Google was caught buying links to promote Chrome – well, it wasn’t directly Google, it was a third-party Google marketing company doing it without their knowledge.
Google has responded by:
(1) Dropping the ranking for Chrome for the keyword [browser] to well beyond page 7 or so.
(2) Dropping the PageRank of the Chrome landing page.
Is this enough? Take our poll below.
Matt Cutts responded on Google+ saying:
Now, please vote:
Are You Satisfied With Google’s Response On Chrome?
In a WebmasterWorld thread, one user said, “Really they probably had no choice with the FTC on their back.”
Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld & Google+.