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Re:You don't see Google on first page of search results by g... by justinlaster on Wednesday January 04, 2017 @11:48PM (#13324835)
It's specific to that search term, and has absolutely nothing to do with the Google's general functionality. How is it not "manual"?

They clearly are able to create result sets crafted by their employees for specific search terms.

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Re:You don't see Google on first page of search results by g... by cgriswald on Thursday January 05, 2017 @03:07AM (#13325564)
Google's general functionality includes suggestions. Spellcheck, even of more obscure search terms, doesn't require manual intervention. The system could easily determine that people who search for "pancales" follow up that search immediately with "pancakes".
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Re:You don't see Google on first page of search results by g... by justinlaster on Thursday January 05, 2017 @09:02AM (#13327116)
Did you miss OP's example? Why would spellcheck give you the same word you just typed in? It's manual intervention.

They are clearly able to modify search results based on a rule system.

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