Comments on: Google on Nofollow http://developedtraffic.com/2005/03/18/google-on-nofollow/ Web design, search engine optimization and Internet marketing Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:35:51 +0000 hourly 1 By: DianeV http://developedtraffic.com/2005/03/18/google-on-nofollow/#comment-794 DianeV Sat, 17 Dec 2005 04:19:41 +0000 http://developedtraffic.com/2005/03/18/google-on-nofollow/#comment-794 You have a point there, something I've wondered about too. Though Google, for one, advocates the use of nofollow, it seems to me that using nofollow indicates something about the way the site is maintained. I'd be curious to know. You have a point there, something I've wondered about too. Though Google, for one, advocates the use of nofollow, it seems to me that using nofollow indicates something about the way the site is maintained. I'd be curious to know.

]]> By: EdB http://developedtraffic.com/2005/03/18/google-on-nofollow/#comment-793 EdB Sat, 17 Dec 2005 04:14:09 +0000 http://developedtraffic.com/2005/03/18/google-on-nofollow/#comment-793 And what if your blog is maintained and doesn't consist of a bunch of nofollow links? Seems to me if I was a search engine I'd tend to ignore pages that had mostly nofollow links. OTOH me-as-SE would say "ah heck this here page got a couple of nofollows and a truckload of regular links so I guess I'm indexing this one after the spammer hit and before the owner cleaned up so I'll be cool and consider it worthy". Since they say it happens to everyone eventually I'll accept that I could be wrong... ;) Fair winds, EdB And what if your blog is maintained and doesn't consist of a bunch of nofollow links? Seems to me if I was a search engine I'd tend to ignore pages that had mostly nofollow links. OTOH me-as-SE would say "ah heck this here page got a couple of nofollows and a truckload of regular links so I guess I'm indexing this one after the spammer hit and before the owner cleaned up so I'll be cool and consider it worthy".

Since they say it happens to everyone eventually I'll accept that I could be wrong… ;)

Fair winds, EdB

]]> By: DianeV http://developedtraffic.com/2005/03/18/google-on-nofollow/#comment-289 DianeV Sun, 20 Mar 2005 10:28:21 +0000 http://developedtraffic.com/2005/03/18/google-on-nofollow/#comment-289 You're right, Teli --- nofollow can't possibly curb blog spam. What it does do is get site owners to willingly identify their blogs as irresponsible spam-infested sites not trusted even by them. I'd laugh if it wasn't so weird. Consider how Scottie put it: "<span class="b">They did not say it wouldn't be indexed as part of your page, and he was careful to say they reserved the right to change how they treat that link in the future</span>." That's just plain scary. I'll stick to plain HTML/XHTML and comment moderation, thank you. Until I have time to look into spam-stopping techniques (that don't require an endlessly growing .htaccess file). You're right, Teli — nofollow can't possibly curb blog spam. What it does do is get site owners to willingly identify their blogs as irresponsible spam-infested sites not trusted even by them.

I'd laugh if it wasn't so weird. Consider how Scottie put it: "They did not say it wouldn't be indexed as part of your page, and he was careful to say they reserved the right to change how they treat that link in the future."

That's just plain scary. I'll stick to plain HTML/XHTML and comment moderation, thank you. Until I have time to look into spam-stopping techniques (that don't require an endlessly growing .htaccess file).

]]> By: teli http://developedtraffic.com/2005/03/18/google-on-nofollow/#comment-288 teli Sun, 20 Mar 2005 01:53:45 +0000 http://developedtraffic.com/2005/03/18/google-on-nofollow/#comment-288 I agree. Personally, this whole "nofollow" hubbub will do no good to curb blog spam because the 1% which causes them to continue (i.e. the abandoned blogs) is still there. Sometimes the logic boggles the mind... I agree. Personally, this whole "nofollow" hubbub will do no good to curb blog spam because the 1% which causes them to continue (i.e. the abandoned blogs) is still there.

Sometimes the logic boggles the mind…

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