Google Tries to Snuff Out Spam

[Crabcake Johnny]

Google's gonna mix things up yet again:

"Content farms take note: Google is trying to snuff out spam and "low-quality sites" in search results.

In a blog post, the search giant acknowledged that it had seen "a slight uptick of spam in recent months" and announced that it has launched new efforts to improve the quality of its search results."

Google Tries To Snuff Out Spam, Content Farms With New Changes

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/google-search-and-search-engine-spam.html

 

[Pangaea]

Google's gonna mix things up yet again:

"Content farms take note: Google is trying to snuff out spam and "low-quality sites" in search results.

In a blog post, the search giant acknowledged that it had seen "a slight uptick of spam in recent months" and announced that it has launched new efforts to improve the quality of its search results."

Google Tries To Snuff Out Spam, Content Farms With New Changes

Official Google Blog: Google search and search engine spam

Articlebase was deindexed a few days ago...

This only applies to people using tools like wprobot or other types of autoblogs.

The average user won't even knowing it's taking place and I don't see how someone with their license on the line can scrape content for insurance and put it on their own website.

In short, nice to know but it won't affect anyone here.

FYI: There are many things Google says doesn't work just to keep people from doing it. Take EVERYTHING with a grain of salt.

 

[dyadvisor]

Good advice given. Unless you are involved where you have an autoblog that steals information without including the website's credit and source link, you have nothing to worry about.

Autoblogs rarely rewrite information. They often just swipe a portion of a document or story. This means the creator's copyright is violated.

What site is Articlebase? and who cares?

The correct site is ArticlesBase, a major article directory that has: About 4,900,000 results for Google indexed pages. To me that is impressive, not negative.

 

[Crabcake Johnny]

It's gonna be nice when this all finally progresses to the point...one day...where there's no such thing as SEO. Quality sites are instantly ranked and everything else it on page Pluto.

I have to be honest and say that I shouldn't have to write a single damned article. If my site is truly a benefit to my target audience I shouldn't have to jump through 10 SEO hoops.

 

[CHUMPS FROM OXFORD]

"sites that copy others' content"

Good. Lately, I have been using some techniques that allow me to follow where my content ends up. And these article spinners really know how to botch up your good content.

I believe Alston and I discussed this last month. But I haven't seen him around this month. Maybe he's trying to come to grips with UConn's first loss on 40 years.

 

[Crabcake Johnny]

Here's a decent one:

The Plagiarism Checker

I put in some of your content Chumps and it only came up with this: http://www.blogcatalog.com/blogs/pennsylvania-health-insurance-coverage

 

[CHUMPS FROM OXFORD]

OK. Actually, that is a blog catalog so I want to be listed there.

When some of these goofballs "spin" your content (especially articles), it really looks like a third-grader wrote them. And the duplicate content checkers may not catch them.

 

[taterpeeler]

articles), it really looks like a third-grader wrote them. And the duplicate content checkers may not catch them.

Geez... Quit picking on ME... I had to get the content somehow

 

[STIBROKER]

I must be doing something right....my health site just moved in rankings from a 0 to a 1 today.......

 

[SarahSmith]

Here's a decent one:

The Plagiarism Checker

I put in some of your content Chumps and it only came up with this: Pennsylvania Health Insurance Coverage Latest Posts / Blog Profile

There is another decent one plagiarism checker: Plagtracker.com