#-sign in top 3 ranking result: what's going on?!

Discussion in 'Google' started by ajamiwho, May 19, 2011.

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    I just found something weird I can't explain, so maybe you guys can help me out.

    In Google http://www.google.nl/#hl=nl&q=internet. The number 3 result is a big telecom provider in the Netherland called Ziggo. The ranking URL is https://www.ziggo.nl/producten/internet/. However if you click on it you'll be directed to https://www.ziggo.nl/#producten/internet/

    HttpFox in FF however is not showing any redirects. Just a 200 status code.

    The URL https://www.ziggo.nl/#producten/internet/ contains a hash, so the canonical URL should be https://www.ziggo.nl/. I can understand that. But why is Google showing the title and description of https://www.ziggo.nl/producten/internet/, when the canonical URL clearly is https://www.ziggo.nl/?

    Can anyone confirm my guess that Google is using the bulk SEO value (link juice/authority) of the homepage at https://www.ziggo.nl/ because of the hash, but it's using the relevant content of https://www.ziggo.nl/producten/internet/ resulting in a top position for the keyword "internet".
     
    ajamiwho, May 19, 2011 IP
  2. saqib889

    saqib889 Peon

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    When I searched and clicked, site opened without hash for a second then hash appears, it might be due to design?
     
    saqib889, May 19, 2011 IP
  3. bogs

    bogs Active Member

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    maybe the index is not update, and that's usually normal..
     
    bogs, May 20, 2011 IP