Google restricts search results

[Watasha]

"Google this week admitted that its staff will pick and choose what appears in its search results. It's a historic statement - and nobody has yet grasped its significance..."

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/12/googlewashing_revisited/

[Radaghast]

The 'Evil Empire' strikes again 

... So you see, it's not rigged! How could Google "rig" a system that only reflects our finest and most noble sentiments back at us - mediated by a technocratic priesthood of unquestionable moral authority?

 

El Reg has had some great posts recently

 

[Commanding The Celsius]

The 'Evil Empire' strikes again 

The "Evil Empire" as you call it seems to be losing some marketshare on searches.

http://www.webpronews.com/2011/02/08/bings-market-share-jumps-again/
http://www.winrumors.com/bing-increases-worldwide-market-share-again-in-february/

Not sure what they can do about it.

I think it shows how fast internet changes.

[Radaghast]

The "Evil Empire" as you call it seems to be losing some marketshare on searches.

Not just me...

5 Reasons Google Is The New Evil Empire : COED Magazine
Google 'don't be evil ' empire - The National

But they now have company, and well deserved it is 

Forget Google – it's Apple that is turning into the evil empire

[Watasha]

This is a prime example of why i use DuckDuckGo as my primary search engine.

[jay2007tech]

To get around google, I use scroogle (lately I have been) 
What scroogle does and everything about it
http://www.scroogle.org/

This is the search engine used to search for stuff using the google engine but without the privacy issues
http://www.scroogle.org/cgi-bin/scraper.htm

[HeffeD]

I've used Scroogle for years. Occasionally Google makes a change that breaks it for a day or so, but it's usually not out very long.

Of course, if Google is restricting their searches, Scroogle will also be restricted...