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Why is a google employee searching for my site?

Discussion in 'Google' started by rolf, Sep 19, 2008.

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    I found in my stats today, a visit from:

    Google (72.14.195.224)
    Mountain View, California.

    Normally this is just a robot visit. But instead, the referring link was:

    http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=site:www.bbc.com

    (I replaced my domain above with bbc.com)

    Any idea why a human at Google is searching my site?
     
    rolf, Sep 19, 2008 IP
  2. aspire

    aspire Well-Known Member

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    You are becoming famous ! ;)

    I think there's nothing to worry. It could be related to anything or even random personal visit searching for something !
     
    aspire, Sep 19, 2008 IP
  3. chandan123

    chandan123 Prominent Member

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    google employee may be visiting your site in his office too :D
     
    chandan123, Sep 19, 2008 IP
  4. rolf

    rolf Active Member

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    yeah the funny thing is that my site is related to premature ejaculation!

    maybe Sergey Brin is having troubles in the bedroom department ;)
     
    rolf, Sep 19, 2008 IP
  5. MikePrice

    MikePrice Well-Known Member

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    Are you sure that is google employee, not google bot?
    If it is true google employee, then you in touch with google :D
     
    MikePrice, Sep 19, 2008 IP
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    depi Active Member

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    I find out today something similar for my new site, but from other IP address which is also located in that location.
     
    depi, Sep 19, 2008 IP
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    vansterdam Notable Member

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    I would be a bit worried. Perhaps your website triggered some type of spam filter and it is being manually reviewed.

    I don't know why they would search Google for your url instead of just typing the url in the browser.
     
    vansterdam, Sep 19, 2008 IP
  8. sHurng

    sHurng Peon

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    Most likely it is a bot visit, but I wouldn't impress me if it was an employee.
     
    sHurng, Sep 19, 2008 IP
  9. Lordo

    Lordo Well-Known Member

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    Don't worry much for now.
    Days will reveal it all :)
     
    Lordo, Sep 19, 2008 IP
  10. bitslinker

    bitslinker Member

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    #10
    The google people were having a look at their competitor search engine.
     
    bitslinker, Sep 19, 2008 IP
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    magda Notable Member

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    It's most likely someone using a google product like Google Accelorator.
     
    magda, Sep 19, 2008 IP
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    vjlenin Active Member

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    #12
    why would they search in Google for that?

    How can you even be sure it is a search from within Google? It may be anyone residing in moutain view. Secondly, it may be any of your competitors looking for your site's stats... Or it may well be someone trying to find a specific page on your site (using hte site attribute). There shoudl be nothing to worry. If Google employee has to check your site to ban or anything, he has lots of other means and softwares to do that. And It will not possibly be revealed to you through your analytics program.
     
    vjlenin, Sep 20, 2008 IP
  13. grg

    grg Guest

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    Do you think they have an internet connection there? ;)
     
    grg, Sep 20, 2008 IP
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    Irfi0009 Banned

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    Maybe your site contains any kind of virus or Trojan and Google is checking your site. this also happen to me a couple of months ago when my sites infected with some kind of <iframe> and java script type trojans and I also got email form Google. So check that your site dose not contains any harmful virus or trojan.
     
    Irfi0009, Sep 20, 2008 IP
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    stanleytang Guest

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    Because google employees are human too. Just because they work at google doesnt mean they cant surf during their free time :)
     
    stanleytang, Sep 20, 2008 IP
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    masteraq Peon

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    I will run out of the house, get your plastic and buy another pc. you have being target by google bot for termination. Hire a terminator or someone to protect you. Just kidding... I won't worry about it.

    they do this all the time.
     
    masteraq, Sep 20, 2008 IP
  17. chandan123

    chandan123 Prominent Member

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    wow they banned internet in google office :confused: :p
     
    chandan123, Sep 20, 2008 IP
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    JohnIbrahim Banned

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    #18
    Whoa!!

    This was actually intrested
    Probably someone from google found your site while searching
     
    JohnIbrahim, Sep 20, 2008 IP
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    guidyy Active Member

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  20. rolf

    rolf Active Member

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    I think some of you misunderstand. This is not just a hit from Google. The referring URL is a google search for:

    "site:<mydomain.com>"

    There's no need for a bot or Google accelerator to do that.
     
    rolf, Sep 20, 2008 IP
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