Sunday, November 05, 2006
HubLog points out MSN.co.uk doesn't rank Firefox
Hublog calls attention to a bizarre phenomenon. If you search for Firefox using the Microsoft search engine, it manages not to find it!
HubLog: MSN.co.uk doesn't rank Firefox:
I tried this and it is true.
Microsoft is playing a round of
Try it with Yahoo or Google search.
They put the official Firefox site up in the first or second slot, which is where any statistical ranking system would put it.
What kind of a ranking system are they using at MSN?
HubLog: MSN.co.uk doesn't rank Firefox:
When you install Windows on a new PC, open Internet Explorer and type 'firefox' into the search box, you get a page of search results from MSN.co.uk (using Windows Live Search), of which none link to the official Mozilla download site for Firefox.
I tried this and it is true.
Microsoft is playing a round of
hide the firefox.
Try it with Yahoo or Google search.
They put the official Firefox site up in the first or second slot, which is where any statistical ranking system would put it.
What kind of a ranking system are they using at MSN?
Hopefully, someday I will get this page to validate!
