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title: Google fights googlebombing
date: "2002-03-21T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 1391
description: I explore early reports on how Google handles googlebombing, where coordinated link campaigns manipulate search rankings. These articles debate whether the search engine is actively fighting these pranks or allowing community-driven results to stand.
keywords: [googlebombing, search engine optimization, google, link building, anchor text, search algorithms]
---

[Google fights googlebombing](http://www.dailyrotten.com/articles/archive/290725.html)... or [does it](http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/business/technology/2910195.htm)?