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They did something similar last year. Edit: http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2008-10-31-n76.html http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2008-10-31-n76.html

• mcxx 17y ago
  And how did someone discover that?
  • tlrobinson 17y ago
    It wouldn't surprise me if there are SEO people watching Google's every move for hints of changes in Google search. Though I'm not sure how robots.txt would apply.
    • derefr 17y ago
      More likely than SEOs, bloggers are probably looking for any new hint of an as-of-yet publically-invisible service, so they can be the one to start the rumor.
  • ks 17y ago
    My guess is that it was "leaked" by someone working at Google.