We have faced the problem of the Big Google Algorithm in the Sky before.
- Vicious smirkle (Alan Grayson)
- Vicious Smirkle, Part 2 (Democratic Senate campaign)
Michele (Walk) Hansen noted at the time:
Well, sure, some people got sick, sadistic enjoyment costing Alan Grayson money, but there was a problem:
The more you click his smirky face, the more the algorithm keeps placing his smirky face here, the more you click, the more he smirks, etc.
Where does it all end? What is our exit strategy?
Now Vicious Smirkle Part 3. All our coverage of Wendy Davis is causing her ads to show up here.
This screen capture was sent to me by a reader:
I also noticed a similar ad in the sidebar, and grabbed this screenshot:
What can we do to escape this vicious smirkle?