New Phrase Do follow ?

Discussion in 'Link Development' started by usearchme, Dec 5, 2008.

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    Hi guys

    Where has the phrase do follow suddenly come from, links are either follow or no follow surely ?

    One of those little things that annoys me lol

    Woc
     
    usearchme, Dec 5, 2008 IP
  2. snowm

    snowm Peon

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    rel="nofollow" is the norm but on some blogs you can force a do follow link using rel="follow" or rel="dofollow"
     
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  3. MokricaIrina

    MokricaIrina Member

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    Yes! And if rel="dofollow" doesn't work try using rel="dofollowplease". :D
     
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    Qryztufre Prominent Member

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    #4
    If saying please to Google really worked I'd have a PR10 site :p

    Try rel="dofollowprettypleasewithsugarontop"

    saying DOFOLLOW is just easier then saying a non-rel="dofollow" or 'this link is followed or just LINK (which is annoying as the reader will not know it's followed status).

    Hence the term DOFOLLOW being coined, so now there are links, dofollow links, and nofollow links. Knowing the etymology of techie terms is sometimes a nice thing, and better yet, the evolution of words is MUCH easier... can you imaging having to not make up words? Heh, we'd all be speaking Sumerian or Chinese or something... this way, it's much more confusing ;)
     
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    ... or rel="dofknfolloworillbiteyourheadoff"
     
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    This must be a "lame hat" tactic. ;)
     
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    Best reply ever! Bravo!
    To make the long story short:
    <a href="site.com" rel="nofollow"> = nofollow link
    <a href="site.com"> = do follow link
     
    MokricaIrina, Dec 5, 2008 IP