An attempt to make a search term return a website for an unexpected person or organization when entered in a search engine (typically for satirical or humorous purposes) by the creation of numerous links to that website from pages including the search term.
‘police said the suspect confessed to writing a program to test his skills at creating a Google bomb’
‘I knew that I'd seen this particular Google bomb before, but couldn't recall where.’
‘The problem with search engines getting high Google rankings, and the problem with Google bombs, is that they are a response to the success of Google.’
‘A Google bomb works by putting up hundreds of links to a particular URL and naming it after the search term that people type into the Google search engine.’
‘News of the death of the Google bomb is greatly exaggerated.’
‘Deconstructing Google bombs: A breach of symbolic power or just a goofy prank?’
‘Typically Google bombs don't affect people looking for information.’
‘A google bomb is a method for exploiting a loophole in Google's page ranking algorithm so that a particular web page appears at the top of Google rankings whenever a certain word or phrase is searched on.’
‘At the same time, hundreds of Internet users are working on a "Google bomb" to embarrass the company.’
‘I don't think she ever banned anyone, although the sysadmin did edit some posts in fear of a Google bomb.’
‘Some Google bombs are carried off in the spirit of political pranks.’
‘Other result-distorting Google bombs have involved corporations, religious groups, and private individuals.’
‘Congratulations to Anthony, for inadvertently finding a Googlebomb of mass hilarity.’
‘That Brandt had created this Googlebomb is no secret: he described how he did it in public forums, noting its progress.’
‘They're proud of this, and they brag about their capacity to game Google with Googlebombs and other search-skewing play.’
‘In order for the googlebomb to work, many independent bloggers have to conclude that a given googlebomb is relevant to his/her readership.’
‘Googlebombs are certainly not a new phenomenon; in fact, in 2005 Google had released a statement dismissing the prank.’
Origin
Early 21st century from Google, the proprietary name of a popular internet search engine, + bomb.
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