Is it just me or is Google off its game?

Based on what I see in my own searches and in the search referrers to my sites, it seems that Google's transition to the new algorithm is not going so well. Searches seem far less relevant. It even reminds me of the old days of AltaVista when it was sort of a crapshoot. Google's indexing of the entire online world is massively complex. Could the complexity of it be getting out of hand, or has the search giant overstepped? I'm betting on the latter. I think they got too fancy with the new algorithm and it messed everything up. That's just a theory.

I'm getting traffic I don't deserve -- a fair amount of it in one particular case -- and losing traffic that should be rightfully directed to my awesome discourses on those subjects. It's not that I mind coming up in the numero uno slot for "(a certain starlet) thong," but my page merely mentions the thong in question. The horndogs searching on that term will be sorely disappointed (and openly insulted) when they click through to my page.

Being on the other end of things -- a searcher -- is also annoying. Today I spent an hour trying to find something that would have taken a minute a few months ago.

Maybe it is just me, but it seems like the mighty Google has sustained a damaging blow recently and is losing its edge in a big way. If it doesn't recover quickly, it might find its knees buckling with the entrance of Bing as a viable competitor.

Or maybe I'm just imagining things. It wouldn't be the first time.

If anyone is reading, your comments on this one would be much appreciated. Has anyone else found Google buggy lately?