Google Universal Search Means Looking For Raccoons Is No Longer Family Friendly
Aug 3, 2007 at 1:12pm ET by Danny Sullivan
A reader tipped me off to this. Search for raccoon, and Google Universal Search puts some pictures up at the top of the page:
See it? Third one over? I didn’t know a dog and a raccoon could, well…
To be fair, Microsoft Live does the same thing:
Yahoo also shows the happy couple, but only if you specifically do an image search. Ask doesn’t, clearly exhibiting a bias against raccoon-dog love.
Have a good weekend, everyone :)
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That’s really funny. Thanks for the comic relief.
So.. many.. possible.. comments..
Must… resist… posting…
Afterwards, the Beagle could never look the cat in the eye again…
Hilarious! Of course, Google has pulled the picture, at least from where I’m searching.
I predict an interesting “SEO contest” in the future :-)
That’s really furry. Thanks for the canine relief.
WebOptimist, the images team took care of that picture.