tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post5955415076215273685..comments2024-03-27T18:24:19.683-07:00Comments on Steve Sailer: iSteve: Google Deunpersonizes Pat BuchananUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-38936335037852962262010-02-17T09:29:33.414-08:002010-02-17T09:29:33.414-08:00Glad to see the algorithms getting along again. Ev...Glad to see the algorithms getting along again. Everybody wins!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-39433962455290515902010-02-16T10:21:36.600-08:002010-02-16T10:21:36.600-08:00"Your theory..."
That wasn't "..."Your theory..."<br /><br />That wasn't "my" theory. In fact, it didn't really look like a "theory" at all, but more like a description by someone intimately familiar with Google's methods.<br /><br />'doesn't explain why Buchanan was the #2 "Pat B" on Yahoo and Bing, but didn't even make the top 10 for "Pat Bu" on Google at the exact same moment back in January.'<br /><br />The algorithm the poster described did explain exactly that, very thoroughly. I'm afraid you just didn't understand what he was describing.gcallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-22268524941238364172010-02-15T14:54:10.293-08:002010-02-15T14:54:10.293-08:00Yeah, I read it, and your theory doesn't expla...Yeah, I read it, and your theory doesn't explain why Buchanan was the #2 "Pat B" on Yahoo and Bing, but didn't even make the top 10 for "Pat Bu" on Google at the exact same moment back in January.<br /><br />Now, after widespread ridicule of Google for its petty political manipulation, Google agrees with Yahoo and Bing that Buchanan is #2 among "Pat B" and #1 among "Pat Bu".<br /><br />But you can still save your theory by hypothesizing that Yahoo and Bing are infiltrated by Buchananites.Steve Sailerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920109042402850214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-91910373736125644632010-02-15T14:31:23.229-08:002010-02-15T14:31:23.229-08:00Dear Steve Sailer,
Don't be silly. Did you ac...Dear Steve Sailer,<br /><br />Don't be silly. Did you actually read the *detailed* description someone gave of Google's algorithm in the comments on your previous post? (S)he described exactly how that could happen, and exactly how the recent searches could change that situation.gcallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-79426163392892325702010-02-15T13:06:14.347-08:002010-02-15T13:06:14.347-08:00Dear Gene Callahan:
Don't be silly. Follow th...Dear Gene Callahan:<br /><br />Don't be silly. Follow the link to my first post on the subject: back when Pat Buchanan was unperson on the Google prompts, he was a the second Pat B (after Pat Benatar) in the prompts on Yahoo and Bing. Now, Google is back in accord with Yahoo and Bing.Steve Sailerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920109042402850214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-42732429693113222792010-02-15T11:06:31.355-08:002010-02-15T11:06:31.355-08:00"Is it not possible that because of your last..."Is it not possible that because of your last blog, all the istevers began typing in "pat buchanan" in google, thus elevating that search term?"<br /><br />Of course thyis is what happened, anonymous. As someone mentioned, Business Insider linked to the first post, and everyone who went there also went and tried this out. The idea that Eric Schmidt is sitting around fretting over whethwer or not people can find Buchanan's name is pretty absurd.gcallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-67652714826731191462010-02-15T11:01:51.851-08:002010-02-15T11:01:51.851-08:00Oh my. A whole bunch of people were prompted by th...Oh my. A whole bunch of people were prompted by the previous post to type "Pat Bu" into Google to try this out. This drove Buchanan onto the search list, so now he shows up. And this very strong evidence that the whole thing was algorithmically driven (and someone at the previous post explained just how the algorithm works and just how Buchanan could have wound up off the list) is now being presented as MORE evidence that they did this on purpose!<br /><br />When all the world looks like a conspiracy<br />Then all the world looks like a conspiracygcallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-65504369511424261602010-02-14T18:47:31.814-08:002010-02-14T18:47:31.814-08:00No matter what you think of Pat Buchanan, it was j...No matter what you think of Pat Buchanan, it was just lame of Google to play these games.<br /><br />They still are doing it with other names. Compare the results for "Adolph Hitler" with those for "Joseph Stalin". Hitler was as evil as they get, but Google is still lame for doing this.Mao Zedongnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-13469646111358705382010-02-14T14:52:20.171-08:002010-02-14T14:52:20.171-08:00For comparison, if you enter "whiskeys" ...For comparison, if you enter "whiskeys" into the Google search box, then one of the entries is Whiskey's blog Whiskey's Place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-59855353329622872432010-02-13T20:57:52.295-08:002010-02-13T20:57:52.295-08:00Is it not possible that because of your last blog,...Is it not possible that because of your last blog, all the istevers began typing in "pat buchanan" in google, thus elevating that search term?<br /><br />I highly doubt Google was doing anything active.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-23692579088890413902010-02-12T22:57:13.775-08:002010-02-12T22:57:13.775-08:00Steve,
You got a mention on the popular biz websi...Steve,<br /><br />You got a mention on the popular biz website <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/does-google-filter-out-controversial-conservatives-from-search-suggestions-2010-2" rel="nofollow">Business Insider</a> regarding the Pat Buchanan Google thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-37269624414776228792010-02-12T18:20:55.619-08:002010-02-12T18:20:55.619-08:00Google has enormous power to shape public discussi...Google has enormous power to shape public discussion, even to discourage the discussion of some facts and news stories. Given that, they will over time almost certainly fall under the influence of the powerful people who try to shape opinion. How likely is it that Pat Buchanan is the only subject people are nudged away from, or that this is the only way people are nudged?none of the abovenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-57925582055465555542010-02-12T15:20:15.107-08:002010-02-12T15:20:15.107-08:00Oh well, I think with the election of Scott Brown ...<i>Oh well, I think with the election of Scott Brown some people think the American people are waking up.</i><br /><br />Hah, white people waking up. Been hearing about this awakening for years now. If you smothered the entire U.S. with smelling salt, coffee, and red bull white people still wouldn't wake up. My fellow white people are a joke.quimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-89844000269452866012010-02-12T12:10:03.896-08:002010-02-12T12:10:03.896-08:00The search engine at bing.com is pretty good now a...The search engine at bing.com is pretty good now and more visually appealing. <br /><br />I try to split my searches between bing and google just to keep the market honest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-35879770410475881012010-02-12T07:44:26.115-08:002010-02-12T07:44:26.115-08:00Dear wake up: Wake up yourself! Republican Party p...Dear wake up: Wake up yourself! Republican Party politics and those of Mr. Buchanan have little in common.Dutch Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687679491743923216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-4531206009621808142010-02-12T06:58:38.088-08:002010-02-12T06:58:38.088-08:00Delete--unBuchanan
Insert--unChina
Barney Google...Delete--unBuchanan<br />Insert--unChina<br /><br /> Barney Google, with the goo-goo-goo-ga-ly eyes.<br />Barney Google had a wife three times his size<br /><br />Barney Google, with the goo-goo-goo-ga-ly eyes.<br />Barney Google tried to enter paradise.<br />When Saint Peter saw his face, he said, "Go to the other place".<br />Barney Google, with the goo-goo-goo-ga-ly eyes.Pat Shuffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-57527965803705714992010-02-12T06:21:14.280-08:002010-02-12T06:21:14.280-08:00way to flatter yourself, Steve.way to flatter yourself, Steve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-5215074317491296512010-02-12T02:11:02.558-08:002010-02-12T02:11:02.558-08:00Pat Benatar still number one!Pat Benatar still number one!Statsaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05862579282035790796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-26095987252989310282010-02-12T01:05:00.206-08:002010-02-12T01:05:00.206-08:00It boggles the mind to think you aren't widely...<i>It boggles the mind to think you aren't widely published in the MSM.</i><br><br />Apart from the point-and-sputter PC groupthink, there is the deeper issue of Steve being a threat to many "opinion writers" with cushy jobs and ethnic connections. They wouldn't want to give a break to a potential enemy who is alien to their in-group and would humiliate them if given a proper platform.headachenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-63308755249818147822010-02-11T23:16:45.157-08:002010-02-11T23:16:45.157-08:00I doubt this had anything to do with you. You are...I doubt this had anything to do with you. You are always trying to inflate your own importance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-13330543641172791272010-02-11T20:45:19.079-08:002010-02-11T20:45:19.079-08:00Hey, Steve, I wonder how many influential people r...Hey, Steve, I wonder how many influential people read your stuff... In my opinion you are far and away the best "opinion" writer in the game. It boggles the mind to think you aren't widely published in the MSM. Is free speech essentially dead in this country? I guess if Buchanan was a young man today he'd never be allowed to write a syndicated column.Auntie Zeituninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-89146544771629463432010-02-11T20:27:50.354-08:002010-02-11T20:27:50.354-08:00How are you sure this is the result of anythng you...How are you sure this is the result of anythng you've done? That's a huge assumption.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-68890695984490335922010-02-11T20:27:12.601-08:002010-02-11T20:27:12.601-08:00Thx anonymous. Steves popularity is soaring in rea...Thx anonymous. Steves popularity is soaring in real time! But we can't let Sailer get too rich since he might turn liberal!OhioStaternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-36281692415758228002010-02-11T19:47:58.122-08:002010-02-11T19:47:58.122-08:00Don't underestimate Pat Buttram. He came from...Don't underestimate Pat Buttram. He came from the only county in Alabama, indeed the whole South, that voted Republican during the New Deal. Decades later, the rest of the state joined them. <br /><br /><br />Pat's people were <i>way</i> ahead of their time!Reg Cæsarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-27484224167072285602010-02-11T18:40:37.935-08:002010-02-11T18:40:37.935-08:00Steve, they also did the same thing to Christopher...Steve, they also did the same thing to Christopher Columbus. Google is run by Progressives. Progressives are more than willing to be on the neo-cons side (Example: Tom Friedman during the run up to the Iraq War) but absolutely hate Paleoconservatives like Buchanan and Palin. <br /><br />Oh well, I think with the election of Scott Brown some people think the American people are waking up. Until we hear widespread protests calling for the repeal of the 1965 Immigration Act then I think the American people are in fact still comatose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com