Once again, HTTP/301 redirects are already taken into account by google pagerank. This is well known SEO.
For example, most sites redirect users to a canonical version of their site. Go to www.slashdot.org, and you are 301 redirected to slashdot.org (no www). This causes links to either version to contribute to slashdot's pagerank. This also works across domains, e.g. linensnthings.com to lnt.com.
Pagerank is "earned" by the final redirected destination, not the actual linked site.
tinyurl uses 301 redirects. Thus, google doesn't have to change anything to cover their redirects.
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Once again, HTTP/301 redirects are already taken into account by google pagerank. This is well known SEO.
For example, most sites redirect users to a canonical version of their site. Go to www.slashdot.org, and you are 301 redirected to slashdot.org (no www). This causes links to either version to contribute to slashdot's pagerank. This also works across domains, e.g. linensnthings.com to lnt.com.
Pagerank is "earned" by the final redirected destination, not the actual linked site.
tinyurl uses 301 redirects. Thus, google doesn't have to change anything to cover their redirects.
No, it doesn't. At least not to the linked site. Google is smart enough to understand 301 redirects, which tinyurl uses.
Xerox has this program too. They even use a spam-like domain name for their program.
to charge my lowfat half-caf triple venti latte and a settecento CD (pronounced "chi dee") for $30.
It's a grande scheme to make CD pricing look reasonable.
Disclaimer: I know it can be set up using Rules, I just can't be bothered.
See Also: "Customize View: Automatic Formatting." All of my mail is color coded to indicate which condition (on To:, CC:, etc.) has occurred.
People have to start taking responsibility for their own actions..
Too.. much... irony...