Is Google/GoogleBot responsible?

Discussion in 'Google' started by SearchBliss, Sep 11, 2008.

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    It's amazing to me that GoogleBot can pull an old article as breaking news and create enough panick to damage a big company.


     
    SearchBliss, Sep 11, 2008 IP
  2. astup1didiot

    astup1didiot Notable Member

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    I heard about this on the Radio yesterday, I don't think that company will be in buisness much longer. ;)
     
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    vansterdam Notable Member

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    ssandecki do you mean UAL or Google? :)

    Google is responsible for this. They cannot leave everything up to automated bots when it can clearly damage companies like this. It is this kind of sloppiness that could lead to the downfall of Google. Just because they are the most popular search engine, it doesn't mean they are free to do as they please.
     
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  4. irunbackwards

    irunbackwards Peon

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    Tribune can just use their robots.txt to noindex for Googlebot if they want.

    It's their fault, not Googles.
     
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  5. kingofsanda

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    This is horrible United Airlines probably lost millions of dollars because of this.
     
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    enquiries0009 Banned

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    this is very sad to united airlines. I think they lost many sales by listening this news.
     
    enquiries0009, Sep 12, 2008 IP