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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 02:53 PM Original message |
Google Tweaks Algorithm to Push Down Low-Quality Sites |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
1. This is an excellent decision. There is so much crap out there, and |
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Angleae (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 02:24 PM Response to Reply #1 |
35. Depends on their definition of "quality" |
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Wilms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
2. Hope that kills (no)answer.com n/t |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 08:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. And (didn't)fixya.com. |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 03:04 PM Response to Reply #17 |
33. And eHow |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
3. Good. It's about time. |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
4. In the SEO industry, 11.8% is huge. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 03:19 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. It is huge. As someone who makes a living writing original |
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Dave Caputo (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 04:33 PM Response to Reply #6 |
37. Original Content always gives you bonuses for SEO |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
5. The skeptic in me translates "low-quality" into "low-revenue-stream". |
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Born Free (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 05:09 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. I agree |
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think4yourself (422 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 05:09 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. Exactly. |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 08:25 PM Response to Reply #5 |
18. No. That's incorrect. |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 10:13 AM Response to Reply #18 |
31. Hopefully you are right. There's too much of that crap out there. But that skeptic is still there |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
7. Probably to guide eyeballs to their own ads. Another attack on Net Neutrality? |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 03:39 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Actually, this will only affect organic results. Ads are handled |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 01:18 AM Response to Reply #8 |
23. Longtail city pseudonyms..... very cool! |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 09:27 AM Response to Reply #23 |
29. Thanks. The second URL isn't ours. |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 04:22 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Make a better search engine, make billions. |
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speltwon (699 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 08:43 PM Response to Reply #7 |
19. This has nothing to do with Net Neutrality. |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 12:42 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. "no restrictions by Internet service providers and governments on content" |
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speltwon (699 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 01:13 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Not sure what the relevance is here |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 01:22 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. My beef isn't with google. It's with NN ideals that have unintended consequences. |
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speltwon (699 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 01:48 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. My bad for not understanding... I've always liked the freewheeling atmosphere |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 01:58 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Emacs or Vi? |
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speltwon (699 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 02:05 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Nice to meet you |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 02:13 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. TECO is the devil. |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 09:36 AM Response to Reply #7 |
30. There are genuine "low quality" sites |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
9. Freepatentsonline keeps showing up |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 04:18 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Have you tried the Chrome site blocking extension? |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 07:59 AM Response to Reply #11 |
34. I found a lot of Google blocking extensions |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
10. Good n/t |
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Liberalynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
15. Does this mean |
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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
16. Hmmm, how is Google determining these "low quality" sites? I'm hoping... |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 12:59 AM Response to Reply #16 |
21. There's 200+ signals that they use. Google "SEO" for a start? |
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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 12:49 PM Response to Reply #21 |
32. Sounds like the day Google decided our website was a "security threat"... |
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zonkers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
36. Tweaking your algorithm sounds dirty. |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 10:57 AM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Yeah, if you do it too much, you'll go blind! |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
39. I was wondering when enough people would be pissed off... |
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Avant Guardian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 12:38 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Google tried to fix this long ago, but the minions wouldnt have it |
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