Not sure about Google

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It boggles my mind how inventive Google has been over the years.
This morning, I tried the new (to me) feature in the Google search engine.

It all started in the "pic association" thread with this image.
I copied/pasted that image to Google's Images Search Box,
and came up with this image of the same girl

Isn't that amazing technology ?

There are so many things about Google that impress me,
including their mission statement, Do not do evil.

But there does seem to be some changes happening with the new CEO
that make me wonder if Google's creativity has peaked,
and they will be joining the advertising and patent war rat races
with F@cebook et al.

[Lamplighter]

Can someone please translate this article for me...
I don't understand what Google did in the first place... or what difference it makes to users.


CNET
1/3/12
Google has demoted its Chrome home page in results for a search
using the keyword "browser" following an effort to have bloggers
promote the Google browser that backfired

The demotion is a response to a campaign in which bloggers
were found posting low-quality content related to Google Chrome in an effort
to promote a Google video about King Arthur Flour.
At least one of the posts had a hyperlink to the Chrome download page,
which can help a site rise in Google search results through Google's PageRank algorithm.
But paying people to include such links violates Google's guidelines.