SWFObject 2 / Google Search Mystery

I spent about 15 minutes in the Google Code twilight zone this morning. For some reason when hitting the SWFObject 2 Google Code repos (via a Google search) I wasn’t finding anything on the wiki, downloads page or any source in the repository.

An empty wiki page.

Downloads MIA.

I tried to hit the SWFFix dev blog to check for additional insights and found that if I tried to get to it via a google search (hitting the top link named ‘SWFFix Dev Blog’) it redirects to a domain parking page.

I hit the top link in the search results with a URL that matches what I want

I end up redirected someplace else.

If I type the url (http://www.swffix.org) manually I get to the blog without issue. However, there’s no mention of any Google Code issues.

…Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. I did another Google search for SWFObject 2 and this time the search results sent me the actual repository. It turns out my first search results had led me, (for some unknown reason) to a Google Code Project with a nearly identical URL.

The actual Google Code project.

The incorrect Google Code project.

Easy mistake to make, but what the hell is up with Google giving me craptacular / inconsistent search results and the results resolving to different urls than they should be?

…I’ve got my eye on you Google.