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Google Is Planning To Penalize Overly Optimized Sites

Posted by samzenpus on from the no-keywords-for-you dept.

tekgoblin writes "This is an interesting move by Google but not completely off the rocker for them. Last year they blocked search results from the co.cc domain because they believed they polluted the search results. Google plans to penalize overly optimized sites because they want to level the playing field for other websites who do not concentrate on such efforts. From the article: 'Google Engineer Matt Cutts explains the following: “We are trying to make GoogleBot smarter, make our relevance better, and we are also looking for those who abuse it, like too many keywords on a page, or exchange way too many links or go well beyond what you normally expect.” The search engine at Google is about to go through a major overhaul and de-prioritizing sites with heavy SEO is just a small part in the big picture to bring better search results. The changes to the search engine will be coming in the next few months.'"

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  1. Not a very good wingman... by Jah-Wren+Ryel · · Score: 5, Funny

    Last year they blocked search results from the co.cc domain because they believed they polluted the search results

    So now Google is officially a co.cc blocker.

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  2. Oh this is too good. by chr1st1anSoldier · · Score: 5, Funny

    HAHAHAHAHA! I love this! The company I work for makes every employee write blog articles and in turns makes our sales team write eight comments a month on those blog artles for the sole purpose of increasing their google standing in search results. You have no idea how much this makes me smile.

    1. Re:Oh this is too good. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      That would explain the forced article creation.

  3. Keywords up the wazoo by Tablizer · · Score: 3, Funny

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  4. Re:About time.... by Bogtha · · Score: 3, Funny

    When I can search for 4 different unrelated terms and have the same site show up in each, you know that SEO is only a scumbags game.

    I know. There's this one scumbag SEO company that comes up for an absolute load of unrelated terms, it's that obvious, I don't know why Google haven't blacklisted them yet. The SEO company even has a silly name, Wiki something I think.

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  5. Re:Good by nbauman · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's like judging teachers by their students' results on standardized tests.

  6. Re:About time.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Because we know, deep down, you are really seeking a larger penis. Its the basis of all human endeavor.

  7. Old SEO joke by s7uar7 · · Score: 5, Funny

    How many SEO experts does it take to change a light bulb, lightbulb, light,bulb, lamp, lighting, light switch, lightswitch, switch, energy?

  8. Re:Good by Barbara,+not+Barbie · · Score: 3, Funny

    And this is why I'm eating your lunch right now

    So you're the one stealing yesterday's leftovers from the fridge. Time to make a chocolate-exlax cream pie.

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  9. Re:Good by symbolset · · Score: 5, Funny

    The horror! Have you sought counselling for the trauma? Are you finding the injury disabling?

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