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• Google Counters Lawsuit Claims.
• Google has moved to quash a lawsuit that alleges the company manipulated search query results, according to a court filing. ...
• The search leader has formally refuted a preliminary injunction request from Oklahoma City-based Search King, which operates an online advertising network. Search King filed a lawsuit against Google in late October, alleging it unfairly removed its Web addresses from top search rankings, causing financial losses. ...
• Western District Court of Oklahoma, centered on Google's "PageRank" algorithm--one of the company's recipes for calculating search results. Search King sought a preliminary injunction against Google, one of the most popular sites in the world, asking to be restored to its previous ranking and to be awarded $75,000 in damages. ...

• Google counters search-fix lawsuit .
• The search giant moves to quash a suit filed by ad network company Search King that alleges Google manipulated query results.
• Google has moved to quash a lawsuit that alleges the company manipulated search query results, according to a court filing. ...
• The search leader has formally refuted a preliminary injunction request from Oklahoma City-based Search King, which operates an online advertising network. Search King filed a lawsuit against Google in late October, alleging it unfairly removed its Web addresses from top search rankings, causing financial losses. ...
• Western District Court of Oklahoma, centered on Google's "PageRank" algorithm--one of the company's recipes for calculating search results. Search King sought a preliminary injunction against Google, one of the most popular sites in the world, asking to be restored to its previous ranking and to be awarded $75,000 in damages. ...
• -based company refuted Search King's motion on the grounds that it "contains only bare and conclusory allegations. ...
• "The PageRank that Google assigns to a Web page is simply Google's view or opinion of the importance of that Web page. ...
• Google representatives declined to comment on the lawsuit. ...
• PageRank is a factor that bases a site's importance in search results on the popularity the site has in the Web community. ...
• Because Google is one of the largest search services on the Web, high ranking in its index could mean a site gets traffic from America Online, Yahoo and other licensing partners, as well from Google. ... With knowledge of how PageRank works, Web marketers and search engine spammers have tried to reverse-engineer the formula by creating elaborate link structures, or "link farms," to multiple sites to create page popularity and boost a PageRank ranking. ...
• Search King had claimed that Google devalued its PageRank score, bumping it and its ad network out of listings. ...
• According to Google's filing, "Search King's sole complaint is that Google lowered its PageRank for pages on Search King's site. This action, however, was undertaken by Google because Search King had engaged in behavior that would lower the quality of Google's search results and that was designed to manipulate the integrity of those search results. ...

• Top billing in Google search results has become so coveted that one Web hosting company is suing for it. ...
• Search King, an Oklahoma City-based Web site network and advertising seller, filed a lawsuit Friday against Mountain View, Calif. -based Google, alleging the search giant unfairly bumped down its Web addresses from top rankings in search results. ...
• The popular search service "purposefully reduced Search King’s value, as well as that of Web sites hosted by Search King," according to the complaint. This is "due to the fact that Search King was legally profiting from the page ranking assigned by Google to certain Web sites, with the intent to cause Search King’s clients to cancel contracts with Search King. ...
• "Google's order of results is automatically determined by several factors, including our PageRank algorithm. ...
• At the center of the dispute are the "PageRank algorithm" and Google’s hidden recipe for calculating search results--which have made it a hit with Web surfers the world over. ...
• PageRank is a factor that determines a site’s importance in results based on the popularity it has in the Web community--roughly tabulated by the number of links coming to that site and the importance of those pages linking to it. ...
• According to explanatory notes on Google's Web site: "Google's order of results is automatically determined by several factors, including our PageRank algorithm. Due to the nature of our business and our interest in protecting the integrity of our search results, this is the only information we make available to the public about our ranking system. ...

• Top billing in Google search results has become so coveted that one Web hosting company is suing for it. ...
• Search King, an Oklahoma City-based Web site network and advertising seller, filed a lawsuit Friday against Mountain View, Calif. -based Google, alleging the search giant unfairly bumped down its Web addresses from top rankings in search results. ...
• The popular search service "purposefully reduced Search King's value, as well as that of Web sites hosted by Search King," according to the complaint. This is "due to the fact that Search King was legally profiting from the page ranking assigned by Google to certain Web sites, with the intent to cause Search King's clients to cancel contracts with Search King. ...
• "Google''s order of results is automatically determined by several factors, including our PageRank algorithm. ...
• At the center of the dispute are the "PageRank algorithm" and Google's hidden recipe for calculating search results--which have made it a hit with Web surfers the world over. ...
• PageRank is a factor that determines a site's importance in results based on the popularity it has in the Web community--roughly tabulated by the number of links coming to that site and the importance of those pages linking to it. ...
• According to explanatory notes on Google''s Web site: "Google''s order of results is automatically determined by several factors, including our PageRank algorithm. Due to the nature of our business and our interest in protecting the integrity of our search results, this is the only information we make available to the public about our ranking system. ...
• Because Google is one of the largest search services on the Web, high ranking in its index could mean traffic from America Online, Yahoo and other licensing partners, as well from Google. ... With knowledge of how PageRank works, Web marketers and search engine spammers have tried to reverse-engineer the formula by creating elaborate link structures, or "link farms," to multiple sites to create page popularity and boost PageRank. ...
• On a list of "do''s and don''t''s" to get listed in the Google index, the company says Web sites should not "participate in link exchanges for the sole purpose of increasing your ranking in search engines. ...
• Some industry watchers say that the practice of building "link farms" resulted in recent changes to Google's search algorithm in September. Marketers such as Search King complain that Google's changes come with no forewarning to a Web community so dependent on it for traffic. ...
• Search King owner Bob Massa said in the lawsuit that the site's PageRank was 7 out of 10 from February 2001 to July 2002, when it was then raised to an 8. ...

• Top billing in Google search results has become so coveted that one Web hosting company is suing for it. ...
• Search King, an Oklahoma City-based Web site network and advertising seller, filed a lawsuit Friday against Mountain View, Calif. -based Google, alleging the search giant unfairly bumped down its Web addresses from top rankings in search results. ...
• The popular search service "purposefully reduced Search King's value, as well as that of Web sites hosted by Search King," according to the complaint. This is "due to the fact that Search King was legally profiting from the page ranking assigned by Google to certain Web sites, with the intent to cause Search King's clients to cancel contracts with Search King. ...
• "Google's order of results is automatically determined by several factors, including our PageRank algorithm. ...
• At the center of the dispute are the "PageRank algorithm" and Google's hidden recipe for calculating search results — which have made it a hit with Web surfers the world over.
• PageRank is a factor that determines a site's importance in results based on the popularity it has in the Web community — roughly tabulated by the number of links coming to that site and the importance of those pages linking to it. ...
• According to explanatory notes on Google's Web site: "Google's order of results is automatically determined by several factors, including our PageRank algorithm. Due to the nature of our business and our interest in protecting the integrity of our search results, this is the only information we make available to the public about our ranking system. ...
• Because Google is one of the largest search services on the Web, high ranking in its index could mean traffic from America on-line, Yahoo and other licensing partners, as well from Google. ... With knowledge of how PageRank works, Web marketers and search engine spammers have tried to reverse-engineer the formula by creating elaborate link structures, or "link farms," to multiple sites to create page popularity and boost PageRank.
• On a list of "do's and don't's" to get listed in the Google index, the company says Web sites should not "participate in link exchanges for the sole purpose of increasing your ranking in search engines. ...
• Some industry watchers say that the practice of building "link farms" resulted in recent changes to Google's search algorithm in September. Marketers such as Search King complain that Google's changes come with no forewarning to a Web community so dependent on it for traffic.
• Search King owner Bob Massa said in the lawsuit that the site's PageRank was seven out of 10 from February 2001 to July 2002, when it was then raised to an eight. ...

• US firm files lawsuit against Google.
• A high ranking in the Google search engine has become so important to one US Web venture that it is suing the search business for allegedly reducing its status. Search King, a Web site network and advertising seller, recently filed a lawsuit against the popular search service in the US Western District Court of Oklahoma that claimed its business had suffered following a decision by Google to cut its ranking position.
• Having a higher ranking can help a site feature near the top of the site listing following a relevant search query using its search engine. ...
• According to Google's Web site, it calculates its PageRank by looking at the number of links coming to that site and the importance of those pages. "Google's order of results is automatically determined by several factors, including our PageRank algorithm," said the site. ... " The basic concept of "link farms" is to get a group of Web sites to exchange links with each other with the intention of increasing the numbers of links to each and, therefore, boost their page rankings on search engines on Google.
• Its Web site warns that Web sites should not "participate in link exchanges for the sole purpose of increasing your ranking in search engines. " And this is what Search King appears to have done. ... Within 30 days of the network's introduction, claimed Search King, Google retaliated by droppings its page ranking, and that of the companies it hosted, from 8 to 4. The PR Ad Network was given a ranking of zero at around the same time, said Search King.
• Such a fall, said Search King, was highly damaging to its business. "Due to the high value associated with page rank, the purposeful reduction of Search King and related Web sites' page ranking has damaged (its) reputation and diminished its value," claimed the company.
• Search King is seeking a preliminary injunction against Google to be restored to its previous ranking. ...
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• Topics > Internet & Networking > Sites > Search Engines > Google > Google Fights Lawsuit Over Search Results  Update: Search company claims First Amendment protects its right to rank Web pages any way it chooses. Scarlet Pruitt, IDG News ServiceTuesday, January 14, 2003In a case that underscores the increasing importance search rankings have on business, Google Technologies is fighting to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that it purposely devalued the search rankings of online advertising network Search King.
• District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, Google is asking the court to deny a request for a preliminary injunction from Oklahoma-based Search King, which sued the search giant last October claiming that it unfairly bumped the rankings of its Web sites, leading to financial losses.
• In its response, Google says that Search King's motion "contains only bare and conclusory allegations. ...
• In its suit, Search King alleged that Google "arbitrarily and purposefully" devalued its rankings when it discovered that the company's advertising sales branch PR Ad Network was placing text ads on Web sites with a high "PageRank" from Google, therefore making it one of the few competitors to Google's advertising service.
• PageRank Problems According to a description on Google's Web site, the company's PageRank system calculates search results based on how many sites link to a particular site, with more "important" linking sites adding more weight to the ranking. Because Google is one of the largest and most highly trafficked search sites on the Web, Search King alleges that the way in which it delivers results can significantly affect the amount of traffic received by a Web site.
• In an interview this week, Search King and PR Ad Network President Robert Massa expressed dismay at Google's response.
• "On their Web site they say that PageRank is a mathematical algorithm. ...
• A Matter of Principle In fact, Search King's PageRank rating was restored in November, but the company decided to follow through with the suit, saying it was a matter of principle.
• In the response, however, Google said that it lowered Search King's rankings because the company "engaged in behavior that would lower the quality of Google's search results and that was designed to manipulate the integrity of those search results. ...
• Google said that it should have come as no surprise that it lowered Search King's rankings, given that the ad company posted an open letter to Google on its site saying that "the world seems convinced that Google will not like the fact that I am selling text ads with their price based on PageRank. ...
• While Google is fighting the motion for a preliminary injunction against it, Massa says he will continue to fight the search giant on principle.
• Search King is seeking damages in excess of $75,000 as well as punitive damages and attorneys' fees.

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• In a case that underscores the increasing importance search rankings have on business, Google Technologies is fighting to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that it purposely devalued the search rankings of online advertising network Search King. ... District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, Google is asking the court to deny a request for a preliminary injunction from Oklahoma-based Search King, which sued the search giant last October claiming that it unfairly bumped the rankings of its Web sites, leading to financial losses. In its suit, Search King alleged that Google "arbitrarily and purposefully" devalued its rankings when it discovered that the company's advertising sales branch PR Ad Network was placing text ads on Web sites with a high "PageRank" from Google, therefore making it one of the few competitors to Google's advertising service. ...
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• Google counters search-fix lawsuit .
• Google counters search-fix lawsuit .
• Google has moved to quash a lawsuit that alleges the company manipulated search query results, according to a court filing. ...
• The search leader has formally refuted a preliminary injunction request from Oklahoma City-based Search King, which operates an online advertising network. Search King filed a lawsuit against Google in late October, alleging it unfairly removed its Web addresses from top search rankings, causing financial losses. ...
• Western District Court of Oklahoma, centered on Google's "PageRank" algorithm--one of the company's recipes for calculating search results. Search King sought a preliminary injunction against Google, one of the most popular sites in the world, asking to be restored to its previous ranking and to be awarded $75,000 in damages. ...
• -based company refuted Search King's motion on the grounds that it "contains only bare and conclusory allegations. ...
• "The PageRank that Google assigns to a Web page is simply Google's view or opinion of the importance of that Web page. ...
• Google representatives declined to comment on the lawsuit. ...
• PageRank is a factor that bases a site's importance in search results on the popularity the site has in the Web community. ...
• Because Google is one of the largest search services on the Web, high ranking in its index could mean a site gets traffic from America Online, Yahoo and other licensing partners, as well from Google. ... With knowledge of how PageRank works, Web marketers and search engine spammers have tried to reverse-engineer the formula by creating elaborate link structures, or "link farms," to multiple sites to create page popularity and boost a PageRank ranking. ...
• Search King had claimed that Google devalued its PageRank score, bumping it and its ad network out of listings. ...
• According to Google's filing, "Search King's sole complaint is that Google lowered its PageRank for pages on Search King's site. This action, however, was undertaken by Google because Search King had engaged in behavior that would lower the quality of Google's search results and that was designed to manipulate the integrity of those search results. ...

• US firm files lawsuit against Google .
• A high ranking in the Google search engine has become so important to one US Web venture that it is suing the search business for allegedly reducing its status. ...
• Search King, a Web site network and advertising seller, recently filed a lawsuit against the popular search service in the US Western District Court of Oklahoma that claimed its business had suffered following a decision by Google to cut its ranking position. ...
• In its court papers, Search King said that Google "purposefully reduced Search King's value, as well as that of Web sites hosted by Search King. ... due to the fact that Search King was legally profiting from the page ranking assigned by Google to certain Web sites, with the intent to cause Search King's clients to cancel contracts with Search King". ...
• Having a higher ranking can help a site feature near the top of the site listing following a relevant search query using its search engine. ...
• According to Google's Web site, it calculates its PageRank by looking at the number of links coming to that site and the importance of those pages. "Google's order of results is automatically determined by several factors, including our PageRank algorithm," said the site. There are other elements, but Google has said that does not want to disclose further information about the process in order to protect the integrity of its search results. ...
• " The basic concept of "link farms" is to get a group of Web sites to exchange links with each other with the intention of increasing the numbers of links to each and, therefore, boost their page rankings on search engines on Google. ...
• Its Web site warns that Web sites should not "participate in link exchanges for the sole purpose of increasing your ranking in search engines. ...
• And this is what Search King appears to have done. ...
• Within 30 days of the network's introduction, claimed Search King, Goole retaliated by droppings its page ranking, and that of the companies it hosted, from 8 to 4. The PR Ad Network was given a ranking of zero at around the same time, said Search King. ...
• Such a fall, said Search King, was highly damaging to its business. "Due to the high value associated with page rank, the purposeful reduction of Search King and related Web sites' page ranking has damaged (its) reputation and diminished its value," claimed the company. ...

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• Google has moved to quash a lawsuit that alleges the company manipulated search query results, according to a court filing. ...
• The search leader has formally refuted a preliminary injunction request from Oklahoma City-based Search King, which operates an online advertising network. Search King filed a lawsuit against Google in late October, alleging it unfairly removed its Web addresses from top search rankings, causing financial losses. ...
• Western District Court of Oklahoma, centered on Google's "PageRank" algorithm--one of the company's recipes for calculating search results. Search King sought a preliminary injunction against Google, one of the most popular sites in the world, asking to be restored to its previous ranking and to be awarded $75,000 in damages. ...
• -based company refuted Search King's motion on the grounds that it "contains only bare and conclusory allegations. ...
• "The PageRank that Google assigns to a Web page is simply Google's view or opinion of the importance of that Web page. ...
• Google representatives declined to comment on the lawsuit. ...
• PageRank is a factor that bases a site's importance in search results on the popularity the site has in the Web community. ...
• Because Google is one of the largest search services on the Web, high ranking in its index could mean a site gets traffic from America Online, Yahoo and other licensing partners, as well from Google. ... With knowledge of how PageRank works, Web marketers and search engine spammers have tried to reverse-engineer the formula by creating elaborate link structures, or "link farms," to multiple sites to create page popularity and boost a PageRank ranking. ...
• Search King had claimed that Google devalued its PageRank score, bumping it and its ad network out of listings. ...
• According to Google's filing, "Search King's sole complaint is that Google lowered its PageRank for pages on Search King's site. This action, however, was undertaken by Google because Search King had engaged in behavior that would lower the quality of Google's search results and that was designed to manipulate the integrity of those search results. ...
• Late last year, Search King's top listing was restored on Google.

• Microsoft may be illegally entering search market, says US.
• Top billing in Google search results has become so coveted that one web hosting company is suing for it.
• Search King, an Oklahoma City-based website network and advertising seller, filed a lawsuit on Friday against Google, alleging the search giant unfairly bumped down its web addresses from top rankings in search results. ...
• The popular search service "purposefully reduced Search King's value, as well as that of websites hosted by Search King", according to the complaint. This is "due to the fact that Search King was legally profiting from the page ranking assigned by Google to certain websites, with the intent to cause Search King's clients to cancel contracts with Search King".
• "Google's order of results is automatically determined by several factors, including our PageRank algorithm. ...
• At the centre of the dispute are the "PageRank algorithm" and Google's hidden recipe for calculating search results - which have made it a hit with surfers the world over.
• PageRank is a factor that determines a site's importance in results based on the popularity it has in the web community - roughly tabulated by the number of links coming to that site and the importance of those pages linking to it. ...
• According to explanatory notes on Google's website: "Google's order of results is automatically determined by several factors, including our PageRank algorithm. Due to the nature of our business and our interest in protecting the integrity of our search results, this is the only information we make available to the public about our ranking system. ...
• Because Google is one of the largest search services on the web, high ranking in its index could mean traffic from AOL, Yahoo! and other licensing partners, as well from Google. ... With knowledge of how PageRank works, web marketers and search engine spammers have tried to reverse-engineer the formula by creating elaborate link structures, or "link farms", to multiple sites to create page popularity and boost PageRank.
• On a list of "do's and don't's" to get listed in the Google index, the company says websites should not "participate in link exchanges for the sole purpose of increasing your ranking in search engines".
• Some industry watchers say that the practice of building "link farms" resulted in recent changes to Google's search algorithm in September. Marketers such as Search King complain that Google's changes come with no forewarning to a web community so dependent on it for traffic.
• Search King owner Bob Massa said in the lawsuit that the site's PageRank was 7 out of 10 from February 2001 to July 2002, when it was then raised to an 8. ...

• Top billing in Google search results has become so coveted that one Web hosting company is suing for it. ...
• Search King, an Oklahoma City-based Web site network and advertising seller, filed a lawsuit Friday against Mountain View, Calif. -based Google, alleging the search giant unfairly bumped down its Web addresses from top rankings in search results. ...
• The popular search service "purposefully reduced Search King’s value, as well as that of Web sites hosted by Search King," according to the complaint. This is "due to the fact that Search King was legally profiting from the page ranking assigned by Google to certain Web sites, with the intent to cause Search King’s clients to cancel contracts with Search King. ...
• "Google's order of results is automatically determined by several factors, including our PageRank algorithm. ...
• At the center of the dispute are the "PageRank algorithm" and Google’s hidden recipe for calculating search results--which have made it a hit with Web surfers the world over. ...
• PageRank is a factor that determines a site’s importance in results based on the popularity it has in the Web community--roughly tabulated by the number of links coming to that site and the importance of those pages linking to it. ...
• According to explanatory notes on Google's Web site: "Google's order of results is automatically determined by several factors, including our PageRank algorithm. Due to the nature of our business and our interest in protecting the integrity of our search results, this is the only information we make available to the public about our ranking system. ...
• Because Google is one of the largest search services on the Web, high ranking in its index could mean traffic from America Online, Yahoo and other licensing partners, as well from Google. ... With knowledge of how PageRank works, Web marketers and search engine spammers have tried to reverse-engineer the formula by creating elaborate link structures, or "link farms," to multiple sites to create page popularity and boost PageRank. ...
• On a list of "do's and don't's" to get listed in the Google index, the company says Web sites should not "participate in link exchanges for the sole purpose of increasing your ranking in search engines. ...
• 1? Some industry watchers say that the practice of building "link farms" resulted in recent changes to Google’s search algorithm in September. Marketers such as Search King complain that Google's changes come with no forewarning to a Web community so dependent on it for traffic. ...
• Search King owner Bob Massa said in the lawsuit that the site's PageRank was 7 out of 10 from February 2001 to July 2002, when it was then raised to an 8. ...

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• Google counters search-fix lawsuit .
• Google has moved to quash a lawsuit that alleges the company manipulated search query results, according to a court filing. ...
• The search leader has formally refuted a preliminary injunction request from Oklahoma City-based Search King, which operates an online advertising network. Search King filed a lawsuit against Google in late October, alleging it unfairly removed its Web addresses from top search rankings, causing financial losses. ...
• Western District Court of Oklahoma, centered on Google's "PageRank" algorithm--one of the company's recipes for calculating search results. Search King sought a preliminary injunction against Google, one of the most popular sites in the world, asking to be restored to its previous ranking and to be awarded US$75,000 in damages. ...
• -based company refuted Search King's motion on the grounds that it "contains only bare and conclusory allegations. ...
• "The PageRank that Google assigns to a Web page is simply Google's view or opinion of the importance of that Web page. ...
• Google representatives declined to comment on the lawsuit. ...
• PageRank is a factor that bases a site's importance in search results on the popularity the site has in the Web community. ...
• Because Google is one of the largest search services on the Web, high ranking in its index could mean a site gets traffic from America Online, Yahoo and other licensing partners, as well from Google. ... With knowledge of how PageRank works, Web marketers and search engine spammers have tried to reverse-engineer the formula by creating elaborate link structures, or "link farms," to multiple sites to create page popularity and boost a PageRank ranking. ...
• Search King had claimed that Google devalued its PageRank score, bumping it and its ad network out of listings. ...
• According to Google's filing, "Search King's sole complaint is that Google lowered its PageRank for pages on Search King's site. This action, however, was undertaken by Google because Search King had engaged in behavior that would lower the quality of Google's search results and that was designed to manipulate the integrity of those search results. ...

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• Google fights search-fixing charges.
• The search engine is fighting claims by online advertising network Search King that it was deliberately demoted in Google's all-important PageRank.
• Google has moved to quash a lawsuit that alleges the company manipulated search query results, according to a court filing. ...
• The search leader has formally refuted a preliminary injunction request from Search King, which operates an online advertising network. Search King filed a lawsuit against Google in late October, alleging it unfairly removed its Web addresses from top search rankings, causing financial losses. ...
• The complaint, filed in the US Western District Court of Oklahoma, centred on Google's "PageRank" algorithm -- one of the company's recipes for calculating search results. Search King sought a preliminary injunction against Google, one of the most popular sites in the world, asking to be restored to its previous ranking and to be awarded $75,000 in damages. ...
• In a court document dated 30 December, the company refuted Search King's motion on the grounds that it "contains only bare and conclusory allegations. ...
• "The PageRank that Google assigns to a Web page is simply Google's view or opinion of the importance of that Web page. ...
• Google representatives declined to comment on the lawsuit. ...
• PageRank is a factor that bases a site's importance in search results on the popularity the site has in the Web community. ...
• Because Google is one of the largest search services on the Web, high ranking in its index could mean a site gets traffic from America Online, Yahoo! and other licensing partners, as well from Google. ... With knowledge of how PageRank works, Web marketers and search engine spammers have tried to reverse-engineer the formula by creating elaborate link structures, or "link farms," to multiple sites to create page popularity and boost a PageRank ranking. ...
• Search King had claimed that Google devalued its PageRank score, bumping it and its ad network out of listings. ...
• According to Google's filing, "Search King's sole complaint is that Google lowered its PageRank for pages on Search King's site. This action, however, was undertaken by Google because Search King had engaged in behaviour that would lower the quality of Google's search results and that was designed to manipulate the integrity of those search results. ...

• Google Sued Over Search Rankings. ...
• District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, Google is asking the court to deny a request for a preliminary injunction from Oklahoma-based Search King, which sued the search giant last October claiming that it unfairly bumped the rankings of its Web sites, leading to financial losses.
• In its response, Google says that Search King's motion "contains only bare and conclusory allegations. ...
• In its suit, Search King alleged that Google "arbitrarily and purposefully" devalued its rankings when it discovered that the company's advertising sales branch PR Ad Network was placing text ads on Web sites with a high "PageRank" from Google, therefore making it one of the few competitors to Google's advertising service.
• I hope the lawsuit does get thrown out, it would make google useless, if interest groups can demand placements in a search.
• It's probably because we use them as our site search engine. ...
• Comment: A friend of mine does a 'google bomb', he designed his web page to show up first on his search topic (very narrowly defined) without paying a fee to google. ...
• Comment: I remember a similar case last year where couple of other big search engines got sued for the same reason. ...

• Google counters suit over search rankingsSuit claims Google purposely lowered search rankings .
• IN A CASE that underscores the increasing importance search rankings have on business, Google Technologies is fighting to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that it purposely devalued the search rankings of online advertising network Search King. ...
• District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, Google is asking the court to deny a request for a preliminary injunction from Oklahoma-based Search King, which sued the search giant last October claiming that it unfairly bumped the rankings of its Web sites, leading to financial losses. ...
• In its suit, Search King alleged that Google "arbitrarily and purposefully" devalued its rankings when it discovered that the company's advertising sales branch PR Ad Network was placing text ads on Web sites with a high "PageRank" from Google, therefore making it one of the few competitors to Google's advertising service. ...
• Google's PageRank system calculates search results based on how many sites link to a particular site, with more "important" linking sites adding more weight to the ranking. Because Google is one of the largest and most highly trafficked search sites on the Web, Search King alleges that the way in which it delivers results can significantly affect the amount of traffic received by a Web site. ...
• Although Search King's PageRank rating was restored in November, the company decided to follow through with the suit as a matter of principle. ...
• The case is about Google's attempt to squelch competition by targeting businesses and arbitrarily reducing page rankings or search status, Search King and PR Ad Network president Robert Massa said in a statement released when his company's ratings were restored. ...
• Search King is seeking damages in excess of $75,000 as well as punitive damages and attorneys' fees. ...

• PANDIA SEARCH ENGINE NEWS.
• Google wins over SearchKing in PageRank case.
• (June 2 2003) Last year Searchking sued Google for reducing the PageRank of may of its member sites. ...
• As reported by Pandia last fall Google reduced the PageRank of the SearchKing home page. The SearchKing owned PR Ad Network had started selling text ads on the Searchking network of sites based on Google PageRank. ... Later Google restored SearchKing's ranking in search engine results. However, the PageRank remained low. SearchKing was not amused, and refused to withdraw its lawsuit against Google. "This suit has never been about the priority we were given in a search or even our PageRank," said Bob Massa, president of SearchKing. ... "The case is about Googleís attempt to squelch competition by targeting businesses and arbitrarily reducing their PageRank or search status. ... Next month, whatís to stop them from reducing my ranking again?" PageRank is a measure of Web page popularity and will to a certain extent influence the rankings of a Web page in Google search results. ... According to CNET news the judge dismissed the case because Google's formula for calculating the popularity of a Web page constitutes opinions protected by the First Amendment: "PageRanks are opinions -- opinions of the significance of particular Web sites as they correspond to a search query," the decision says. ... However, like the judge, we believe Google must be allowed to keep its search engine algorithms secret, the main reason being so that they can prevent spammers from manipulating results. Some search engine optimizers tend to forget this, but the search engine results are produced for the searchers, not for the webmasters trying to promote their sites.
• PageRank For Sale.
• PageRank For Sale -- Exclusive interview with SearchKing / PR Ad Network's Robert Massa.

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• The algorithms behind "PageRank" are, in the opinion of Google's management, an objective way of determining the importance of individual web pages. They make whatever changes they see fit to PageRank and those algorithms in order to bring greater relevance to search results for given queries. Their opinion, further, is that those changes enhance the ability to judge "the significance of a particular web site as it corresponds to a search query. ...
• may raise questions about the "truth" of the PageRank system, there is no conceivable way to prove that the relative significance assigned to a given site is false. ...
• We call that PageRank, which is a combination of mathematical procedures and measurements and some other tinkering we do once in a while to help to more accurately reflect our opinion. ...
• No matter what machinations go into determining PageRank, then, for any given site Google themselves can decide the relative significance of pages and of sites -- in any way they choose. ...
• Google can't have it both ways, or can it? Google's words: "A Google search is an easy, honest and objective way to find high-quality websites with information relevant to your search. " One searches on Google because of PageRank's vaunted objectivity. ...
• The "vaunted objectivity" is PR ("public relations," not "PageRank"); but "a statement of opinion. ...
• Basically SearchKing asked the court to rule that they were suffering immediate harm and that Google should restore their PageRank before the full trial. ...
• googles terms state quite clearly that they do not guarantee any site will be listed, their webmaster guidelines state quite clearly that webmasters should not attempt to manipulate results / pagerank etc. ...
• surely this says that google has the right to do what the hell they like with their own search engine, especially when they are not under contract? .

• Google has moved to quash a lawsuit that alleges the company.
• manipulated search query results, according to a court filing. ...
• The search leader has formally refuted a preliminary injunction.
• request from Oklahoma City-based Search King, which operates.
• Search King filed a lawsuit against.
• addresses from top search rankings, causing financial losses. ...
• centered on Google's "PageRank" algorithm--one of the company's.
• recipes for calculating search results. Search King sought a preliminary .
• company refuted Search King's motion on the grounds that it .
• "The PageRank that Google assigns to a Web page is simply Google's.
• Google representatives declined to comment on the lawsuit. ...
• PageRank is a factor that bases a site's importance in search results on .
• Because Google is one of the largest search services on the Web, high .
• knowledge of how PageRank works, Web marketers and search engine .
• popularity and boost a PageRank ranking. ...

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• Google has moved to quash a lawsuit that alleges the company manipulated search query results, according to a court filing. ...
• The search leader has formally refuted a preliminary injunction request from Oklahoma City-based Search King, which operates an online advertising network. Search King filed a lawsuit against Google in late October, alleging it unfairly removed its Web addresses from top search rankings, causing financial losses. ...
• Western District Court of Oklahoma, centered on Google's "PageRank" algorithm--one of the company's recipes for calculating search results. Search King sought a preliminary injunction against Google, one of the most popular sites in the world, asking to be restored to its previous ranking and to be awarded $75,000 in damages. ...
• -based company refuted Search King's motion on the grounds that it "contains only bare and conclusory allegations. ...
• "The PageRank that Google assigns to a Web page is simply Google's view or opinion of the importance of that Web page. ...
• Google representatives declined to comment on the lawsuit. ...
• PageRank is a factor that bases a site's importance in search results on the popularity the site has in the Web community. ...
• Because Google is one of the largest search services on the Web, high ranking in its index could mean a site gets traffic from America Online, Yahoo and other licensing partners, as well from Google. ... With knowledge of how PageRank works, Web marketers and search engine spammers have tried to reverse-engineer the formula by creating elaborate link structures, or "link farms," to multiple sites to create page popularity and boost a PageRank ranking. ...
• Search King had claimed that Google devalued its PageRank score, bumping it and its ad network out of listings. ...
• According to Google's filing, "Search King's sole complaint is that Google lowered its PageRank for pages on Search King's site. This action, however, was undertaken by Google because Search King had engaged in behavior that would lower the quality of Google's search results and that was designed to manipulate the integrity of those search results. ...

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• 2000 Search Engine Watch Awards - Danny Sullivan Search Engine Watch 22 January 2001 "This is the first time the Search Engine Watch Awards have been given. In December 2000, readers of Search Engine Watch's monthly newsletter, the Search Engine Report, and its twice-monthly newsletter, the Search Engine Update, were invited to vote on their favorite services in three set categories. ...
• ACCC scrutinises search engine ad placements, By Andrew Colley, ZDNet Australia, 3 July 2002. "Advertisement placement policies of Web directories and search engines serving the Australian market have fallen under the scrutiny of the competition and consumer watchdog. ...
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• June 25, 2003  |  When Robert Massa, the owner of a small Web company called Search King, decided to sue Google in 2002 after the search engine lowered his site's ranking, he knew the move wasn't going to win him any friends online. Back then Google was worshipped by practically everyone on the Web; not only did the search engine produce the finest results, but the company that ran it was also regarded as modest and affable, a refreshing thing in the tech industry. ...
• Massa's lawsuit didn't get very far; Google insisted it had the right to do whatever it wanted on its own site and pointed out that Massa had even been publicly boasting about gaming Google's PageRank system. On May 27, 2003, a federal judge in Oklahoma, where Search King is based, agreed with Google and dismissed Massa's suit. ...
• My point is they're just a search engine -- they're a damn good engine -- but they shouldn't be above the law. ...
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• Top billing in Google search results has become so coveted that one Web hosting company is suing for it. ... Search King, an Oklahoma City-based Web site network and advertising seller, filed a lawsuit Friday against Mountain View, Calif. -based Google, alleging the search giant unfairly bumped down its Web addresses from top rankings in search results. ...
• The popular search service "purposefully reduced Search King’s value, as well as that of Web sites hosted by Search King," according to the complaint. This is "due to the fact that Search King was legally profiting from the page ranking assigned by Google to certain Web sites, with the intent to cause Search King’s clients to cancel contracts with Search King. ...
• "Google's order of results is automatically determined by several factors, including our PageRank algorithm. ...
• At the center of the dispute are the "PageRank algorithm" and Google’s hidden recipe for calculating search results--which have made it a hit with Web surfers the world over. ...
• PageRank is a factor that determines a site’s importance in results based on the popularity it has in the Web community--roughly tabulated by the number of links coming to that site and the importance of those pages linking to it. ...
• According to explanatory notes on Google's Web site: "Google's order of results is automatically determined by several factors, including our PageRank algorithm. Due to the nature of our business and our interest in protecting the integrity of our search results, this is the only information we make available to the public about our ranking system. ...
• Because Google is one of the largest search services on the Web, high ranking in its index could mean traffic from America Online, Yahoo and other licensing partners, as well from Google. ... With knowledge of how PageRank works, Web marketers and search engine spammers have tried to reverse-engineer the formula by creating elaborate link structures, or "link farms," to multiple sites to create page popularity and boost PageRank. ...
• On a list of "do's and don't's" to get listed in the Google index, the company says Web sites should not "participate in link exchanges for the sole purpose of increasing your ranking in search engines. ...
• Some industry watchers say that the practice of building "link farms" resulted in recent changes to Google’s search algorithm in September. Marketers such as Search King complain that Google's changes come with no forewarning to a Web community so dependent on it for traffic. ...

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• Google Sued by Web Host Over Page Rank October 23, 2002 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Internet search engine Google was sued this week by Oklahoma-based advertising Web site network Search King (SearchKing. com), which alleged that Google unfairly lowered Search King’s Web sites from top rankings in search results. The complaint claims that Google purposefully reduced the value of Search King, as well as the value of sites hosted by Search King. The company says it was legally profiting from the page rankings Google had assigned to certain of its Web sites, and Google lowered the rankings with the intent of causing Search King clients to cancel their contracts with the company. Google’s Web site says the search engine’s results are not selected by any individual, but are determined by a number of factors, including the PageRank algorithm, a well guarded secret. ...
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