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Re:Rap Genius Traffic Has Dropped By Over 80% by spamizbad on Sunday December 29, 2013 @03:31PM (#6981202)
Google penalized BMW, arguably one of the best automobile manufacturers in the world. Very little outrage over that.

Just because you're good at something doesn't mean you're above the rules. I RapGenius was an AWFUL lyric site there would be zero sympathy from anyone over their SEO tactics.

Re:Rap Genius Traffic Has Dropped By Over 80% by reyan on Sunday December 29, 2013 @05:25PM (#6981745)
I don't argue the merits, but the BMW case is obviously different (BMW core business, dependency on Google results, etc.), hence the disproportionate reaction.