ATTEN: Might want to stop putting your URLS in the threads!!!

heh you dont know shawn that well
if its up to him he'd close down the whole B/S/T!

lol

 

The problem I think is, they want you to do it like they do it...
As in, use java, or the nofollow tag to the links so that it's not helping the google ranks. Though yes, if we all started to report adsence sites then that may be a start. Another start would be to report any site with a link, any link...we can say "I'm pretty sure it's paid".

 

I think you should start up a site to draw people to report any site with paid links, no matter what type of paid links they are.

This attitude from "G" will turn every webmasters focus away from "G" and start using other SE's. It would not take long at all for tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands to take a few steps to eliminate "G" from their ways of doing business.

"G" would be crying into their soup in no time at all.

Col

 

I just switched both my default search engine and browser home page to www.live.com. I actually think the search results I'm getting are better.

 

digg.com/tech_news/Don_t_Let_Google_Tell_You_How_To_Run_Your_Website

 

Interesting stuff. Thanks guys! Much appreciated.

 

I should add that I think Col's right though. Storm in a teacup. Still, it's thought-provoking stuff

 

Doing the same right now. The trend is starting.

EDIT: Done. Bye Bye Google.

Col

 

Its about time Google gets some competition.

 

I am going to promote MSN Live wherever I go from today onwards.

 

Sevices like PayPerPost and ReviewMe are important because they can drive you tons of traffic even without google's help.

 

Heh, you guys are too clueless..ehh

5 major sites have been removed from google in the last 2 days.
(this includes: backlinks decrease, outgoing pr value decreased, less indexed links or no indexed results at all)

All those sites where big sellers on DP i might add

You have to take steps to avoid this kind of removal.
Stop arguing about it, its already done.

 

Care to name those sites?

 

No, those guys have enough to deal with as it is.

 

LOL - yeah, how would it benefit others to list them?

 

I agree... building backlinks is one of the ways sites build "trust".. I mean.. how many scammers would want to leave a huge trail by buying 10,000 links over a series of years to pull something off? Not many.

 

It's time to go back to make good contents and natural link?

 

So basically Matt want a 'real natural' links? That's hard...

 

This idea will kill off hundreds of thousands of web sites. There will be a major split in competition...The major players will become richer and the newbies will have no chance whatsoever.

So much for a forward step in technology. Link drew millions to blogs, forums, web sites etc...

With the Humungous drop in sites...interest will drop off suddenly...people will get bored....designers will go get regular jobs...people will stop buying cars and ride horses instead....back to carrier pigeons to deliver messages.....

internet will die...

Sounds great huh??

Col

 

Ouch! The internet will die?
Please don't. I rely on you, the mighty Internet..