A Search-related scandal is roiling the "blogosphere". Wordpress, a very popular open source blogging program has been outed in Waxy.org. Reportedly, Wordpress has "been quietly hosting at least 168,000 articles on their website. These articles are designed specifically to game the Google Adwords program, written by a third-party about high-cost advertising keywords like asbestos, mesothelioma, insurance, debt consolidation, diabetes and mortgages". Read more about the controversy here.
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