Re: [OT] Google Info
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2004
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 55991
interpreted = N
texte = Steve Craig wrote: > > So why is he so far up the results? Is it just a matter of quantity? Because he has created a maze of pages that all refer to each other and Google has fallen for it. I'm seeing this more and more... > When I pretend to be Google using the method below I get "HTTP/1.1 503 > Service Temporarily Unavailable" so maybe they are also checking for Google > ip numbers? As do I, so you are probably correct that they are gaming the system. > > This has really got me curious, so any of you care to offer anything? Mainly > I would like to know why their so highly rated. The best thing to do is report them to
and hopefully google will research it and drop them for forgery. I have noticed that recently Google has been losing ground against those intent on abusing the indexes. It is, unfortunately, the inevitable arms war of websites vs. spiders/indexes. The ability to correctly produce accurate results is what promoted Google over Altavista in the first place... John -- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4501 Forbes Boulevard Suite H Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5748 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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Steve Craig wrote: > > So why is he so far up the results? Is it just a matter of quantity? Because he has created a maze of pages that all refer to each other and Google has fallen for it. I'm seeing this more and more... > When I pretend to be Google using the method below I get "HTTP/1.1 503 > Service Temporarily Unavailable" so maybe they are also checking for Google > ip numbers? As do I, so you are probably correct that they are gaming the system. > > This has really got me curious, so any of you care to offer anything? Mainly > I would like to know why their so highly rated. The best thing to do is report them to and hopefully google will research it and drop them for forgery. I have noticed that recently Google has been losing ground against those intent on abusing the indexes. It is, unfortunately, the inevitable arms war of websites vs. spiders/indexes. The ability to correctly produce accurate results is what promoted Google over Altavista in the first place... John -- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4501 Forbes Boulevard Suite H Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5748 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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