Mazda Googles Pontiac AHAHAHA! - Page 3

10-06-2006, 06:54 PM

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Google wins court battle

Google wins court batle (for now) over this issue

http://www.searchenginejournal.com/?p=3868

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As Goldberg points out, the favorable ruling came at a low federal court level. Until there are federal appellate court consensus rulings or an eventual US Supreme Court ruling all this isn’t totally over. But for now, Google can sell “Pontiac” to “Mazda” and vice versa.

also here's a link to the acgtual San Jose Mercury article

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercu...htm?source=rss

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10-07-2006, 07:26 AM

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That marketing tactic is ruining search engine results. I hate searching for a certain topic and getting a bunch of crap back as a result. If I wanted to Google "Mazda" I would have....I wanted info on the Pontiac......and vice versa.

I really hope this court decision is overturned on appeal. It's in Googles best interest to stop this practice before people just stop using the service over it's ambiguity.

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10-07-2006, 11:22 AM

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Just because this marketing tactic exists, doesn't mean that it is indeed an effective tactic. Also, useless ad-links will eventually disappear anyway - no need for court rulings.

Back off topic: Another reason for a RX-5 (MX-5 sport version with a Renesis engine).