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This is really worrying. For the vast majority of the population, these are just going to look like regular Google search results. My parents won't think "the
by slimsag 8y ago
This is really worrying.
For the vast majority of the population, these are just going to look like regular Google search results.
My parents won't think "these are posts by someone managing this", they're just going to think "Google says this is the best information about my search".
So you're a politician, what are you going to do? Of course you're going to make yourself look like a saint with these posts.
You're a game company.. of course you're going to post "reviews" that are totally unbiased here.
This is dangerous.
- izacus 8y agoI'm not sure I follow - how is that different than having every polititian/company ability to just create a website with a review and enter search results in that way?
- fenk85 8y agoTheir website might not appear in search results, you can bet on other hand google will prfioritize these
- hrktb 8y agoFrom the screenshots it looks guaranteed to be the first result.
- kumarvvr 8y agoThose results are governed by page rank. Google is essentially allowing people and orgs to bypass the ranking algorithm.
- jonnyscholes 8y agoNot really - these posts are part of the knowledge graph box (which can already be controlled by a company if it's a company result). They aren't mixed in with the actual search results (although on mobile the knowledge graph box can appear above a search results depending on the search/context).
- kumarvvr 8y agoAs per my understanding, the knowledge graph box is something output from an AI sort of system. A company can correct some results if they are factually wrong, I guess. What Google is proposing now is for individuals and organizations to directly supply content for it to be shown on top of search results. Now who will check the information provided to Google? What is to stop a government from spreading false news on Google?