Auctioneer Auctions
I had previously written about conducting Vickerey-type auctions honestly. I also wrote about why Google doesn’t have to be completely honest to take advantage of the current hype around adwords, although temporary. This is the cynic in me speaking up, with absolutely no proof to back my claims.
More recently, people have been talking about Google being dishonest in a different way. “Google cheats” some say. The basic premise behind the argument is that Google favors its own product advertisements over competitors. That was then refuted by a Google employee. This was enough to satisfy most people [[I don't really care either way.]].
If you’re like me, I don’t really remember URLs anymore. I press “Ctrl+K” to get to the search box in firefox and type in what I want to get to the site. These include “google calendar,” “sfu webmail,” “slashdot” amongst others. But, if you type “yahoo calendar” into Google, you get this (click to expand):
I don’t know what to say. “Why have they become pimps?” asks Philipp Lenssen. Gold.