Sashidhar Kokku's blog

GoogleBomb(Microsoft related stuff) = SourceOfAllEvil

So I am a web-developer, and I use tools like "Ruler" or "Screen Calipers" all the time. And yeah...if something works fine, why should I go ahead and get a newer version ...especially for something as simple as a caliper ... eh ?

But trouble struck, when I got a new machine at work. I wanted to install the Screen Calipers tool again, and for some reason, that I still can't remember, I did not save the installation file to C:\Workspace\Installs.

So, whats the next logical thing to do...search for the tool online, and pray that it is still free !!!!!

Enter Google.... and the search string [Link].

And this is what I get:

GoogleSearch

And for the good web browser that firefox is.....I get a nice warning to bucker off...coz something seemed fishy.

FireFoxWarning

Ok....but I still want to go through, and click yes and go through...

WebUrlChange

After that I did not have the heart to click "Continue". But my wife went ahead and did some research on this topic, and the avid googler that she is....and after a bunch of conversations and searches, we find out that this is what is called as "GoogleBombing". A detailed discussion on this topic is posted here.

This could be old news for a lot of people, for the ones like me....its funny as hell.

For a while I getting a nice smirk on my face. 

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