BP Buys Search Terms

American Voices • Science & Technology • ISSUE 46•23 • Jun 9, 2010

BP paid Yahoo! and Google so that the oil company's own website would be the first result shown after a search for terms such as "oil spill." What do you think?

“They didn't have to go to all that trouble. I would've just ignored this whole thing for 10 bucks."”
Angie Duvall –
Chemical Absorption Operator
“If they're not careful, they could start being associated with oil spills." ”
Chad Durant –
Systems Analyst
“That's pretty bad on BP's part, but it's not the worst thing they've ever done. The oil spill itself is the worst thing they've ever done."”
Alex Horne –
Lacquer Polisher

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