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Looks promising, but I'm unsure about the security angle. Google has just added a way for anyone to "DDos" competing websites into oblivion. I hope there are me
by algorias 16y ago
Looks promising, but I'm unsure about the security angle. Google has just added a way for anyone to "DDos" competing websites into oblivion. I hope there are measures in place to prevent that.
- stanleydrew 16y agoThey aren't yet using the data for ranking.
- paraschopra 16y agoThey are or probably would be doing that. See this comment by Matt Cutts: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2218531 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2218531
- nolok 16y agoAnd you really think no one in the google search team has thought of how it could be abused ? Come on let's be serious here, they are not going to use these results verbatim or even block websites for everyone just because some users wanted to.
- AlexBerger 16y agoEven at that, just look at all the problems Reddit etc. have had with bury brigades working to game the system. I imagine with the reputation defender styled companies out there right now, this would be a natural service.