MFA sites. Are they considered MFA?

Are sites like

http://www.11topsites.com
http://www.top-50-sites.com/
http://www.5-top-sites.com/

Really legit in google's eyes? They all of content on the bottom of their pages (except 11topsites.com). Do you think google would ban those type of sites?

What I'm trying to say is, in google's point of view, do those websites violate the part of the TOS that says " no website be have ads on pages ment for displaying ads".

 

Seems they would violate Google's TOS. For example;

http://www.11topsites.com/plasmatv.html

There is 0 content but all ads and a search box. I don't see how that could be legal.

 

Yep, these would probably be banned by Google once they discover them, however it seems as though there are a hundred of these put up for every one that is banned.

It seems like a terrible waste as it is so easy to put up sites with content, I am not sure why anyone bothers to do this. I suppose it must pay off or we wouldn't see so many of them.

Just my 2 cents.
Phil G

 

Its wierd because those sites have been up for months and there is no ban.

 

They probably don't make enough revenue for Google to care.

 

5-top-sites.com has an alexa rank of 2,708 It would seem they are making tons of cash...

 

In the strict sense of the definition and TOS, yes, but I suspect that that transgression is the one that is easiest to get away with. Google doesn't have the manpower to police all the sites, and second, I think there has to be something else to get the ban.

 

5 Top Sites does have content, its just not "real content" and its hard to find

 

For me, I'll say that's MFA if it's looks spammy enough.

 

no real content, has anyone reported thm

 

look fishy for that sites.

 

You could report them!

 

with a google PR0

yea sure they are making lots, i guess a bot has been used to make the alexa rank. all you need is a script and toolbar.

 

2,708 ranking seems high. I wonder how do they get those traffic. Purely from SE?

 

Maybe they got banned from google search and not from adsense, and they get millions of vistors some other way...... maybe not lol

 

Uhm they buy the traffic for cheap. No need for link building...
Why would they fake an alexa rank anyway?

 

Those sites you've listred ar in the filter list some one created. You might want to do the same.