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Old Nov 2nd 2007, 9:36 am
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Google Racist Glitch or Not?
Interesting article about Google and a "glitch."

http://www.newsweek.com/id/67590

Was it intentional or not?
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I doubt it.
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this is a reuters issues...not a google issue. it's the way retuers displays imags inside their news articles.

Makes me laugh how people jump to these crazy conclussions.
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another great example of how Google is nowhere near as clever as they'd have you believe
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Nah.. I doubt they select images to appear on the news page themselves.
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I think if google decided they were going to have a secret racist policy, they'd be a little more subtle.
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Go on google and search for "widgetbucks"
It'll say "Did you mean: Wetbacks?

Well it did a week ago, I think Google removed it.
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It has to be intentional! Google is the business branch of the KKK!
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Google kinda sucks - no one should be surprised. I often see google news put the wrong picture next to a news article.
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i don't think it is intentional.
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Go on google and search for "widgetbucks"
It'll say "Did you mean: Wetbacks?

Well it did a week ago, I think Google removed it.
Now that would have been a nice screenshot!
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it was just a google glitch yo.
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Now that would have been a nice screenshot!
Here's the screenshot
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Here is mine , this was before they had Adsense ads at the top





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Here is mine , this was before they had Adsense ads at the top





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lol......hahaha, type in "white investors", "did you mean black investors"
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Makes me laugh how people jump to these crazy conclussions.
Exactly. I know a lot of people aren't very fond of Google, but ... they are in it to make a profit.
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It's just a glitch in my opinion. They are a recognized world wide brand and would not intentionally do something like that.
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Just another example of G not being as clever as they like to think they are...
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