Pissed at google? Tell the FTC.

[themidiman]

What is really scary is that Google helped form a trade group that consists of Google, Amazon, eBay and other heavy hitters. Their sole purpose? To lobby politicians. No small businesses are invited to be members of their trade group. That should not come as a shock to anyone around here.

This kind of thing has been going on since the Rockefellers and Morgans wrote the Federal Reserve Act of 1913. The only scary part, is that the American people allow, and in many cases advocate this type of behavior.

What a waste of time.... They are a private company, if you don't like the, use something else....they can do what ever they want with their business

Google is a public company.

 

[hitman247]

You were going to call him a "poor excuse for American", just because he has an opinion?

What a completely oblivious response. You would rather have a trade group consisting of Google, eBay, Amazon, Facebook and many others swaying legislation by surpassing a citizen's most basic right to file a formal complaint.

According to your profile location, you are in the EU. So I can't say you are a poor excuse for an American...

 

[Expertpeon]

What a waste of time.... They are a private company, if you don't like the, use something else....they can do what ever they want with their business

You're the moron in the other thread that claimed social presence is what kept your $10/day sites from falling right?

At any rate, saying private companies can "do whatever they want" is beyond absurd. US law (and to a much greater extent EU law) regulates precisely what is illegal for corporations. At any rate, Google's a public company, but I think you simply meant "non-government".

Exactly....Tough shit. Google isn't ranking your crappy low quality EMD? Oh well.. Learn how to adapt and get stuff to rank or forget about it.

As someone that lost effectively useless sites, and my main money makers are still in tact, I think you're an idiot.

 

[Windmill]

As many of you know, there is a pending antitrust lawsuit against google. And with there latest updates becoming more and more deliberate in trying to force anyone who wants to rank to pay them for it, your voice could help this case move along faster and be taken more seriously by the FTC. With google claiming to have 60% of all search volume (in reality it's probably 90%, you can tell the difference between ranking in google or yahoo and bing), more complaints to the FTC from intelligent people who give them as much info as possible in their own experiences may help to legally break them up.

You can file an FTC complaint here:

https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=en

For the section where you enter the company info, I've done a search and found google's address for you:

Google, Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View
CA 94043

See like, this just kind of pisses me off.

Google doesn't... owe you anything, you know?

Its not like they are a PUBLIC entity. Its not like they are running the internet. They have a website, they control the content on their website, and they just so happen to not want to show your content. When Google penalizes me I get pissed not at them but the situation.

I just don't get this "Sue-Google" mentality. Its a privately owned website. You don't like that your website isn't ranked? Everytime you rank, you screw somebody over. Its not like Google can show everybody, they can only show one website. And if they want to show paid results, whats the problem? Do they owe the world a free service? No. Its not a public service! And they will pay the price for paid results; they aren't as good as thus clicked on less.

Seriously, just WTF.

 

[themidiman]

As someone that lost effectively useless sites, and my main money makers are still in tact and would make your revenue stream look like a joke, I think you're an idiot.

As usual, nobody asked you how much money you make, or how successful you are, but you manage to fit it in there anyway. Classic.

 

[Windmill]

LOL.

I am earning money. Therefore, I am an authority.

= sound argument

 

[assphuck]

You were going to call him a "poor excuse for American", just because he has an opinion?

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It's a moot point. The last I heard EU citizens can't file formal complaints with the FTC, but apparently they are uniquely qualified to tell Americans that doing so is a waste of time.

 

[Expertpeon]

It's a moot point. The last I heard EU citizens can't file formal complaints with the FTC, but apparently they are uniquely qualified to tell Americans that doing so is a waste of time.

Well, complaints filed with the EC have been highly successful (given the not so poor opinion google has at present)
Seemingly Google is trying NOT to change anything for the European Markets and the EC is potentially about to formally file proceedings
http://www.zdnet.com/europe-ready-t...browser-choice-eyes-google-action-7000004897/

You should all be filing your complaints here btw:
http://www.governing.com/blogs/view/gov-texas-leads-antitrust-fight-against-google.html

The more complaints they get, the larger the antitrust will get.

This is a direct link where Texas wants you to file your complaint: https://www.oag.state.tx.us/consumer/complain.shtml

 

[Hogare]

LOL.

I am earning money. Therefore, I am an authority.

= sound argument

Don't forget he's also a nuclear physicist.He's too modest to mention that,also.

 

[Patel]

When it comes to SEO, nothing is guaranteed, so if all of your eggs are in that basket, your profitable days are probably numbered.

And if your all your baskets are all SEO, then your gambling.

 

[Expertpeon]

Don't forget he's also a nuclear physicist.He's too modest to mention that,also.

Actually no... that's not what my degrees are in.

 

[b1step-ahead]

Yeah yeah yeah. Wait until your site are hit and you loose everything. I am sure your little demeanor will change dramatically. I was there too. Thinking that we are different and we know what we are doing but you don't fartymarty. You will burn just wait. And when you do, I will be the first one to laugh at you when you cry.

Your sites went up because you were luckly. Me - Not so lucky. Out of my 10 sites, 2 were hit. And those two were the ones making the money. So pretty much I am fucked. But better to complain I will figure it out. But let those whine who have lost a lot. And let those smucky ass people who think they are immune to Google's wrath, be happy and jolly until they are destroyed as well.

I will keep an eye on you

well said! Appreciate what you have, cause it can go in a second.

 

[Amsterdammer]

Complain all you want but Google beats the competition. As long as they do, they will own the market of "Search". They made themselves a freaking dictionary word. lol To think a company that size will not take advantage of the position they own is noobish, to think it is personal against IM could actually be right. When searching Google I usually skip the first 4 results...

 

[assphuck]

When searching Google I usually skip the first 4 results...

Let me guess, the first four positions are a Wikipedia listing, two YouTube listings and an eHow listing?

Yes, Google does beat the competition. These days they are using a club to beat the competition over the head. Unfortunately average webmasters are the primary target these days and not the competition created from Bing, Yahoo, Facebook, etc.

 

[TheViceroy]

The great thing about SEO is that its not regulated. If it was regulated, it would suck. Let the free market do its thing. If google really is producing poor quality results for its users, people will go elsewhere.

 

[Getwhatchuwant]

Listen, Google is a private company and they have certain rights as such on the other had they advertise themselves as providng the best and most relevant results for the masses, if they dont uphold that standard or deceive the public about what they are offering they should be looked into....Just like any business If i say I am something I am not or dont deliver to the public what I am promising I am being deceitful...the public should know my criteria.. either BEST result or NOT the best result...simple.

 

[TheViceroy]

Google is a free service. They shouldn't be regulated. Its funny when something about SOPA comes up, everyone hates it, but then you call for the regulation of Google?

If you want freedom, Google should be allowed to do whatever they want, even if you don't agree with it.

 

[Amsterdammer]

Let me guess, the first four positions are a Wikipedia listing, two YouTube listings and an eHow listing?

Yes, Google does beat the competition. These days they are using a club to beat the competition over the head. Unfortunately average webmasters are the primary target these days and not the competition created from Bing, Yahoo, Facebook, etc.

Actually, I just tried to find a good example but the update fixed my problem. No offense intended to anybody.
It used to be either locked content in one way or the other or BS information or some company selling me something.

I don't know who gets hit the most but Google is not there for people to make money first, it is there to provide what is searched for and again without offense intended, it wasn't popping up anymore.

To read the horrorstories here in the forum makes me feel badly for those affected but from the viewpoint of G they had little choice. Giving the people what they want is their core business, it is the foundation to all other activities.

But, I do believe they abuse their position somewhat too, agreed. And I would be happy to see some real competition in the field.

This is just my opinion though, don't shoot me over it.

 

[Expertpeon]

Google is a free service. They shouldn't be regulated. Its funny when something about SOPA comes up, everyone hates it, but then you call for the regulation of Google?

If you want freedom, Google should be allowed to do whatever they want, even if you don't agree with it.

No business "should be allowed to do whatever it wants".
If that's the case, SEOers should all feel free to subvert google through click fraud etc.

 

[bertbaby]

I love the apologists for Google, all I can say what a collection of tools! Every transparent move Google makes is dedicated to killing organic search and to driving Adwords revenue. Moreover, their pay for play move with Google shopper is nothing more than another death nail in the coffin of the small businessman. Those who are basking in the self-satisfaction that Google hasn't screwed them yet will one day be bending over for Googliath as well. And no Google hasn't affected my traffic, not yet that is!

As to the FTC they don't couldn't even spell the word monopoly. In any case, welcome to the new monopoly called the Internet and now owned by Googliath.