I had criticized Google for changing a blog posting without showing that changes had been made. In that case, Google changed the title and body, and even altered a photo -- but kept the same time stamp. From any other company, this would be an error in blog etiquette. But for Google, which wants the world to trust it with all information, it's an evil thing to "change history."

Today, Google changed another blog post. They're doing a little better now, as they indicate in the revised post that it has been "updated." But I had to go find the original copy in my Google Desktop archive to see what they changed. (Apparently the new Google maps hybrid feature doesn't work so well in Japan.)

Here's the original:

Test drive this hybrid vehicle
7/22/2005 05:19:00 AM
Posted by Lars Rasmussen, Maps Engineer

Can't decide between looking at a map of your house or a photo of your house? See both at once with Google Maps' new Hybrid mode, available in the US, Canada, the UK and Japan.

And the updated version:

Test drive this hybrid vehicle
7/22/2005 05:19:00 AM
Posted by Lars Rasmussen, Maps Engineer

Can't decide between looking at a map of your house or a photo of your house? See both at once with Google Maps' new Hybrid mode, available in the US, Canada, and the UK.

[updated]

Isn't it funny that I can use Google technology (Desktop Search) to track the changes made to a document, but Google won't identify the changes it made right in the source document?

What's the value of a Permalink when there's little integrity to the source material? If Google doesn't want to affect the aesthetics of the posting with strikethroughs, then what about deploying a change tracking and comparison capability like wikis do?

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