[governance] Halal Search Engine

[Ian Peter]

( a couple of people disputed this)

The most obvious example is that on any common Google search the first few
results that come through may be sponsored links - identified as such if you
have good eyes and bother to look, but the first results nevertheless. You
can pay to be number one on a Google search results listing, that's the
bottom line.

Beyond that - because Google doesn't release its algorithms this is
unproven. But articles such as this http://www.seobook.com/google-branding
do tend to suggest new factors coming into results.







On 6/09/09 11:38 PM, "Avri Doria" <avri at psg.com> wrote:

> 
> On 6 Sep 2009, at 01:51, Ian Peter wrote:
> 
>> Doesn't sound much different to me to the Mammon search engine (aka
>> Google)
>> which includes in its search algorithms higher ratings for those who
>> pay for
>> certain types of advertising services though the same company.
> 
> 
> I am not disputing this, but am wondering how you know.  Has ths been
> documented and proven?  I may have missed it, but don't remember
> seeing it.
> 
> that is not to say I haven't heard the accusation before, I have just
> seen seen the evidence.
> 
> Also, calling Google - Mammon is derogatory and refers to evil and to
> false gods.  it is not the same as saying the secular profit making
> search engine.  i am not sure whether you meant evil when compared to
> the Halal search engine that refers to real gods while google refers
> to false gods. or just thought of it as a way to say secular.
> 
> (leaving aside the whole discussion of whether profit is theft and
> whether all theft is evil and where gods of good and evil exist
> etc ... - all wonderful topics in their opwn right)
> 
> thanks
> a.
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