Imagine, you have gardener, top guy in town, (so they say) so you hire him with grand expectations. He rolls in with tractor,fully loaded with wire rims, does a wonderful job, cutting the lawn, killing the ragweeds, and long grass. Sadly, without notice, he veers off course and mows your Moms prized roses. Does your Mom feel any better knowing that the weeds also died? Would you recommend this guy to your neighbor?
Google promises "objectivity" in search results "finding the most relevant pages for any query." Google also claims "No other search engine...... delivers more useful information than Google." http://www.google.com/intl/en/corporate/features.h tml Google has built its business on these promises.
How could a site be considered irrelevant and be de-listed or penalized based on something the user never sees? Few users seeking information even know that a site has hidden text, re-directs or the like.
If Google thinks that hidden text and re-directs should not have an impact on search results, maybe they should spend five minutes of coding time to filter those "hidden" portions of the web from the googlebot, rather than put the webpage into the "Google Sandbox" without notice.
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Imagine, you have gardener, top guy in town, (so they say) so you hire him with grand expectations. He rolls in with tractor,fully loaded with wire rims, does a wonderful job, cutting the lawn, killing the ragweeds, and long grass. Sadly, without notice, he veers off course and mows your Moms prized roses. Does your Mom feel any better knowing that the weeds also died? Would you recommend this guy to your neighbor?
Google promises "objectivity" in search results "finding the most relevant pages for any query." Google also claims "No other search engine ...... delivers more useful information than Google." http://www.google.com/intl/en/corporate/features.h tml Google has built its business on these promises.
How could a site be considered irrelevant and be de-listed or penalized based on something the user never sees? Few users seeking information even know that a site has hidden text, re-directs or the like.
If Google thinks that hidden text and re-directs should not have an impact on search results, maybe they should spend five minutes of coding time to filter those "hidden" portions of the web from the googlebot, rather than put the webpage into the "Google Sandbox" without notice.
Hmm?