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JulianMorrison on Nov 30, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: 2010: The Year Information Pollution Takes Off

Google's algorithm only "needs to be gamed" if your content is unworthy or undesirable.

chrischen on Nov 30, 2009 [–]

And if your content is unworthy or undesirable and you game it, then that forces worthy and desirable content to game it too in order to compete.

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