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Google Sued Over PageRank ???

KinderStart sues Google over zero PageRank Score.
This story is almost funny and is not a Halloween prank.

Google's PageRank site ranking system is being thrown into question by lawsuit.
Small website gets demoted to zero PageRank and cries foul.

Google is being sued by a small parenting website, KinderStart, for downgrading the site’s Page rank to a score of: “zero”.

Federal judge, Jeremy Fogel of a US District Court in California, is being asked to determine whether Google defamed KinderStart by leaving it out of its search system, or whether the company is allowed to choose which site it ranks and features.

KinderStart alleges not just defamation, but violations of free speech and libel in its lawsuit.

Judge Fogel, however, in his opening statements, is unsure if the allegations show grounds for defamation, saying, “Assuming Google is saying that KinderStart’s website isn’t worth seeing, why can’t they say that? That’s my question”.

The case isn’t going anywhere fast, as Judge Fogel said that he would need until the end of the year to make a ruling about whether the case should go forward or be dismissed.

Google’s fighting its corner zealously, with one of its lawyers, David Kramer, saying, “This is a case that challenges Google’s very right to operate. It is not a case about KinderStart’s free speech.

On a much related note this site description appears on www.kinderstart.com
"KinderStart.com (http://www.kinderstart.com) is a user-friendly search engine specifically designed for everything related to pregnancy, parenting, child development, work-at-home parents, and young kids. It is the information source for parents, would be parents, teachers, caregivers or anyone interested in young children."

Also kinderstart.com is running google AdWords in the top center of its homepage and it sure looks like one of this search engines primary goals is to secure click thrus on AdWords sponsored links and generate advertising revenues from Google.

The site is hoping users click sponsored links from Google. Kinderstart.com does not seem interested in serving relevant content or useful information to users and it looks as though this website's primary purpose is simply to generate PPC click thru revenues from Google.

Also in a matter of only a few clicks our team finds redirects, duplicate content from duplicate sites and other suspicious website tactics throughout the site.

Rather than call the litigators and sue looking for cash settlements, how about creating a unique website that serves users with anything other than Google sponsored advertising.

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