June 23rd, 2009

Another reason why I’m less than enthusiastic about Google as a search provider

Posted in  Intellectual Property 
Author: Tom Giovanetti || Location: Lewisville, Texas, USA

Now apparently Google considers Wikipedia to be a news source.

Google’s “experiment” in using Wikipedia as a news source on Google News is over, at least in the U.S. and Canada. The experiment was obviously a success, because Google has confirmed for us that the idea has been expanded. Says Google spokesperson Gabriel Stricker:

“As with many features on Google News, these links were initially launched as an experiment. Now they’ve been rolled out to all English language editions of Google News.”

Do I even need to explain why this is just WRONG?