Google Explains Search Rankings After Complaints in Europe by Nancy Gohring, IDG News Service via PCWorld (Feb 25)
Google has been under attack in Europe for the way it ranks results - European firms, they think, are receiving lower placement.
"One of the complaints was filed by Foundem, a U.K. price comparison site. Foundem's co-founder wrote the op-ed piece that Singhal links to, which suggests that regulators should set rules for how search engines rank results. The editorial accuses Google of exploiting its dominance in search by displaying its own services at the top of search results, something that Google denies."
Google responded with this posting on This Stuff is Tough
"Our philosophy has three main elements:Posted by Gwen at February 26, 2010 11:28 AM1. Algorithmically-generated results.
2. No query left behind.
3. Keep it simple."