Cloaking is bad. unless from Omniture?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by nickjason, Mar 11, 2010.

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    Those not familiar with Omniture's Test & Target product, it let's you wrap DIVs around elements on your page that are switched out using JavaScript via a multivariant engine.

    The idea is to test different items and create a better converting landing page. Even better, if certain audiences respond better to one premutation, it will deliver that one and a different premutation to a different audience.

    What gets me though, is you can do this to any page of your site. You don't need to setup a special landing page, you can do this to your homepage if you'd like.

    Isn't this cloaking by definition? Isn't this a "no no"?

    What's to stop me from using Omnitures Test & Target to serve one form of the page to search engines and another to "regular" visitors?

    I ask because I like the product, but fear unseen repercussions.
     
    nickjason, Mar 11, 2010 IP
  2. seo555

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    Cloaking about it unless it has a specific purpose to beginning the search engine with content designed to mislead the user.
     
    seo555, Mar 11, 2010 IP
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    If you do black hat techniques, don't be surprised if you get reported and de-indexed permanently.
     
    deeznutzca, Mar 18, 2010 IP