The best laid plans of search-bombers often go awry. Update 1 Earlier today, after search-bombing most of you who left comments on Friday’s post, Search-Bombing: An Irresistible April Fool’s Blogging Tradition, I learned that my searchbombs were not going through. After some investigation (and manic tweeting with the fabulous Chad Jones), I realized that Google […]
Search Bombing
The Aftermath of Search Bombing
On the seventh day, I reflected. Yes, it’s been one week since Clay Morgan and I launched the Search Bomb on the blogging world. For the uninitiated, Search Bombing is when you intentionally search a specific phrase in order to get to someone’s blog; if you’re successful, your search will show up on that blogger’s […]
A New April Fool’s Blogging Tradition: Search Bombing
Many bloggers are intrigued with the search results that bring people to their blog. Whether it’s “decapitated Barbie doll” or “giving your kid the middle finger,” looking at these phrases can be amusing, scary, and baffling. But what if a person were to intentionally search bizarre phrases in order to haunt another blogger? That is […]