Google has leveled accusations that Microsoft has been using its search results to improve Bing’s listings. Google came to this conclusion based on the results of a sting operation its engineers launched after noticing unusual misspellings were cropping up in both Google and Bing search results. Google’s suspicions were aroused by a search for “tarsorrhaphy” — a rarely performed surgical procedure on the eyelids, according to a company blog post.
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Google's Bing Sting Could Backfire
Posted by: Erika Morphy February 2, 2011 11:21 AMGoogle has leveled accusations that Microsoft has been using its search results to improve Bing’s listings. Google came to this conclusion based on the results of a sting operation its engineers launched after noticing unusual misspellings were cropping up in both Google and Bing search results. Google’s suspicions were aroused by a search for “tarsorrhaphy” — a rarely performed surgical procedure on the eyelids, according to a company blog post.