Published 13:24 IST, November 4th 2020
US election: Artist tricks Google into showing art pics for 'next US president' searches
Artist manipulates Google in a way that if someone searches 'the next American president', results show pictures of her art instead of Trump and Joe Biden.
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American artist Gretchen Andrew has gamed Google SEO in such a way that if someone searches ' next American president', results show pictures of her art inste of Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Gretchen, who has worked with Google in past, manipulated Search Engine Optimization (SEO) to make her art rank on top of results when d term ' next American president'.
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purpose behind art
Gretchen, who calls herself "Search Engine Artist" and "Internet Imperialist" used her skills that she h acquired at Silicon Valley, to manipulate Google im search and fulfill her aspirations of becoming a well-recognized artist. However, with her art, she is also trying to send a mess for next American president, whosoever it may be. art titled " next American president" literally expresses Gretchen's philosophy and how she wants next president to be.
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As far as her art is concerned, Gretchen explained on her website, " next American president art vision board includes ims, pictures, and affirmations of my hopes and dreams for next American president and is designed to serve as a source of inspiration and motivation and to use law of attraction to attain this goal. I desire next American president to hold certain values and priorities".
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"I want next American president to believe in love, harmony, choice, nature, respect, democracy, joy, science, international corporation, campaign finance reform, and rule of law," Gretchen wrote on her website. Some of Gretchen's or mischiefs include her manipulation of Google into making her win Turner Prize, which is one of most prestigious awards presented to a British artist annually.
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13:25 IST, November 4th 2020