Google cranks up the Consensus Engine

Manufacturing isn't dead - it just went to Mountain View

Google this week admitted that its staff will pick and choose what appears in its search results. It's a historic statement - and nobody has yet grasped its significance.

Not so very long ago, Google disclaimed responsibility for its search results by explaining that these were chosen by a computer algorithm.
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This week Marissa Meyer explained that editorial judgments will play a key role in Google searches. (...)