Google Indexing Twitter Link Instead of Direct Site Link

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by gamersbd, Oct 21, 2010.

  1. #1
    Hello,

    About 3-4 days ago, I started using Twitter and found my site rank climb up in Google for various keywords. Daily visitors also increased exponentially. I should add that I use Feedburner to automatically publish any new site content to my Twitter account.

    However I have found something that is troubling me. Google is no longer indexing the direct link of the site. It is following the Twitter links and indexing that link.

    For example, there is this page on my site: http://www.gamersworldbd.com/2010/10/how-to-fix-fallout-new-vegas-errors-crashes-freezes-patch.html

    If I type cache:http://www.gamersworldbd.com/2010/10/how-to-fix-fallout-new-vegas-errors-crashes-freezes-patch.html in Google search nothing comes up suggesting that it did not index it.

    However if I type cache:http://www.gamersworldbd.com/2010/10/how-to-fix-fallout-new-vegas-errors-crashes-freezes-patch.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gworldbdblog+%28Gamers+World+Bangladesh+Blog%29 (including all the feed parameters in ?) it does show up.

    Why is this thing happening and should I be worried?
     
    gamersbd, Oct 21, 2010 IP
  2. shilpigct

    shilpigct Greenhorn

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    I do not have clues, would like to know the solution, if you get one,post it
     
    shilpigct, Oct 21, 2010 IP
  3. geester1

    geester1 Well-Known Member

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    Twitter is nofollow...so you shouldn't be getting any benefit from them.
     
    geester1, Oct 22, 2010 IP
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    shulink Well-Known Member

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    Twitter is no follow. You won't gain anything nor does it affect your organic search result. So this is probably something not related to twitter.
     
    shulink, Oct 22, 2010 IP
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    pmaro Peon

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    Twitter can drive a lot of traffic though so even the link is Nofollow, it can be beneficial
     
    pmaro, Oct 22, 2010 IP