full-disclosure - Fw: [TOTALLY OT] Google fun

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Message-ID: <20040130183529.GE766@ngolde.de>
From: nion at gmx.net (Nico Golde)
Subject: Fw: [TOTALLY OT] Google fun

Hello madsaxon,

* madsaxon <madsaxon@...ecway.com> [2004-01-30 18:59]:
> >how does such a google bombing work?
> 
> Hi Nico,
> 
> One of the ways Google determines ranking is by how many
> links exist to a given site or object. 

it was my first idea, but the dimension of links needed i thought is to
big.
has anybody got a link to a website with such a link?

> If you convince a number
> of people to provide a link from the word "bastards"
> pointing to www.sco.com, Google assumes it's a popular site
> for that topic and ranks it accordingly.

thank you.
cheers nico
-- 
Nico Golde nico <at> ngolde <dot> de
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