The idea was to elevate perceived negative stories in traditional media outlets about these candidates in Google searches. Bowers attempted to distinguish this from other well-known Google bombs, such as Miserable Failure or Flip Flop search terms returning biographies of George W. Bush and John Kerry during the 2004 election, by returning only serious and factual articles about the targets. . Bowers is a Fellow at the Commonweal Institute. References External links Bowers profile at OpenLeft.com Video of debate/discussion with Chris Bowers and Conn Carroll on Bloggingheads.tv Bowers profile at Commonweal Institute American atheists American male bloggers American bloggers Living people 1974 births