AlterNet: Google's Bias for Bigness

Big trouble for bloggers and those who seek to cast a wide net when they are looking for news. Google says it planning on altering its search algorithms to try and get stories by "respected" news operations to rank higher thna independent sources. This means a blogger who may know lots about a narrow topic will have their story pushed down in a search for news in favor of a story by an established publication. I am looking into this, and will be writing more about it. AlterNet: Google's Bias for Bigness