19
Apr
The perils of ranking news with an algorithm
As occasionally happens, one of the stories we posted today briefly bubbled up to the top of the Google News pile. We’ve never actually seen that happen, but people have mentioned it to us and of course we get a burst of traffic from it.
Today, though, someone at FreeRepublic.com, a notable redoubt of conservative paranoia, was kind enough to take a screen shot memorializing the occasion, which probably lasted no more than a few minutes.

Gotta love the robot …
UPDATE: I’ve added a link to the Free Republic thread in which the screenshot appears. It’s a discussion of McClellan’s resignation, and includes some suggestions for replacements, notably Dennis Miller, Ann Coulter and Tony Snow. Lots of chortling about how entertaining Miller and Coulter would be in dealing with the hapless MSM. And it’s true: either would be hilarious right up to the point their heads exploded.

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Oh I don’t know, the exploding head thing, that would be pretty hilarious too.
K
April 19th, 2006 at 9:51 amMy bad: “up to and including …”
April 19th, 2006 at 10:20 amYou would wish one of those 3 on Eric? I’m shocked Weldon. Have you talked to him about this?
(Tongue firmly in cheek)
April 20th, 2006 at 6:26 pm