Eric Schmidt the CEO of Google Inc., was at the Republican Governors Association 2006 gathering in Miami, FL.
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Republican Governors Association 2006
What's important.... He was giving strategic advice to Republican Governors. The media has picked up on the google bombing techniques used by both sides. We should be vigilant. Google helped to kill the Allen campaign and the law of probability
Of note we need to be aware that the Establishment is aware of the tools progressives are using. We should also start to plan how to adapt and counter attempts by Google and other companies that may attempt to dissuade progressives from spreading the truth.
Google's chief executive offered some advice on Wednesday to Republicans looking ahead to the 2008 presidential contest: make better use of the Internet's electioneering power if you want to win next time.
"The ones that take advantage of this most effectively will be the ones that will be the winners of the next election," Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt told Republican governors gathered in Miami.
He offered a few examples of how the Internet, especially video file-sharing sites like Google's newly acquired YouTube, had changed the political landscape by enabling anyone to disseminate information widely and instantly.
Left-leaning bloggers were credited with giving Democrats a boost during the November elections by "Google bombing"--setting up Web pages with links to a site containing negative comments about Republican candidates.
Such a high volume of postings to the same link can make it appear higher on the Google search page, increasing the odds of its being read.
Schmidt said without elaborating that Google was taking steps to halt such gaming of its search system as well as steps to halt the spread of false information.