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February 13, 2007

Google's "I'm Feeling Lucky" Button To Be Renamed "Wikipeda Result" Button - Joke

I found a thread at DigitalPoint Forums that made me smile.

Remember all out coverage over the past years on how well Google treats the Wikipedia in the search results? If not, here is a quick summary:

Wikipedia Treated Too Well in Google? from August 17, 2005
Wikipedia Results at Top of Google SERPs? from December 21, 2005
The Rise of Wikipedia = The Fall of DMOZ? from July 26, 2006
Wikipedia Ruling in Google Search Results? from August 11, 2006
Google Treating Wikipeda Too Well? from January 23, 2007

Well, check out this guy's funny mock up.

He replaced the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button, with "Take Me to Wikipedia" because the I am feeling lucky button takes you directly to the first Google result. Enough said.

Forum discussion at DigitalPoint Forums.

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posted rustybrick in Google Optimization at February 13, 2007 7:26 AM Comments (7)

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This is basically the same google fortune that AMAZON had been enjoying for several years - until recently.

From the very day they began using SE friendly URLs and Titles, their SERPs dominated Google for three years.

Posted by SearcH EngineS WeB at February 13, 2007 07:58

Hi Barry, glad you liked my joke... Dave E at DP pointed out that you used it.

You know, I'd really appreciate a link to my site above (using the anchor text "Buenos Aires") in return :)

Pleeeeeaaaaassseeee... I know it is not a relevant link, but it would help me out a little all the same!

You can PM me (BuenosAires) at DP if you want to confirm that this is me that posted the DP thread, and not just an imposter looking for a link.... I am just a chancer looking for a link instead!

Posted by Alan Patrick at February 13, 2007 16:45

I can't do that. I can link to a blog post you have on it? Do you have one? Sorry Alan, but as you said, "not a relevant link."

Posted by Barry Schwartz at February 13, 2007 16:48

No worries Barry... you are right, it's not relevant... and I wouldn't write a post about it on any of my blogs because it wouldn't fit with their niches.

Thanks all the same for appreciating a good joke :)

Posted by Alan Patrick at February 13, 2007 16:51

Great picture - good stuff... made me laugh.

Posted by Barry Schwartz at February 13, 2007 16:55

You might like to use http://nopedia.com .
You can get rid of all that annoying wikipedia results :)

Posted by Martin at February 17, 2007 03:58

Wikipedia is frikken excellent, non biased information about practically everything.
So shut up and go away

Posted by Rana Poid at February 25, 2007 14:33