Meanwhile in a search engine vortex oft 53rd street.. http://www.yackyack.co.uk/google/meanwhile-in-a-search-engine-vortex-oft-53rd-street/ A Search Marketing Blog Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:09:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Meanwhile in a search engine vortex oft 53rd street.. http://www.yackyack.co.uk/google/meanwhile-in-a-search-engine-vortex-oft-53rd-street/comment-page-1/#comment-9124 robwatts Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:38:31 +0000 http://www.yackyack.co.uk/google/meanwhile-in-a-search-engine-vortex-oft-53rd-street/#comment-9124 Hey Becky, so they gave you a white christamas huh? :D Bing Crosby anyone ;) That's interesting Becky - I think it a little unfair to blame PPP though! Hardly their fault that Google doesn't like their business model! Thanks for stopping by :) Hey Becky, so they gave you a white christamas huh? :D Bing Crosby anyone ;)

That’s interesting Becky – I think it a little unfair to blame PPP though! Hardly their fault that Google doesn’t like their business model!

Thanks for stopping by :)

]]> Meanwhile in a search engine vortex oft 53rd street.. http://www.yackyack.co.uk/google/meanwhile-in-a-search-engine-vortex-oft-53rd-street/comment-page-1/#comment-9122 Becky @ PreBlogging Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:04:42 +0000 http://www.yackyack.co.uk/google/meanwhile-in-a-search-engine-vortex-oft-53rd-street/#comment-9122 I've just gotten my pagerank back, after a white December. They knocked me down to PR0/10 and now I am back to my happy PR3/10. Funny thing was I didn't sell posts, but I did refer people to PPP and had the PPP code in my blog. So am I blaming PPP, YES ! I’ve just gotten my pagerank back, after a white December. They knocked me down to PR0/10 and now I am back to my happy PR3/10.

Funny thing was I didn’t sell posts, but I did refer people to PPP and had the PPP code in my blog. So am I blaming PPP, YES !

]]> Meanwhile in a search engine vortex oft 53rd street.. http://www.yackyack.co.uk/google/meanwhile-in-a-search-engine-vortex-oft-53rd-street/comment-page-1/#comment-9034 robwatts Sun, 23 Dec 2007 16:00:26 +0000 http://www.yackyack.co.uk/google/meanwhile-in-a-search-engine-vortex-oft-53rd-street/#comment-9034 @Matt - Yes, the lesson being that PR exercises take all manner of forms, with affected vocalisation a predictable side effect! @SixKiller - I only ever did one paid post on this blog - it was probably sufficient to attract a site wide pixel pen. I have an open disclosure policy too http://www.yackyack.co.uk/disclosure-policy/ . @ Ginger (sorry I missed your earlier comment) I agree that some blog posts add little value serp wise, yet if they point to a valued resource then I can see why some might argue that they add value; at least in the sense of pointing towards an on topic resource that is in the business of the keyterms they aspire too. That said, publically at least, Google and other SE's can't really leave such things to go unchallenged as this would add credence to a view that SERPs are relatively simple to manipulate and more importantly aren't really 'free' at all, as money (via a 3rd party advertising route) is directly influencing their outcome. There are indeed a lot of overlaps with this stuff and a lot of business models and mystery to be maintained! @Matt – Yes, the lesson being that PR exercises take all manner of forms, with affected vocalisation a predictable side effect!

@SixKiller – I only ever did one paid post on this blog – it was probably sufficient to attract a site wide pixel pen. I have an open disclosure policy too http://www.yackyack.co.uk/disclosure-policy/ .

@ Ginger (sorry I missed your earlier comment) I agree that some blog posts add little value serp wise, yet if they point to a valued resource then I can see why some might argue that they add value; at least in the sense of pointing towards an on topic resource that is in the business of the keyterms they aspire too. That said, publically at least, Google and other SE’s can’t really leave such things to go unchallenged as this would add credence to a view that SERPs are relatively simple to manipulate and more importantly aren’t really ‘free’ at all, as money (via a 3rd party advertising route) is directly influencing their outcome.

There are indeed a lot of overlaps with this stuff and a lot of business models and mystery to be maintained!

]]> Meanwhile in a search engine vortex oft 53rd street.. http://www.yackyack.co.uk/google/meanwhile-in-a-search-engine-vortex-oft-53rd-street/comment-page-1/#comment-9028 Sixkiller Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:44:09 +0000 http://www.yackyack.co.uk/google/meanwhile-in-a-search-engine-vortex-oft-53rd-street/#comment-9028 Maybe because on Christmas everyone is more good they let the sinners to ask for redemption without confessing :P I'm quite a newbie of this stuff, I know that google may penalize blogs with paid posts but I wonder if they are allowed when clearly stated that it's a sponsored post. Or maybe with a sitewide disclosure. Cutting paid posts or advertisement in general, if done politely obviously, may be a bad thing for blog who gains a lot of support from ad money. Maybe because on Christmas everyone is more good they let the sinners to ask for redemption without confessing :P
I’m quite a newbie of this stuff, I know that google may penalize blogs with paid posts but I wonder if they are allowed when clearly stated that it’s a sponsored post. Or maybe with a sitewide disclosure. Cutting paid posts or advertisement in general, if done politely obviously, may be a bad thing for blog who gains a lot of support from ad money.

]]> Meanwhile in a search engine vortex oft 53rd street.. http://www.yackyack.co.uk/google/meanwhile-in-a-search-engine-vortex-oft-53rd-street/comment-page-1/#comment-9008 Matt Wed, 19 Dec 2007 06:36:27 +0000 http://www.yackyack.co.uk/google/meanwhile-in-a-search-engine-vortex-oft-53rd-street/#comment-9008 Would be nice if they explained why they man handled some blogs but in reality that would be a lot of resources to individually tell everyone...I guess indirectly it tells you to not sell posts and whatnot..but like you said if you have one paid post on a 5542 page that they dont like it's going to be a bitch to find and correct. Would be nice if they explained why they man handled some blogs but in reality that would be a lot of resources to individually tell everyone…I guess indirectly it tells you to not sell posts and whatnot..but like you said if you have one paid post on a 5542 page that they dont like it’s going to be a bitch to find and correct.

]]> Meanwhile in a search engine vortex oft 53rd street.. http://www.yackyack.co.uk/google/meanwhile-in-a-search-engine-vortex-oft-53rd-street/comment-page-1/#comment-9005 robwatts Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:19:10 +0000 http://www.yackyack.co.uk/google/meanwhile-in-a-search-engine-vortex-oft-53rd-street/#comment-9005 Hey Andy, as Bruce Forsyth would say nice 2 c u 2 c u nice. Agreed new version isn't any better. What was originally implield still applies. Amazing really! It speaks volume...Seo we love you...not Hey Andy, as Bruce Forsyth would say nice 2 c u 2 c u nice.

Agreed new version isn’t any better. What was originally implield still applies. Amazing really!

It speaks volume…Seo we love you…not

]]> Meanwhile in a search engine vortex oft 53rd street.. http://www.yackyack.co.uk/google/meanwhile-in-a-search-engine-vortex-oft-53rd-street/comment-page-1/#comment-9003 Andy Beard Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:03:11 +0000 http://www.yackyack.co.uk/google/meanwhile-in-a-search-engine-vortex-oft-53rd-street/#comment-9003 Glad to see you got your pixels back, and a 2 way conversation would be appreciated, and could probably have avoided many of the problems Google now face. The new version isn't quite as "innocent" as would have been hoped for http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com/2007/12/18/matt-cutts-comes-through-well-mostly/ Glad to see you got your pixels back, and a 2 way conversation would be appreciated, and could probably have avoided many of the problems Google now face.

The new version isn’t quite as “innocent” as would have been hoped for
http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com/2007/12/18/matt-cutts-comes-through-well-mostly/

]]> Meanwhile in a search engine vortex oft 53rd street.. http://www.yackyack.co.uk/google/meanwhile-in-a-search-engine-vortex-oft-53rd-street/comment-page-1/#comment-8992 Ginger Fri, 14 Dec 2007 22:02:57 +0000 http://www.yackyack.co.uk/google/meanwhile-in-a-search-engine-vortex-oft-53rd-street/#comment-8992 I have to wonder, though, if the loss of PR was kind of a warning shot, and the real penalties will come later. As much as I like the idea of small-time personal bloggers being able to make a decent income online, I definitely agree that sponsored posts can be supremely irritating. At one point, I was looking for some kind of feedback on the quality of a particular website's services. Instead of legit feedback, I found about 40 blogs with PayPerPost badges and overly positive reviews. I guess the joke is on the advertiser, though, because I ended up going with a different service for that exact reason. I have to wonder, though, if the loss of PR was kind of a warning shot, and the real penalties will come later. As much as I like the idea of small-time personal bloggers being able to make a decent income online, I definitely agree that sponsored posts can be supremely irritating. At one point, I was looking for some kind of feedback on the quality of a particular website’s services. Instead of legit feedback, I found about 40 blogs with PayPerPost badges and overly positive reviews. I guess the joke is on the advertiser, though, because I ended up going with a different service for that exact reason.

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