Al Gore Advised Google About 'Search Quality'


	Al Gore Advised Google About 'Search Quality'

jay8h

10-16-2009 10:17 AM

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10-16-2009 10:42 AM

clip-on-tie

Al Gore couldn't advise a human chain wrapped around an Oscar Mayer wienermobile while wearing t-shirts that say "pigs are friends, not food."

10-18-2009 6:39 PM

davboz

But seriously, it is concerning. They already bias their search to the liberal side and Gore probably wants to influence it further to the left. He DOES have much unwarranted power and influence.

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