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I think that's the crux of it though. Of course Google does scraping. They'll even give you a full cache of a page if you ask for it.
by lukeschlather 15y ago
I think that's the crux of it though. Of course Google does scraping. They'll even give you a full cache of a page if you ask for it.
- kposehn 15y agoA cache is a bit different though I think - that is a reference. The Yelp case was them using content in their own competing product and then not representing the source clearly. I deal with this as an affiliate all the time. I don't mind Google cacheing my web pages to increase our search ranking and help drive traffic to our site. However, if Google made a competing site about the same products and then took our reviews to use in that site without our permission, then I would have a major problem. I'm not in favor of regulating Google, but I am in favor of some discipline and guidelines being laid down. The government clearly cannot decide how this should work, but I think Google is responsible enough to know that things need to be adjusted and just how much is needed.
- hastalabasura 15y agoNot representing it clearly? When the places pages included Yelp reviews it would put the top review with a link to "View more reviews on Yelp" and very clearly had a Yelp logo next to it. Same with TripAdvisor reviews. Now the places page is only showing Google reviews with "Reviews from around the web"