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It's funny that Google has a problem with Microsoft using their content (the search rankings), yet has no problem taking content from places TripAdvisor (http:/
by ecopoesis 16y ago
It's funny that Google has a problem with Microsoft using their content (the search rankings), yet has no problem taking content from places TripAdvisor (http://www.tnooz.com/2010/12/14/news/tripadvisor-shrugs-off-reports-google-blockade-still-in-place/ http://www.tnooz.com/2010/12/14/news/tripadvisor-shrugs-off-...) and newspapers (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=5&sqi=2&ved=0CDkQFjAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Farstechnica.com%2Fold%2Fcontent%2F2006%2F02%2F6095.ars&ei=jsRITYfAHoiq8Aag6NSsBg&usg=AFQjCNFtRwakdQRICDmGh4YSIRm5xXN1TA&sig2=DPLaZ5dASlNDaZKiEc4O5A http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=5&s...), even when those companies specifically ask Google to not.
Google should be more careful here: either it's OK to repurpose other site's content or it's not, and Google has built their entire business around repurposing content. They shouldn't be surprised when their competitors start doing the same.