Feb 8, 2012 at 12:14pm ET by Danny Sullivan

US presidential candidate Rick Santorum pulled off a surprise last night, winning caucuses and primaries in three states. So what's with Bing listing an anti-Santorum web site first in its results in a search for his last name? Does Microsoft have some type of liberal agenda! Wait, you didn't realize Rick Santorum has a "Bing problem" that's exactly the same as his well-documented "Google problem," where a search for "santorum" lists a web page defining that word as the by-product of anal sex above Santorum's official web site? He does. In fact, Santorum's had his Bing problem for months [...]

Should Rick Santorum’s “Google Problem” Be Fixed?

Sep 21, 2011 at 8:00am ET by Danny Sullivan

Is Google (and Bing, by the way) not being "responsible" by failing to remove an anti-Rick Santorum web site? The Republican presidential candidate believes so, speaking out this week against an unfavorable listing for his name. But "fixing" Santorum's "Google problem" isn't as easy as it sounds. Defining Santorum For those who aren't familiar with Santorum's situation, back in 2003, the former US Senator angered gay columnist Dan Savage, not to mention some in the lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender community, with several anti-homosexual comments during an interview with the Associated [...]

Presidential Hopeful Rick Santorum Stymied By Search Problem

Feb 17, 2011 at 10:21am ET by Pamela Parker

As former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum sets his sights on the White House, he has a lot of awareness-raising to do, and he desperately needs some help with search, a Roll Call piece this week shows. Currently, when you search for Santorum, the first result is a blog apparently started by gay syndicated sex columnist Dan Savage, who masterminded a successful campaign to associate the Senator's name with anal sex -- on Google and Bing, at least. Savage, and other like-minded folks, launched and supported the site against Santorum back in 2003, after the Senator made comments against hom [...]

And Now, Google Itself Runs Oil Spill Ads

Jun 15, 2010 at 5:33pm ET by Barry Schwartz

We've covered earlier how both BP and legal firms are advertising on Google. Now Google itself is targeting oil spill related terms to drive people to its "Crisis Response" page. A search for [gulf oil spill] returns an ad from Google that reads "Latest Oil Spill Update: Watch live video of the oil spill cleanup effort." Here is a picture of the ad: And here it it is in context with the search results page, the second ad in the right column: Google often advertises its own products and services, but I believe this may be the first time they have advertised their oil spill "Cr [...]

Fighting The Oil Spill On Google: BP Versus The Lawyers

Jun 4, 2010 at 3:41pm ET by John Ellis

As oil-poisoned pelicans are found on Gulf shorelines, lawyers and British Petroleum are looking to Google for help gaining public awareness. Attorneys are primed and ready to line up plaintiffs who were harmed by the oil spill that killed 11 people and threatens the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem. BP is reaching out, as well. Ambulance Chasing, Google-Style Lawyers are using Google, Bing and Yahoo to actively bid on oil spill-related terms such as bp oil spill claim, oil spill sue and bp lawsuit: Oil Spill: The New Mesothelioma It feels similar to the competition on search engines [...]

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