Incredible. And, yes, it seems quite intentional.

It if they say it was a "mistake," be certain that error would never happen for Muhammed.

Google must die

google jew.............that'll knock your socks off

Yeah yeah, I know they have no agenda but they run adsfor hamas and hizbollah but refuse LGF
status as a news source
Pamela

Assuming you didn't Photoshop that as some kind of a joke, it's not showing the same results now.

Every knee shall bow.

I got the same result.

Damn Google!

Google Delenda est!

Eric;
I just did it and the baby Jesus butt plug is at the top of the list.

I don't know what Eric typed, I got the same results.

Good grief. Merry Christmas, Google, indeed. Bad enough that the Christmas Eve logo is a cat and mouse playing with a plug ("doin' the electrocution shuffle..."). That's just breathtaking.

While I agree that Google is more than biased, and I too searched "baby Jesus" and got the same results. But if you want images, it's safe to go here http://images.google.com/ and search for "baby Jesus".

Merry Christmas everybody.

The enemies of the truth are getting crazier and bolder every day. Come Lord Jesus.

It's 10:00 PM Christmas Eve here in Oklahoma, and I get the same search result. Disgusting.

I wonder what Google will pull next Ramadan season? Oh, wait -- Islam is a religion of peace. Never mind.

Other results on this search results page have more link traffic.

I'd be curious to know how you actually know that; and, therefore, can objectively conclude that it's not a Googlebomb. I was referred here by Wizbang, and someone there suggested that it has indeed been linked to a lot lately, just to tick off people like us.

At the bottom of the search page is a link that says, "Dissatisfied? Help us improve"
Hopefully enough people will take the time to comment to Google as well as commenting here!

http://www.google.com/quality_form?q=baby+jesus&hl=en&lr=

Why are you looking for images on Google's web search page? If you did the same serch on Google's images search page, you will get what you are looking for.

If you turn on "strict filtering" under the preferences tab, it will take away any of the porn-type links like this. Why are you searching with SafeSearch turned off? Do you often search for porn and need to have it off? Turn it on (strict filtering) and there is no problem.

The only reason you would need to have SafeSearch off is to look for porn.

Try Googling "Failure" see what is the top result!

Well, it does have forty links, including metafilter. Guess some google-bombing needs to be done on the behalf of sites not run by satanists.

I'm disappointed that the top link wasn't a picture of Sean Hannity.

I just got the same result with my search. Doesn't google put advertisers at the top of their searches?

Well, Google is an algorithm thingy. Maybe the problem is not Google but the statistical center of mass of its users.

Come on people. Google is totally algorithm-based. The algorithm strongly favors links that point to a given site-- therefore as many sites point to the one in question, it raises the google ranking. When intentional and malicious, you can call this "googlebombing."

But to suggest that a google staffer had a role to play in this is just silly. Why on earth do you think a public company would blatantly risk its reputation in this way?

Your conclusion is incorrect. Google bears no fault here, and the harsh sentiments expressed in this thread reveal more about the speakers than the subject.

Google provides an algorithm, a way of matching any search term against the world's webpages. They do not manually put an offensive link at the top of a results list.

But there's a whole industry of consultants trying to match those algorithms, to get good placements for the clients sites in each of the main search engines. The search engines respond and change their algorithm to disqualify the cheaters. The SEO consultants adjust their tactics in turn, and so on.

Don't blame Google, Yahoo or Microsoft for the offensive cheaters in the world -- the search engines only reveal that such people exist, they do not create them.

For more info, try doing a web search on "google bombing" or "seo myths". There are more productive ways to spend our time than introducing such divisive controversies as "Google Mocks Christ".

The comment by Joe at 1:49 am nailed the difference between my search and the rest of those commenting that they are getting the same results. The reason I didn't get those results is that I had set my preferences to "strict filtering" which is my preferred method of using Google. I tested it, and sure enough I see what others are seeing. Now, back to "strict filtering" for me! :-)

Also, as a side note, I think that the default is not "strict filter" so just because someone got those results doesn't mean they had turned it off, but rather had never found the need to turn it on, so Joe's comment is a bit harsh.

Anyway, Merry Christmas to all. And happy Google bombing next Christmas. ;-)

Eric.

Well, I e-mailed google....we'll see what they say.

Right on, Google. I love those guys. Hey, if you type in "failure" and hit "i feel lucky" you will have a little chuckle. Also, type in "Santorum" and hit "I feel lucky." I love Google.

Re: "yes, it seems quite intentional". Well, yes, an intentional effort by PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF GOOGLE to game the system. Unlike traditional full-text search, things like "keyword density" plays a modest role in getting the top hit on Google. As others have noted, do a little research on "googlebomb". I would guess this result is fairly recent, and will disappear. Google removes or penalizes sites that try to game the system not that are offensive. A search for "jew" is a good example. As a previous commenter noted, "failure" is another one -- the top 2 matches clearly can't be explained by "keyword density" or metatags or such.

And, no I don't for Google; I just don't like to see people fall for conspiracy theories that have no basis in reality. (I suppose it's possible that a rogue employee tweaked the result; I have no idea how easy that would be -- but I'll bet it's cause for being fired immediately, offensive or not.)

U neocon idiots really need to get a life! Btw, last I heard, there never was a Jesus. It's all made up to fool non-thinking idiots like u! Go get yourselves some lives. Better still some loofahs a la the Christmas Wars General, Bill O'reilly and Fox Lies News!!!!

Sadly, this post has become infested with liberals, and the peculiar, hate-filled,logic-free thought that the "liberal elite" bring to us country folks.

Some have BDS advanced enough that they've somehow blamed this on Bush and the neocons. Halliburton, it seems, would be next on their list of cliched talking points.

Since they can't converse like adults, I'm locking this thread.