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No. This games the system. I could make automtons in HTTPUnit to spawn a bunch of browser instances, perform a bunch of searches, and vote on a bunch of search
by Allocator2008 18y ago
No. This games the system. I could make automtons in HTTPUnit to spawn a bunch of browser instances, perform a bunch of searches, and vote on a bunch of search results, which then would aggregate into google's system, giving my automaton search result hits more weight. So I could make my automatons search for "John McCain" on N browser instances, then click on some hit-job site about McCain, which would then "weight" the hit-job site more, so next time a real user searched "John McCain" she would have a higher probability of finding the hit-job site than an actual site with the information she needs. Weighting results on a local instance might be a good thing. Aggregating people's search result clicks into a global weighting system is not.
Besides, google is nice because of clean, uncomplicated "look and feel". Cluttering this with vote checkboxes and so on not only allows for "gaming" the system, it is just plain ugly. An optional plug-in that collates data onto the local machine of the user is one thing. Anything beyond that is asking for trouble.
- matt1 18y agoPageRank can be maniuplated too, but it doesnt mean that its a bad way to determine the search results. It means that you need to have extra layers of security to prevent and detect fraud. Another example would be automating clicks on a competitor's paid search results, to drive up their advertising costs. Some people have malicious intent, but just because it's possible doesn't mean the idea is flawed. But yeah, I'm not in favor of extra clutter on Google's search results which is why I'm advocating for the automatic, behind the scenes adjustments.