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Google Tweaks Algorithm; EHow Traffic Plummets
jfruhlinger writes "For some time there's been rumbling that Google's search results have been gummed up by low-quality pages from 'content farms,' written at low or no cost specifically to score high on common Google queries. Now it looks like the latest update to Google's search algorithm is having an effect, cutting into traffic to eHow (and cutting down the stock price of eHow's owner, Demand Media, in the process)."
Damn you! I was only coming here to say that! I think we should ban AC. He's always reading my mind and getting there first! x
(ps those of you who don't know what I'm up to here should know that I don't really want AC gone - trolling phenomena is the reason I read and participate on /.
No AC, no really cheeky trolls. Just everybody talking like this; explaining their crap jokes just in case an overzealous moderator or a really thick troll comes along and responds in kind...
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2. Click on an article that you think is interesting.
3. Click on the "Post a Comment" button.
4. Type your comment subject in the subject field. Recommended subjects are outdated 1990's Internet memes.
5. Type your comment in the comment field. Recommended comments are outdated 1990's Internet memes with a sprinkling of [your favorite operating system] is better than [the operating system you hate most].
6. Profit!
Lolcat sez: Kubuntu is better than Mac
That was surprisingly civil, AC.
I even like the disparaging "get back to the kitchen" trolls, and the Uber-Degree qualifications trolls, hey, recently I've even played nicely with the HOSTS troll!
Long live Anonymous Coward and /. white hat troll culture. May the Gods bring back trolltalk and throw the MX records at my DNS servers. Rachel
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I'm so surpised that 4 mod points have already been spent down-modding this and it's grandparent. I'm replying to the discussion in hand, therefore you are pretty much abusing the Offtopic mod. The topic is whatever counter argument or addendum I submit to the parent, and if the parent's on-topic then so am I! Damn you mods!
The irony is, you guys mod me up for some of my worst trolling, but here you are modding me down for praising others!
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