Google Staff will start picking search results?

Google this week admitted that its staff will pick and choose what appears in its search results. It's a historic statement - and nobody has yet grasped its significance. Not so very long ago, Google disclaimed responsibility for its search results by explaining that these were chosen by a computer algorithm.

link: (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/12/go...)
submitted by: penny Dec 13, 2008
category: News keywords: google, results, search, web, human


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Wow, thats surprising. If it ain't broke, why fix it!

They are number one for a reason. I guess no company is number one forever.

posted by: BizFish Dec 13, 2008

Yea, I'm sure no one will be biased with their friends web sites or their own personal sites.

posted by: MrArthur Dec 13, 2008

Errr, where's the source of this source?

posted by: Kludge Dec 13, 2008

They are talking about how humans will remove search results if they are ranked low by the users.

posted by: noticed Dec 14, 2008

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