Comments on: How Google destroyed $1 billion of United Airlines http://www.internetbusiness.co.uk/13092008/how-google-destroyed-1-billion-of-united-airlines/ Business and Internet news from the UK Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:37:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: david http://www.internetbusiness.co.uk/13092008/how-google-destroyed-1-billion-of-united-airlines/comment-page-1/#comment-79982 david Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:30:05 +0000 http://www.internetbusiness.co.uk/?p=1846#comment-79982 What a joke to place the blame on a bot! I can imagine the potential for a local rag in south florida not catching this, but Bloomberg - you would think that they would at least do a quick background check and or at least have a modicum of an idea of this major publicly traded company financial state. An embarrassing mistake by this billion dollar news agency that knocks its credibility in the markets! What a joke to place the blame on a bot! I can imagine the potential for a local rag in south florida not catching this, but Bloomberg – you would think that they would at least do a quick background check and or at least have a modicum of an idea of this major publicly traded company financial state. An embarrassing mistake by this billion dollar news agency that knocks its credibility in the markets!

]]> By: Brian Turner http://www.internetbusiness.co.uk/13092008/how-google-destroyed-1-billion-of-united-airlines/comment-page-1/#comment-74987 Brian Turner Sun, 14 Sep 2008 20:26:16 +0000 http://www.internetbusiness.co.uk/?p=1846#comment-74987 I agree - I really can't take seriously attempts to blame Google on this one. :) I agree – I really can’t take seriously attempts to blame Google on this one. :)

]]> By: Timothy http://www.internetbusiness.co.uk/13092008/how-google-destroyed-1-billion-of-united-airlines/comment-page-1/#comment-74929 Timothy Sun, 14 Sep 2008 00:35:31 +0000 http://www.internetbusiness.co.uk/?p=1846#comment-74929 I'm sorry, but most of the analysis I'm seeing all over the internet doesn't make any sense to me. Google has a piece of software. Everyone knows how it works, and that it sometimes gets things wrong. Tribune has a piece of software too. My guess is that it was designed prior to Google News. It may be annoying, but they're under no obligation to cater what they do to Google's software. Additionally, in any event Tribune isn't responsible for anything Google does with their information. The humans here were at this finance newsletter company and especially at Bloomberg. No one's saying they sold the stock because of a story in the Florida Sun-Sentinel. They're saying they sold because the story was in Bloomberg, who they trust to verify information prior to publishing it. Why is the spotlight not on Bloomberg here? I’m sorry, but most of the analysis I’m seeing all over the internet doesn’t make any sense to me.

Google has a piece of software. Everyone knows how it works, and that it sometimes gets things wrong.

Tribune has a piece of software too. My guess is that it was designed prior to Google News. It may be annoying, but they’re under no obligation to cater what they do to Google’s software. Additionally, in any event Tribune isn’t responsible for anything Google does with their information.

The humans here were at this finance newsletter company and especially at Bloomberg. No one’s saying they sold the stock because of a story in the Florida Sun-Sentinel. They’re saying they sold because the story was in Bloomberg, who they trust to verify information prior to publishing it.

Why is the spotlight not on Bloomberg here?

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