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Black hat seo by authority sites

Discussion in 'Websites' started by Blogmaster, Dec 21, 2005.

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  1. #1
    Quite a few of our members engage in black hat seo tactics.
    I really don't like it and believe it shouldn't be done, glorified, or overly advertised.
    But hey, live and let live, right?

    What bothers me is when a major authority site is doing it.
    Like Dentists.com
    Every one of their pages has a line underneath each dentist's listings. The line is actutally no line but a code with major hidden text.

    http://www.dentists.com/ohio_dentists.php

    Anyways,
    digg the story if you like.

    I think it needs some attention :)
     
    Blogmaster, Dec 21, 2005 IP
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  2. Smyrl

    Smyrl Tomato Republic Staff

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    #2
    Dugg.

    Shannon
     
    Smyrl, Dec 21, 2005 IP
  3. Nitin M

    Nitin M White/Gray/Black Hat

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    #3
    Nice find. Dugg it.
     
    Nitin M, Dec 21, 2005 IP
  4. ServerUnion

    ServerUnion Peon

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    #4
    A bett term for this would be "drilled"
     
    ServerUnion, Dec 21, 2005 IP
  5. Dukeboxx

    Dukeboxx 85 Warrior

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    #5
    I digg it man
     
    Dukeboxx, Dec 21, 2005 IP
  6. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #6
    Why do you think that site is an authority site? Looks like nothing more than a directory to me.
     
    digitalpoint, Dec 21, 2005 IP
  7. Monolith

    Monolith Member

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    #7
    Whats wrong with this, anyway...? They arent even links, just keywords. Lots of sites do this... but most just throw them all at the end of the page.
     
    Monolith, Dec 21, 2005 IP
  8. Nitin M

    Nitin M White/Gray/Black Hat

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    #8
    It's called keyword stuffing, and actually no, legitimate sites don't pull this kind of crap. Now, the average site that's owned/operated by peolpe that frequent SEO forums ... that could very well be a different story :p
     
    Nitin M, Dec 21, 2005 IP
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  9. Cristian Mezei

    Cristian Mezei Notable Member

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    #9
    Damn :)

    First i thought that was a HR :)

    Very ugly
     
    Cristian Mezei, Dec 21, 2005 IP
  10. joeychgo

    joeychgo Notable Member

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    How do you even have the time to find this gabage? LOL
     
    joeychgo, Dec 21, 2005 IP
  11. ashiezai

    ashiezai Peon

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    LOL ... i was searching where was the hidden texts .. then i found them pretending they are horizontal lines like <hr> :)
     
    ashiezai, Dec 21, 2005 IP
  12. Cristian Mezei

    Cristian Mezei Notable Member

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    #12
    Well i don't. I just happen to land on some page, and see the stuff. I think this is true for the others.

    I never was a good spam researcher :)
     
    Cristian Mezei, Dec 21, 2005 IP
  13. Cristian Mezei

    Cristian Mezei Notable Member

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    #13
    [offtopic]

    Remove that weight sell link in your sig man :)

    [/offtopic]
     
    Cristian Mezei, Dec 21, 2005 IP
  14. adacprogramming

    adacprogramming Well-Known Member

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    apparently he fixed it before I could see what our talking about:(
    What's a "weight sell link"?
     
    adacprogramming, Dec 22, 2005 IP
  15. mcfox

    mcfox Wind Maker

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    All I see is microtext. Duh. It will still get him penalised.
     
    mcfox, Dec 23, 2005 IP
  16. forkqueue

    forkqueue Guest

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    Dugg for you..
     
    forkqueue, Dec 23, 2005 IP
  17. TooShort4

    TooShort4 Guest

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    #17
    Lol. . . Agreed.
     
    TooShort4, Dec 23, 2005 IP
  18. Riboflavin

    Riboflavin Well-Known Member

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    #18
    "Hello, just curious about why you are participating in black hat seo activities. On all of your individual dentist pages you are clearly keyword spamming, using keywords as borders.

    Just wanted to get a reply back from you, as forums and blogs all over the net are posting about your activites.

    Josh"


    *Waits for an email that will never come*
     
    Riboflavin, Jan 25, 2006 IP
  19. FeedBucket

    FeedBucket Well-Known Member

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    #19
    The site's existed in its current incarnation as far back as 2001-ish, and probably long before... It's entirely possible that it's just outdated SEO, not necessarily black hat. ;)
     
    FeedBucket, Jan 25, 2006 IP
  20. Blogmaster

    Blogmaster Blood Type Dating Affiliate Manager

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    #20
    Outdated black hat seo ;)
     
    Blogmaster, Feb 1, 2006 IP