Obituary spam has been flooding search engines. Among other effects, the disturbing trend has provoked Google to modify its policies. Marketplace’s Lily Jamali discussed the situation with reporter ...

Google is actively working on fixing the problem it was with showing too much spam for obituary-related queries. Danny Sullivan, Google's Search Liaison, said "it's something we’re actively looking at ...

Obituaries for writer Deborah Vankin popped up online in January, complete with morbid images and flattering prose. In videos accompanying the announcements, “news anchors” discussed her death and ...

For years and years now, spammers have been creating fake obituaries using automated methods. In fact, Danny Goodwin covered the issue Google Search has with obituary spam a couple of years ago when ...

This is not a new problem – and it goes far beyond Slawski. Some brands may even be helping fund this low-quality content. We reported yesterday the sad news that Bill Slawski has died. It’s less than ...