Where is google getting this description

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  1. #1
    I search for "refrigerator magnets" and I get the following results: http://www.google.com/search?q=refrigerator+magnets

    my site is listed #4 and says:
    Promotional Products and Refrigerator Magnets.
    Guaranteed success promotional products campaigns using refrigerator magnets and other items.
    www.web-magnets.com/ - 38k - Jun 29, 2005

    Where did it get the wording for the description? (the underlined above)
     
    webmagnets, Jun 30, 2005 IP
  2. renoir

    renoir Well-Known Member

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    #2
    I have noticed similar peculiarities with Google descriptions. In particular, they can be 1/2 the normal length. seems to be mainly for competitve keywords.
     
    renoir, Jun 30, 2005 IP
  3. ResaleBroker

    ResaleBroker Active Member

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    <meta name="description" content="Guaranteed success promotional products campaigns using refrigerator magnets and other items.">
     
    ResaleBroker, Jun 30, 2005 IP
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  4. Softbrix

    Softbrix Peon

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    #4
    lol, look like its in his meta tags
     
    Softbrix, Jun 30, 2005 IP
  5. ViciousSummer

    ViciousSummer Ayn Rand for President! Staff

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    #5
    Yep. Well, I just hope that he had someone else create his site and didn't know that was there...;)
     
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  6. webmagnets

    webmagnets Peon

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    Since when does google use meta tags?
     
    webmagnets, Jul 1, 2005 IP
  7. yfs1

    yfs1 User Title Not Found

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    #7
    They always have for display ;)

    Recently they have used your DMOZ descrip at times
     
    yfs1, Jul 1, 2005 IP
  8. T0PS3O

    T0PS3O Feel Good PLC

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    Since day 1.

    The description has been used a long long time.
     
    T0PS3O, Jul 1, 2005 IP
  9. webmagnets

    webmagnets Peon

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    I have always noticed that they create the description from the words on your page and that they make the keywords bold.
     
    webmagnets, Jul 1, 2005 IP
  10. yfs1

    yfs1 User Title Not Found

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    They do that too.

    It has always been advised to write a good description though as you don't know where they will pull from.
     
    yfs1, Jul 1, 2005 IP
  11. web-spy

    web-spy Active Member

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    hey, I wrote a blog entry about this meta stuff some time ago:
    http://www.julian-bez.de/blog/2005/03/20/meta-description/
     
    web-spy, Jul 1, 2005 IP
  12. web-spy

    web-spy Active Member

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    web-spy, Jul 2, 2005 IP