So...who feels like a Google prank?

[rebelwarlock]

For those not familiar with the concept of Google pranking or Google bombing, it's simply convincing many people to link to a certain site with a certain keyword until that site becomes the number one ranked for that keyword. This is the way that Michael Moore's site became top ranked for "miserable failure" a couple years ago (don't remember when exactly). My idea doesn't have anything to do with making someone look bad, just a play on words.

Let's make Bill O' Riley's site rank #1 for "O RLY?"

 

[violineb]

Sounds like fun. How about we make this useful and spend the time making me famous for the keyword "violin" Could be kind of hard though. BTW, you really must not have anything to do. I wish I could say the same about myself.

 

[rebelwarlock]

My job is indeed intensely boring. I just thought it would be something funny.

 

[Maviryk]

... I just typed in my name in google.... and I found posts from all the forums I post on... scary...

Google is cacheing the complete history of the internet...

 

[UnseenMenace]

For those not familiar with the concept of Google pranking or Google bombing, it's simply convincing many people to link to a certain site with a certain keyword until that site becomes the number one ranked for that keyword.

Sounds like a plan to me, screw over Google's indexing for fun so that when you actually want to search for something you can only find something unrelated.
If enough people start pranking it could eventually cause search problems

 

[Knacko]

I just looked up 'miserable failure' on google. Bush tops the list. And apparantly Jimmy Carter is second.

 

[yo4444]

Bill O'Reilly's site should come up #1 for "splotchy face". Or perhaps "Tool and Shill" Yeah.. I like that one better..

 

[Max0r]

And to think, not only am I the world's worst failure, but I am not even getting recognized for it! Damn google!

 

[ShadowPho]

Google cache is the easiest way to bypass proxy of our school's internet. Heh, and they thought they could block the past page in the universe!

 

[-maddog-]

Sounds like a plan to me, screw over Google's indexing for fun so that when you actually want to search for something you can only find something unrelated.
If enough people start pranking it could eventually cause search problems

Then we could get even more I'm to lazy to use google threads.

 

[Trombe]

A better prank is to set up phone conversations between a business and an unlucky friend of yours using Google maps. Best of all, the cost is covered by Google.