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Copy edited. (Note: the official name is Stack Overflow - see section "Proper Use of the Stack Overflow and Stack Exchange Name" in http://stackoverflow.com/legal/trademark-guidance (the last section).)

Google indexing issue for keyword 'StackOverflow'

Maybe this is a temporary issue. I will check later in the night today and update/close this thread.

I searched for 'StackOverflow' on Google UK, both via the Omnibar and the Google UK homepage. The resultant URL: www.google.co.uk/#q=stackoverflow&...

Displayed results (larger image):

Error in Google results for Stack Overflow

Actual page on doioig.gov (larger image):

doioig.gov screenshot

This has no resemblance to the content displayed by Google.

I have tested this using Chrome Incognito without logging into Google so there is no search bubbling and also no plugins on Chrome that are playing these tricks.

I am not tagging this as a as it seems unlikely that this is an issue within Stack Exchange control.

Edit 1:

Searching for stackoverflow on the US or any other region specific site, this effect is not observed. But searching explicitly for stackoverflow doioig brings up a slightly different result:

Larger Image Other regions

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