[KLUG Members] SC0 and Laugh

[Rich Clark]

On Sun, 22 Aug 2004, Mark wrote:

> Because Google searches it's own proprietary index, it has been known to hand
> modify that index...
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>> Komal wrote:
>> Apologies if you've seen this one before, but...
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>> bring up Google's search page, type 'bastards' and click on I'm
>> Feeling Lucky...

Not even.  There's been a very well-organized and concerted effort to 
"Google-bomb" SCO in order to associate hits on the search terms 
"litigious bastards".  This has been a grass-roots campaign and Google has 
had nothing actual to do with it other than simply listing the highest 
hits.  People use the metatags on their webpages to include "litigious 
bastards", "SCO", "Santa Cruz Operation", and "The SCO Group."  Get enough 
of them, and soon, lookup "litigious bastards," and there you are.

Rich
-- 
"[SCO's] FUD campaign was not taken at face value because their legal 
claim was bankrupt. They did not count on the world power of the web 
being harnessed by a hi-tech, hi-energy, paralegal. She would not let 
the FUD fly. The FUD campaign could have eaten up the Nazgul who act 
like a pasture bound oxen who only speak and fart on paper and in court."
  - webster on http://www.groklaw.net re: SCO & PJ & IBM on 8/11/04