Comments on: Debunking: “Google in bed with CIA” http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/debunking-google-in-bed-with-cia/ neat fun stuff Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:35:07 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Linda Rohan http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/debunking-google-in-bed-with-cia/#comment-401120 Linda Rohan Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:36:49 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/debunking-google-in-bed-with-cia/#comment-401120 So you also do not believe in the existence of the Pat Robertson Intelligence Scholars program either? You all doth protest creatively and excessively, I'll give you that. So you also do not believe in the existence of the Pat Robertson Intelligence Scholars program either? You all doth protest creatively and excessively, I’ll give you that.

]]> By: Raul http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/debunking-google-in-bed-with-cia/#comment-392566 Raul Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:32:33 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/debunking-google-in-bed-with-cia/#comment-392566 When I was thinking I just inventend the Helicopter Ads ... I had to find this post. Damn ! :) When I was thinking I just inventend the Helicopter Ads … I had to find this post.
Damn ! :)

]]> By: JB Smith http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/debunking-google-in-bed-with-cia/#comment-113431 JB Smith Tue, 25 Sep 2007 06:47:09 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/debunking-google-in-bed-with-cia/#comment-113431 Just a quick thought, why does Google now ask for your library card number when setting up a new email account? Wasn't there some bruhaha about text in the patriot act making it legal to record what books people are checking out? This was a really big issue with privacy and free thought advocates. I agree with the guy that said "methinks you protest too much" As my sicilian grandfather used to say, "trust everyone and trust no one" Just a quick thought, why does Google now ask for your library card number when setting up a new email account? Wasn’t there some bruhaha about text in the patriot act making it legal to record what books people are checking out? This was a really big issue with privacy and free thought advocates.

I agree with the guy that said “methinks you protest too much” As my sicilian grandfather used to say, “trust everyone and trust no one”

]]> By: Mat Ripley http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/debunking-google-in-bed-with-cia/#comment-109257 Mat Ripley Sun, 22 Jul 2007 13:46:16 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/debunking-google-in-bed-with-cia/#comment-109257 Conclusive Proof We Went to the Moon I have, on occasions, danced with the delusionati. Maybe false flags do fly. Perhaps there was a conspiracy of liberty, But we certainly went to the moon. Conclusive Proof We Went to the Moon

I have, on occasions, danced with the delusionati.
Maybe false flags do fly.
Perhaps there was a conspiracy of liberty,
But we certainly went to the moon.

]]> By: Not the CIA http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/debunking-google-in-bed-with-cia/#comment-105407 Not the CIA Fri, 01 Jun 2007 21:32:57 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/debunking-google-in-bed-with-cia/#comment-105407 Nice to see your thread up and running maybe the fact this page disapeared a while was a cia conspiracy Nice to see your thread up and running maybe the fact this page disapeared a while was a cia conspiracy

]]> By: recep http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/debunking-google-in-bed-with-cia/#comment-102579 recep Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:47:00 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/debunking-google-in-bed-with-cia/#comment-102579 Hmm very interesting investigation :p ahaha, who is thr prguy ? is it Matt Cutts? l dont trust google other than they are always tring to get the biggest cake from web incomes, so whynot, google co founders might think whoever pays higher l can work for them, thats very normal if u think in this side, but what about the keeping the web moe clean ? respecting our costemerts requests. thats nonsense what gogle do , if they do. if they loose peoples trust, they get loose in a short time. Hmm very interesting investigation :p ahaha, who is thr prguy ? is it Matt Cutts? l dont trust google other than they are always tring to get the biggest cake from web incomes, so whynot, google co founders might think whoever pays higher l can work for them, thats very normal if u think in this side, but what about the keeping the web moe clean ? respecting our costemerts requests. thats nonsense what gogle do , if they do. if they loose peoples trust, they get loose in a short time.

]]> By: bee http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/debunking-google-in-bed-with-cia/#comment-92096 bee Thu, 21 Dec 2006 12:15:31 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/debunking-google-in-bed-with-cia/#comment-92096 Happy Holidays to you and yours too, Matt. :) Thanks for the laughs. (From a usual lurker.) Happy Holidays to you and yours too, Matt. :) Thanks for the laughs.

(From a usual lurker.)

]]> By: lots0 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/debunking-google-in-bed-with-cia/#comment-91838 lots0 Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:33:58 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/debunking-google-in-bed-with-cia/#comment-91838 >>>Okay, so if you don’t like a company, it doesn’t make sense to have nothing to do with them if at all possible (which it certainly is in this case?) Sticking your head in the sand and ignoring google (or anything else) is the way a ten year old would deal with the problem. Adults face problems and deal with them. >>>Okay, so if you don’t like a company, it doesn’t make sense to have nothing to do with them if at all possible (which it certainly is in this case?)

Sticking your head in the sand and ignoring google (or anything else) is the way a ten year old would deal with the problem.

Adults face problems and deal with them.

]]> By: Multi-Worded Adam http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/debunking-google-in-bed-with-cia/#comment-91685 Multi-Worded Adam Wed, 13 Dec 2006 18:09:21 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/debunking-google-in-bed-with-cia/#comment-91685 <blockquote> You sound like G.W. Bush… don’t like em, don’t talk to em… Not a sound policy in politics or anywhere else for that matter. </blockquote> Okay, so if you don't like a company, it doesn't make sense to have nothing to do with them if at all possible (which it certainly is in this case?) And if these people who have such big issues with privacy and government relationships and international terrorist threats and whatever other conspiracy theories du jour are floating around, they can't use the other search engines out there? It's not just a vicious rumour kids...they really do exist! Matt's even mentioned them in this blog. As far as whether Google-Watch.org should be in the Google index, I'm not saying Google should censor it. I'm saying that, if Brandt really believes that the company is as evil as it is, he should make a point of keeping himself out of the same index. It's not hard to do. A little robots.txt magic and he's done. But he won't do that. Why? Because he covets the Google traffic. As do the other sites. And in the case of the other sites, they covet the additional services big G provides. That is blatant and obvious hypocrisy on their parts, and it means that anything further that they might have to say on the issue can at best be taken with a very large grain of salt. As far as merit goes, my argument has some strong facts that cannot and should not be conveniently ignored: FACT: Steele uses Google for his site's internal search engine. The link was posted earlier. Go look if you don't believe me. This stands alone as far as discrediting the story goes. Funny, though: it's the thing that gets ignored the most in all of this by those who would choose to support the conspiracy theory. FACT: HomelandStupidity.us uses Google Adsense on the same page where they post the article. FACT: None of the sites block the Googlebot in any way, shape, or form. I don't have a problem with people complaining...they MIGHT be right. But when these people, in at least two cases, make direct use of Google services for business purposes, they're biting the hand that feeds them. If these people truly believed what they were saying, and truly believed in the causes that they fought for, they would not contribute in any way, shape, or form to the company that provides the services they so emotionally and vaguely get up on their soapbox and complain about. Otherwise, they're hypocrites. There really isn't a better word to describe it. Choice 1: do something about the problem you claim is there. Choice 2: remain hypocritical. It's that simple.

You sound like G.W. Bush… don’t like em, don’t talk to em… Not a sound policy in politics or anywhere else for that matter.

Okay, so if you don’t like a company, it doesn’t make sense to have nothing to do with them if at all possible (which it certainly is in this case?)

And if these people who have such big issues with privacy and government relationships and international terrorist threats and whatever other conspiracy theories du jour are floating around, they can’t use the other search engines out there?

It’s not just a vicious rumour kids…they really do exist! Matt’s even mentioned them in this blog.

As far as whether Google-Watch.org should be in the Google index, I’m not saying Google should censor it. I’m saying that, if Brandt really believes that the company is as evil as it is, he should make a point of keeping himself out of the same index. It’s not hard to do. A little robots.txt magic and he’s done.

But he won’t do that. Why? Because he covets the Google traffic. As do the other sites. And in the case of the other sites, they covet the additional services big G provides. That is blatant and obvious hypocrisy on their parts, and it means that anything further that they might have to say on the issue can at best be taken with a very large grain of salt.

As far as merit goes, my argument has some strong facts that cannot and should not be conveniently ignored:

FACT: Steele uses Google for his site’s internal search engine. The link was posted earlier. Go look if you don’t believe me. This stands alone as far as discrediting the story goes.

Funny, though: it’s the thing that gets ignored the most in all of this by those who would choose to support the conspiracy theory.

FACT: HomelandStupidity.us uses Google Adsense on the same page where they post the article.

FACT: None of the sites block the Googlebot in any way, shape, or form.

I don’t have a problem with people complaining…they MIGHT be right. But when these people, in at least two cases, make direct use of Google services for business purposes, they’re biting the hand that feeds them.

If these people truly believed what they were saying, and truly believed in the causes that they fought for, they would not contribute in any way, shape, or form to the company that provides the services they so emotionally and vaguely get up on their soapbox and complain about. Otherwise, they’re hypocrites. There really isn’t a better word to describe it.

Choice 1: do something about the problem you claim is there.
Choice 2: remain hypocritical.

It’s that simple.

]]> By: lots0 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/debunking-google-in-bed-with-cia/#comment-91592 lots0 Tue, 12 Dec 2006 20:39:17 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/debunking-google-in-bed-with-cia/#comment-91592 >>>"The webmasters who have made these types of claims claims have done nothing at all to boycott big G." Where is the logic in boycotting? You sound like G.W. Bush... don't like em, don't talk to em... Not a sound policy in politics or anywhere else for that matter. As far as your example of google watch... it would be rather ridiculous to have a site that is all about google not be in the google index... At least I think so. >>>"Your head’s not quite in the right place yet" Maybe kid mercury's head is not in the right place (not my place... or yours to judge), but his argument has merit, yours did not. FYI - After he read this thread, Daniel Brant of google watch emailed me with a copy of your old Resume Matt... Rather interesting reading, I'd hire you in a heart beat, but I don't think I could afford you and I don't really need someone with ALL your classified government experience. ;) >>>”The webmasters who have made these types of claims claims have done nothing at all to boycott big G.”

Where is the logic in boycotting?
You sound like G.W. Bush… don’t like em, don’t talk to em… Not a sound policy in politics or anywhere else for that matter.

As far as your example of google watch… it would be rather ridiculous to have a site that is all about google not be in the google index… At least I think so.

>>>”Your head’s not quite in the right place yet”

Maybe kid mercury’s head is not in the right place (not my place… or yours to judge), but his argument has merit, yours did not.

FYI – After he read this thread, Daniel Brant of google watch emailed me with a copy of your old Resume Matt…
Rather interesting reading, I’d hire you in a heart beat, but I don’t think I could afford you and I don’t really need someone with ALL your classified government experience. ;)

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