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It's not as simple as that. Does Google show the most relevant information, or does it show a non-profit link that suppresses its competitors, and that it can s
by sparkzilla 11y ago
It's not as simple as that. Does Google show the most relevant information, or does it show a non-profit link that suppresses its competitors, and that it can scrape without any legal issues? Does it promote Wikipedia to give its search results authority, even when other sites may have better and more accurate information? I explore some of these issues here: http://newslines.org/blog/google-and-wikipedia-best-friends-forever/ http://newslines.org/blog/google-and-wikipedia-best-friends-...
- jordanthoms 11y agoI imagine their ranking metrics show that Wikipedia pages are very popular with their users, which is why they've steadily moved up in the rankings. It makes sense too - Wikipedia gives a general rundown of a topic in a standard format, so for a initial search to learn the basics of something it's a great destination. Can't see much of a conspiracy here.