Google Delists BMW and Ricoh from Search Index

In an effort to crack down on search engine abuse, Google has eliminated the German site of BMW from its index, charging the company with violating webmaster guidelines. Office equipment giant Ricoh has also now found itself on the end of Google’s search sanctions in Germany but some critics of Google’s death penalty say companies are being punished unfairly for having the savvy to make Google’s system work for them. Others joining the debate however have praised Google for keeping large multinational companies in check