Google Favored by Web Admins

PC World 25 months ago

Google Favored by Web Admins

Web-site policy makers are playing favorites, and Google is the big beneficiary, say Penn State researchers. The research team created a search engine called BotSeer and used it to examine more than 7,500 Web sites. Full Article at PC World

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