Well, it may have taken just over a month, but I was overjoyed to discover (thanks to Pete) last night that our efforts have paid off. At least until Google updates their index again, there can be no doubt what is the rudest pub in Islington:
http://www.google.com/search?q=rudest+pub+in+islington
(even better, it’s also http://www.google.com/search?q=rudest+pub)
As fantastic as this is, though, it doesn’t give me the greatest confidence in the future of everyone’s favourite search engine. As far as I know, there are only 3 websites googlebombing the website of the rudest pub in Islington. Surely it shouldn’t be that easy, should it? Just as Groucho Marx once famously stated that he didn’t want to join a club that would have him as a member, I’m not sure I want to trust the veracity of the search results generated by a search engine that can be manipulated so easily by me…
UPDATE: Ha! The Register reckons that Googlebombing a site using only 5 domains might be a record. Nothing of the sort. Clearly 3 websites is the figure to beat…