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:: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 ::

I've interrupted a website testing deadline to bring you this funny tidbit about Google pointed out in Cre8asiteForums today because it's so fun to pick on a favorite search engine:

Run a search in Google for "search engine" - http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=search+engine

Google comes up in the #4 spot in the SERPS. Alta Vista is #1.

Run a search in Google for "search engines" - http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=search+engines&btnG=Google+Search

Google comes up in the #3 spot in the SERPS. Dogpile is #1.

It's safe to say Google doesn't cloak to get high rank and even all of our links BACK to their site still don't get them the number one position.

For more serious news, check out the zillion SEO blogs Daniel Bazac found in his spare time.

:: posted by Kim Krause Berg on 11/19/2003 03:10:59 PM

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