Yes, the geniuses at Google have found a way to bring virtual vandalism and graffiti to websites with the introduction of Sidewiki.

This new “tool” will let anyone write messages on your website or blog for other users to see. As the owner of a website, you have no control over this. Apparently, you can’t even opt out.

Google will use its mystical algorithms to keep out spam and inappropriate comments, but judging by how well (er, poorly) they do that with their search results, this new “tool” seems well open to abuse, allowing your competitors to steer traffic away from your website to theirs. Sure, maybe the collective will vote those comments down, or maybe your competitors will have more allies than you in order to keep their message higher in the comments.

Good job, Google. You’ve found a way to bring graffiti to the Internet. Just another reason for people to drop Google and use Bing.com.

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