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My issue with it is this: Had Google not created a better algorithm would those users be clicking on those links? If Google shut down today would Microsoft be a
by chawco 16y ago
My issue with it is this: Had Google not created a better algorithm would those users be clicking on those links? If Google shut down today would Microsoft be able to associate those sites with the search terms?
I should think the answer to the above is 'no' in both cases, which is why this is cheating. It's probably not illegal, but I find the practice to be unethical.
Ask yourself this: If Google shut down today, would Microsoft be providing more relevant, equally relevant or less relevant results for those searches? If the answer is less relevant, then I think it's clear there's been a lapse of ethics.
- Splines 16y agoI don't think it's so clear. Is drafting unethical? In any case, for all you know, if everyone started using the Bing Toolbar, it may provide better clickstream data, causing more relevant Bing results.
- jshen 16y agoAsk yourself this: If Stackoverflow shut down today, would Google be providing more relevant, equally relevant or less relevant results for programming related searches? If the answer is less relevant, then I think it's clear there's been a lapse of ethics.