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While annoying when it happens, this is really nothing new. Several years back Google search results were inundated with parked domains only serving ads and other such useless pages. Google eventually cleaned up their algorithm. Sometimes their ranking system is gamed, other times they may make changes reducing the quality of rankings.
I considered switching to a new search engine and before I could find a better one, they fixed the problem.
Complain and then give them a chance to improve. It's a well established cycle that works very well for them.
Trouble In the House of Google
Let's look at where stackoverflow.com traffic came from for the year of 2010. When 88.2% of all traffic for your website comes from a single source, criticizing that single source feels … risky. And perhaps a bit churlish, like looking a gift horse in the mouth, or saying something derogato...
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