I told you so. Or I told anyone who cared. I even tried to reach the Obama administration in four or five different ways. Do a search on Yahoo (YHOO) right now for “miserable failure” and you’ll find President Barack Obama’s page ranking either in the top spot or the second spot. Given a redirect that Obama’s Web team has put into place, he should solidify into that number one spot over time. Eventually, Microsoft’s (MSFT) Live Search should reflect that, as well. And over at Google (GOOG), Obama will likely gain a top page listing for a search on failure.
I know. There are bigger issues Obama has to deal with. But then again, this is supposed to be the tech-savvy presidency. It should be search-engine-optimization savvy, as well.

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Few realize that outgoing U.S. President George W. Bush has left behind a unique legacy for future presidents, including Barack Obama–that they are all condemned to rank tops for a search on “miserable failure” in major search engines. It’s my hope that Bush will correct this before leaving office, or that Obama will fix it soon after he’s inaugurated.

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