[Dysart]

Stupid title. The useful bit of info from the article is the FICO-like score that is/will be attached to your online reputation culled from various social activities. Think about that next time one of your bad jokes or hyperbolic comments is misconstrued.

[JRandomFreeper]

I don't need google's help. I can trash my rep on my own.

I'm not running for office. ;)

/johnny

[JSteff]

Google divisions catch other google division spiking search results for themselves.
How can you trust them when they control the search biz are cheating on it themselves?

http://www.searchnewz.com/topstory/news/sn-2-20120112GoogleCaughtBuyingPaidLinks.html

It is a bit esoteric but interesting, just be sure to read the links off the story for even more on the story. If they caught themselves cheating it is like the government cheating on IRS taxes from inside the IRS.
Leaves one wondering (as complicated as it is), how many of their other search results are all bogus too? In other words when you search for something does it really present the best search result, or a google skewed result? Possibly favoring a google product or a friends of google result?

Trusting the fox in the hen house thing again.. just more convoluted and much more complicated.