'America' Filmmakers Demand to Know Why Google is Getting Their Search Results Wrong

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Source: Hollywood Reporter

6:30 AM PST 07/08/2014 by Paul Bond

Lawyers representing Dinesh D’Souza’s newest film, America, have fired off a letter to Google demanding that the search engine correct problems that they say are hampering the ability of consumers to figure out where the movie is playing. ... The letter claims that Google has been confusing America with 2016: Obama’s America, which was D’Souza’s first movie and has been out of theaters for two years, while Lionsgate released America on July 2 and it is currently playing in about 1,100 theaters nationwide.

Google, according to the letter, has been "misdirecting many users who mistakenly believed the film was not playing in theaters. We understand this was brought to your attention for correction five days ago, yet the problem persists." ... The letter, obtained exclusively by The Hollywood Reporter, was sent Monday to Google chief legal officer David Drummond and comes from AmericaFilm LLC.

It demands that Google disclose "whether human or automated error was the source" of the alleged mistakes and asks "what measures have been taken to fix the problem." ... The letter also asks Google to supply "statistics on searches from the time the misdirection began until resolved so that we might ascertain the number of users who could not find the film as a result of this mix-up."

As of Monday night, a Google search of "America movie" yielded a strip of film posters that included two Captain America movies and several other superhero movies. There’s also an image of the poster for America, yet it is labeled 2016: Obama’s America, a surprise hit in 2012. Clicking the image takes users to a plethora of information about 2016 but very little about America.

Read more: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/america-filmmakers-demand-know-why-717081

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Gee. Apparently clicks on Dinesh D'Souza are going to places not of Dinesh D'Souza's liking. It's sort of like the way that clicks on Santorum go to places not of Rick Santorum's liking. I'm sure that Dinesh D'Souza wants the clicks to go to the right places.

I wonder if there's anything that can be done about this?

ETA: Yes, I'm talking about this Dinesh D'Souza.

[hopemountain]

7. why isn't he being charged with the murder

of 4 americans at benghazi?

[Warpy]

2. He's as uncreative in his movie titles as he is at everything else.

Time to retire, jackass, your 15 minutes are over.

When Megyn Kelly laughs at you, it's your cue to get out of Dodge.

[elehhhhna]

13. names both moveis America: is confused

what's his next shit movie called? "Movie"? Can't find that either.

[rocktivity]

3. On Google, D'Sousa gives me a top story of his book being yanked

from Costco.

But a link to www.dineshdsouza.com is right underneath.

What does he expect with such a generic title? I think he's being too impatient...


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[Arkana]

4. D'Souza needs a room with four padded walls.

The guy makes Alex Jones look like a lightweight in the paranoia department.

[factsarenotfair]

5. Tomatometer Critics on Rotten Tomatoes have given it 16 rotten tomatoes out of 18.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/america_imagine_a_world_without_her/



I see that 91% of the "audience" liked it, though.

[jmowreader]

9. That's actually a tragic statistic

When you make a movie by teabaggers for teabaggers and even one of a hundred teabaggers don't like it, your movie MUST be fucked up.

[hopemountain]

6. maybe they are googling the wrong spelling &

year ~ "1856 - Merica" or "Merica" or....

[frylock]

8. this dumbshit gives his movies similar names, and cries about the search results..

and "surprise hit?!" sure it was, among the teabaggers that were bussed in with free tickets.

[Orrex]

10. I think "D’Souza" is slang for "Santorum"

That's what I heard, anyway.

[truthisfreedom]

11. I found it fine using the correct spelling. 'murka. fuck yeah.

[elehhhhna]

15. his real last name, sans apostrophe, is Douchebagsouza

some people say so

[marble falls]

14. google, Bing, dogpile - whatever - 'racism' and see what you get. Try "racist ttacks on blacks".

[Orsino]

16. Literally hundreds of dollars may be at stake. n/t

[Tommy_Carcetti]

17. That film has dozens of viewers wanting to see it. Dozens!!!!!

[rocktivity]

18. And with legal fees to pay before he's off to jail for up to two years

Dinesh Dsouza needs every red cent -- if you'll pardon the expression.


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[Kennah]

38. That's silly!

I'm sure his lawyers will set up a payment plan and garnish his prison canteen account.

[James48]

19. Just trying to stir up publicity.

Let his attack yesterday on Costco- same thing. An attempt to get press coverage.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jul/8/dinesh-dsouza-book-yanked-from-costco-shelves/

What a loser.

(and convicted felon, too, by the way)

[rocktivity]

21. The...film opened in 1,105 theaters nationwide to...roughly $4 million

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over the five-day July 4 holiday weekend. That's well under the stunning $6.5 million debut of the first film, which came out in late August of 2012 and went on to become a hit, running up $33 million...the second most a political documentary has ever made, behind only Michael Moore's “Farenheit 9/11,” which took in $119 million in 2004.
link

Excuse me, but that is chump change, even as nationally-released documentaries go. He's hurting for money if he can't afford to buy advertising, which might explain his book's sudden and "inexplicable" departure from Costco.

And is he REALLY a felon? Yes, indeed, the charge that Dinesh D'Souza has pled guilty to is a felony, indeed!


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[Dawson Leery]

33. +1

[albino65]

20. Isn't Dinesh D'Souza Indian for D'ouche B'ag n/t

[alfredo]

22. No, Dinesh D' Souza is that stuff that collect at the top

of the crack of your ass.

[albino65]

32. Ah, dingleberries n/t

[alfredo]

34. Dingleberries, AKA Ted Cruz, reside two to three inches lower, but

higher than taintberries.

[Yavin4]

23. Yes. It's Google's fault that no one is coming to see your shitty film.

That must be it.

[broadcaster75201]

24. I searched "America movie times" Know what I got?

3/4 of a page of movie times for the movie. I did that a couple days ago when I heard about this idiocy. I assume TeaBags are just too stupid to use the Internets. Must be all the tubes.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

25. Also, any searces for D'Sdouche-a direct you to douche instead of D’Souza. This needs to be fixed.nt

[NBachers]

40. Douche D’Souza brought up plenty of links for me- give it a try!

They're the right kind of links that lead you to a right-wing fink

[NYC Liberal]

26. Free market, right? Google has no obligation to

correct this, much less provide them with internal company data. Too bad, so sad.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

27. ...Or the people who want to see it can go to their local theater's web page

and find out the schedule from there...

Or does that make sense or something?

[CBGLuthier]

28. Wonder if they tried to game the SEO. Google WILL punish you for that.

[unblock]

29. meritless complaint designed to get free press coverage

[muriel_volestrangler]

30. Maybe D'Souza should try having an original idea, other than electoral fraud

That way, his movie might be known. But if he just does the wingnut "Freedom!/Liberty!" keyword parroting, all his crap will merge into one.

[d_b]

31. You named the film 'America,' you asshole

Just as shocked as the rest of you that the word 'America' doesn't revolve around his shitty film.

[niyad]

35. I never even heard about this little cinematic gem until today. whahhhhhhhhhh ds!

[hopemountain]

47. oh, he is a piece of work of his

own illusioned grandeur and hates - did i say - hates with a V - president barack hussein obama.

[Tom Ripley]

36. D'on't cry, little man

[They_Live]

37. He should change the name of the film to "Now Showing"

that should clear things up.

[defacto7]

39. His next movie "The"

could possibly get him the law suit he desires.

[NBachers]

41. Is the theme song "Tin Man" by America?

[Doctor_J]

42. Andy borowitz - always hilarious

Wait....

[rocktivity]

43. Response from Google

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“Our systems have unfortunately confused the title of the movie America, because it’s a common term and appears in many movie titles,” a Google spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday. “We’ve updated the Knowledge Graph, our database that stores this type of information, but it will take some time to display showtimes and other details for this movie....”

TRANSLATION: "Our systems got confused because YOU confused them! Not only does your new movie include the same word as your last one, but it's a word so generic that dozen's, if not hundreds, of movie titles ALONE use it.

Furthermore, you clearly do not understand how the Internet search engines work. There are things that have to happen known as "indexing" and "spidering" -- it can take weeks, if not months, for newly created Web sites and pages to show up in ANY search engine!

"If you'd wanted instant online exposure, your marketing budget should have included the purchase of online advertising. But between your poor book sales and increasing legal bills, we wouldn't be surprised if you DIDN'T have a marketing budget!"


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[BuddhaGirl]

44. Rotten Tomatoes - LOL

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/america_imagine_a_world_without_her/#contentReviews

Critics didn't like it, but the audience reviews have been freeped!

[Enrique]

45. that's the problem when your target audience is stupid people

[hopemountain]

46. he is a viper of the deadliest kind

- i'd rank him with cheney and hitler. just think if this horrible creature were in an elected official.