Highlights from the SEW Blog: October 29 - November 2, 2007
Featured posts to the Search Engine Watch blog in the past week, along with recent search-related headlines from around the Web.
View ArticleHuman Flesh Search Engines in China
In China, vigilantes use the Internet as a “human flesh search engine” to find and punish people who publish material they consider inappropriate. The term is an imprecise translation of “ren'rou...
View ArticleHuman-flesh Search Engines Unearth Dark Side of Online Community
Trick or treat? When the wisdom of crowds takes matters into their own hands.
View ArticleSearch Week in Review For Nov. 6, 2010
Human- flesh Search Engines Unearth Dark Side of Online Community by Jonathan Allen Yahoo Rolls Out Site Retargeting, Renames Ad Network - ClickZ This is the first time that Google has allowed any form...
View ArticleNo TV? Emergency Search When Google Is Not Fast Enough
In keeping track of how the riots were escalating from London to all over Britain, became an adventure in getting the best, most accurate, information from social media. This is the story of what I...
View ArticleWestern Human Flesh Search Chases Wrong Guy
A recent riot in San Francisco sparked what, in China, would be known as a 'human flesh search' for one of the rioters. However, the collaborative detective work led to the wrong guy due to the fact he...
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