Sloan
Sora Associates
Bloomington, IN