I am a Google rep assigned to liaise with DP. New Policies to be active 1/1/2009

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by WebAttend, Nov 4, 2008.

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    Hello DP members,

    Contrary to our past policies, we at Google have now decided to adopt more active communication with webmasters and as such I am here to let you know of new policies that will be implemented as of 1/1/2009.

    Policy 1: Linking policy

    As you all know, we have developed our great search engine based on technology that views links between sites as a webmasters vote for another site. This technology has served us well for some time; however we have now come to the conclusion that webmasters can simply no longer be trusted to decide on who they should link to. I think if you look at the situation in all fairness, you will agree that you are simply getting it wrong. Sites are linking to off topic sites, and indeed some sites link to sites that are not what we believe to be our exact idea of which site should be linked to.

    As such, as of 1/1/2009, we will ask that no webmaster ever place a link to another site on their site. We will provide you with code that will automatically insert links on your site that comply with our ideas of what you should be linking to.

    Of course this will be optional, however please understand that any site that does not comply with this policy will be excluded from our index. Additionally, as there is an unfortunate position that even when we exclude you, you site may get traffic from other sources, we will also be taking the step of redirecting any traffic to your site from a user that is using the Google toolbar to another site that complies with our policies.

    Policy 2: Spam control

    We have concluded that some niches in the internet (e.g. weight loss, gambling, and indeed any field with significant affiliate opportunities) have now become so overridden with spam that these niches are simple beyond repair. We believe it is our obligation to not send any traffic to these fields at all now. As such, when a user queries a keyword relating to one of these fields, the first three pages of the results will simply be blank. We are hoping this will allow our users to realize they should simply not be looking at these fields and will decide to move on to a query in a more Google compliant niche.


    I am sure most of you will see the wisdom in our new policies, and those that don’t are obviously simple web spammers that these very measures are trying to counter.

    Thank you for your attention, and we can all look forward to the new era.
     
    WebAttend, Nov 4, 2008 IP
  2. Eva SEO

    Eva SEO Peon

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    #2
    Sure mate watever.
     
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  3. ~kev~

    ~kev~ Well-Known Member

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    #3
    Shouldnt you be posting this on April 1st - April fools day?
     
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  4. Lavinco

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    #4
    What a dipshit! Like Google would ever bite the hands that feed them.
     
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  5. SEO4hire

    SEO4hire Active Member

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    I'm not sure what is worse - thinking that the OP is believable, or that someone took the time to create the posting in the first place. Ridiculous...
     
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  6. catanich

    catanich Peon

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    #6
    Hummm....

    I wonder what the DP moderator thinks of this. Webattend has stated that he works for Google and DP agrees with this policy.

    Hummm....

    Does this mean we can say anything we want to now?
     
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  7. Lavinco

    Lavinco Peon

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    #7
    Looks that way.

    Since I have been here for the last couple days, I have seem more garbage posts about fake crap than I have seen newer substantial posts.
     
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  8. WebAttend

    WebAttend Guest

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    #8
    Yeah, pretty stupid post guys.

    Just a lame attempt at some humor.

    Sorry for the time wasting.
     
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  9. Shellerz

    Shellerz Active Member

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    Made me chuckle a bit actually....
     
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  10. Tutors_UK

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    #10
    well, the second one sounds like a good policy, but isn’t the first one just adsense
     
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  11. host102

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    #11
    Today is Nov 4th isn't it?
    It can't be April 1st already...
     
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  12. g_bot

    g_bot Well-Known Member

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    #12
    great! WebAttend i just came in here to see you barning with flame of other members!


    very disappointed with you guys!!
     
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  13. Lavinco

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    #13
    nice save ;)
     
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    #14
    This was relatively amusing, yet overall a waste of my time.
     
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    #15
    Had me for a few seconds...needed a laugh. Thanks.
     
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    #16
    Blog, for these Words are unique content : WebAttend shall henceforth be known as Catt Mutt, the Second Google Bot. He shall be given Great Authority and go out on the www to bear false witness against the Webmasters and persecute the Sons of Spam. The Forums shall worship his Imagination and all Bloggers who were not there from Arpanet shall receive his meta-tag in their Header, without which nothing shall be pinged or crawled.

    Let no man change an iota of this, or his nick shall be banned at Digital Point and he shall be cast into Seomoz, to be tormented with whitehat-comments for ever and evermore.

    Thus speaketh he who ate a chicken sandwich today.
     
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  17. Kyliemeg

    Kyliemeg Active Member

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    #17
    And I'm President of the United States of America!


    My name is Kyliemeg and I approved this message!
     
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  18. mooseweb

    mooseweb Banned

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    #18
    I feel sorry for you, you really must have some problem because any idiot that would of taken that long to think up and write a post like that really needs to get a girlfriend man. You have WAY to much time....
     
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