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I blogged about Google's algorithm to guard against Googlebombs at: http://geekswithblogs.net/yowhann/archive/2007/02/01/105122.aspx. I just came across Garett Rogers' entry on a new type of Google bomb.

The claim is that if you type 'Microsoft' into Google Maps, you will end up with an unofficial logo (as shown below).

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to reproduce the behavior the blogger spoke of using the identical URL provided. I'm not sure if I am missing something or whether this was manually removed (current result shown below).

So if they do provide the images in the Google Maps results, this may open up a whole new can of worms in user generated content and the Googlebombing world.

posted on Sunday, March 25, 2007 1:45 AM