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2016 Postmortem

Brickbat

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12. "We assume the results and recommendations offered by that autocomplete are things people have

Reply to The Far Left (Original post)

Fri Jun 10, 2016, 08:25 AM

Jun 2016

actually been searching for and might actually solve our problem."

"...there's an inherent trust that when you Google something, you're seeing the actual, factual answer to your query or question, based in part on what other people are actually searching for."

Good lord. There's his problem right there.

"We're not accusing anyone of any crimes." OH WHEW.

Nice gish gallop of names and connections there at the end. Very convincing.

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Did Google Manipulate Search Results to Help Hillary Clinton? (VIDEO) [View all] The Far Left Jun 2016 OP

Ancient Alien Theorists will be along shortly to confirm that "if so" part ... JoePhilly Jun 2016 #1

Try watching the video. They use the search engine in real time. Ash_F Jun 2016 #4

Bing and Google never act the same way ... the algorithms ... JoePhilly Jun 2016 #7

Did you watch the video? nt The Far Left Jun 2016 #9

Funny how this "story" only appears in 1-2 far left sites but a whole bunch of far-right ones Tarc Jun 2016 #2

Watch the whole thing. Ash_F Jun 2016 #6

Is there something in the following that you are confused by? Tarc Jun 2016 #11

I wonder if this also includes a user's previous pattern of search terms and results links clicked. NurseJackie Jun 2016 #14

You didn't watch the whole thing... Ash_F Jun 2016 #15

Yes, in fact, I did Tarc Jun 2016 #16

I replicated all the Google and Bing searches yesterday in the video and got the same widely PufPuf23 Jun 2016 #17

As more people search for a term with associated words Tarc Jun 2016 #18

I understand. PufPuf23 Jun 2016 #19

Well, SOMETHING has to account for Sanders not winning! randome Jun 2016 #3

Welcome to DU! stonecutter357 Jun 2016 #5

This is about as on par as this... Blue_Adept Jun 2016 #8

That is awesome and supports what I said yesterday about the Democratic Party ditching labor for WhaTHellsgoingonhere Jun 2016 #10

"We assume the results and recommendations offered by that autocomplete are things people have Brickbat Jun 2016 #12

+1 JoePhilly Jun 2016 #13