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Rap Genius Returns To Google Search Rankings

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the play-nice-with-the-internets dept.

theodp writes "After being punished by Google for manipulative SEO tactics, a contrite Rap Genius says it's back in Google's good graces. 'It takes a few days for things to return to normal, but we're officially back!' reads a post by the Rap Genius founders. 'First of all, we owe a big thanks to Google for being fair and transparent and allowing us back onto their results pages. We overstepped, and we deserved to get smacked.' Rap Genius credits some clever trackback scraping programming for its quick redemption, but a skeptic might suggest it probably didn't hurt that Rap Genius' biggest investor, Andreessen Horowitz, is tight with Google."

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  1. who? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    who?

    1. Re:who? by lxs · · Score: 5, Funny

      The people who bought this ad space.

  2. Slashdot by dale.furno · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Delete this stupid article and smack whoever posted it. what a load of useless shit.

  3. Slashdot keeps on pushing the boundaries by mutube · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Unfortunately, it's the boundaries of how un-newsworthy content can be and still be called "news".

    Someone I've never heard of does dodgy SEO, gets banned by Google, then gets the ban lifted (+- unproven allegation of favouritism) and I'm supposed to give a shit?

    Happens every day, almost entirely to other people I've never heard of either.

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  4. the advertizing genius by BringsApples · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I didn't RTFA I didn't even finish reading the whole summary. This is stupid advertizing. This makes me feel like looking for other news outlets...

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