Re:The Time Has Come To Regulate Search Engine Marketing And...
by jacquesm on Monday July 13, 2009 @09:15AM
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Of all the nonsense that I've heard about government regulation this has to be the #1 in a long long time.
If a search engine gets enough traction with the general public then there will be people who will try to game the system. This will cause two things to happen, the engines being gamed will adapt and those that don't will be replaced by something better.
It's an arms race, and no amount of 'regulation' is going to curb it.
You might as well try to outlaw evolution. (I'm sure it's been tried though...)
If a search engine gets enough traction with the general public then there will be people who will try to game the system. This will cause two things to happen, the engines being gamed will adapt and those that don't will be replaced by something better.
It's an arms race, and no amount of 'regulation' is going to curb it.
You might as well try to outlaw evolution. (I'm sure it's been tried though...)