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oh that Google...

Started by Crispy Dec 21, 2004 at 6:52 PM 16 replies 2.3k views

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Dec 21, 2004 at 6:52 PM

I think, for most people, the two first links are (old) reposts, but the third one really freaked me out today. This thread doesn't qualify for an intelligent discussion, so let's make it a civil one. Just post more "scripted", "tweaked" or otherwise "somewhat unlikely" Google searches if you know any. Here's a few to get this party started: 1) type "french military victories" in Google and click I'm Feeling Lucky 2) miserable failure (you might try the I'm Feeling Lucky version, which is much more fun) 3) is art beneficial (do not open if you think you're too suburban - anyway, just-in -case I suggest you NOT try the I'm Feeling Lucky version) Yeah - the last one freaked me out pretty thoroughly. I didn't open the link because I have certain phobias so I don't know if this has been scripted or it's just a "lucky coincidence". Ugh. Now post more Google links if you know them.

kSquared

Dec 21, 2004 at 7:06 PM

Wowza.. I'm definitely glad I didn't click "I'm Feeling Lucky" (though I've never used that button in the first place, really) on the third one, heh.

flukus

Dec 21, 2004 at 7:14 PM

LMAO!!! I don't get the third one though, whats so funny about a screen printing website?

Matei

Dec 21, 2004 at 7:19 PM

Just FYI, it's not Google that sets up these, it's people that post a lot of links to them in blogs and manage to confuse Google's spider.

TravelingCoder

Dec 21, 2004 at 7:23 PM

Try here. It was basically a thread where we all posted "GoogleWhacks", searches that yield only one result. But, partially due to that thread and a website of mine, none of them are GoogleWhacks anymore!

DigitalChaos

Dec 21, 2004 at 7:26 PM

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Original post by flukus
LMAO!!! I don't get the third one though, whats so funny about a screen printing website?

no, you have to put "is art beautiful" and not is art beautiful. you need to use the quotes. and it just takes you to some stupid porn site with no pictures, so whatever.

MonkeyInBlack

Dec 21, 2004 at 7:36 PM

the french military victorie one is hilarious [grin]

flukus

Dec 21, 2004 at 7:44 PM

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Original post by DigitalChaos
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Original post by flukus
LMAO!!! I don't get the third one though, whats so funny about a screen printing website?

no, you have to put "is art beautiful" and not is art beautiful. you need to use the quotes. and it just takes you to some stupid porn site with no pictures, so whatever.

I... see.....

Moe

Dec 22, 2004 at 12:23 AM

Does anyone here know how to make a website (such as one on geocities - hosted for free) visible to one of google's spiders?

Salsa

Dec 22, 2004 at 12:29 AM

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Original post by Moe
Does anyone here know how to make a website (such as one on geocities - hosted for free) visible to one of google's spiders?

You can submit your website to Google if their spiders don't pick it up. Ironically, you could have found the link to this resource by Googling for it..

http://google.com/addurl.html.

Moe

Dec 22, 2004 at 12:40 PM

Heh, thanks for the link!

Toxic Hippo

Dec 22, 2004 at 12:43 PM

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Heh, thanks for the link!

Additionally, posting a link to it on GDNet will probably get it added faster...

Ravuya

Dec 22, 2004 at 12:55 PM

Good ol' Google bombing.

Pouya

Dec 22, 2004 at 1:03 PM

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Original post by Crispy
1) type "french military victories" in Google and click I'm Feeling Lucky

That page has nothing to do with google. It's hosted on another domain and they're faking a google-like interface on it.

owl

Dec 22, 2004 at 1:04 PM

I found some... (I don't like them that much :))

unfair war

stupid war

and of course hypocrite war

CGameProgrammer

Dec 22, 2004 at 2:52 PM

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Original post by Matei
Just FYI, it's not Google that sets up these, it's people that post a lot of links to them in blogs and manage to confuse Google's spider.

That's right. So searching for "miserable failure" comes up with Bush's biography, but the 2nd result is Jimmy Carter's bio and the third result in Michael Moore's website. All of these were the results of Google bombs; Google had nothing to do with it.

frostburn

Dec 22, 2004 at 4:13 PM

There was another great one, but it no longer works.. Too many real pages: "Weapons of mass destruction" (+ I'm feeling lucky) used to pop up this page. More people needs to link to it appearantly..

happybara

Dec 22, 2004 at 4:49 PM

someone does not like blur clicky

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