• The Wall Street Journal, Monday, December 13, 2010 1:59 PM

As anyone who's recently used Google should have noticed, the search giant is increasingly prioritizing its own content and services over that of rival companies. As The Wall Street Journal explains, "The Internet giant is displaying links to its own services -- such as local-business information or its Google Health service -- above the links to other, non-Google content found by its search engine."

Google says the arrangement makes its broader service more useful for users. Rival companies, as you might imagine, beg to differ. "The moves mean Google increasingly is at odds with websites that rely on the search engine for visitors," writes The Journal. "Those companies say their links are being pushed lower on the results page to make room for the Google sites." Some of the most vocal critics include travel site TripAdvisor.com, health site WebMD.com and local-business reviews sites like Yelp.com and Citysearch.com.

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