Comments on: In Latest Anti-’Content Farm’ Move, Google Changes Its Search Algorithm http://paidcontent.org/2011/02/25/419-in-latest-anti-content-farm-move-google-changes-its-algorithm/ The economics of digital content Fri, 24 May 2013 10:36:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Kim http://paidcontent.org/2011/02/25/419-in-latest-anti-content-farm-move-google-changes-its-algorithm/#comment-82690 Sun, 06 Mar 2011 20:21:58 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2011/02/25/419-in-latest-anti-content-farm-move-google-changes-its-algorithm/#comment-82690 Google doesn’t seem to be penalizing Demand Media at all. One has to wonder if Demand Media’s vast contributions to Google owned YouTube have something to do with the preferential treatment.

Case in point, I just searched for: Photoshop “tissue paper” in Google. The first result is an eHow article (eHow is owned by Demand Media), and the second result is for a COMPLETELY USELESS comment page on eHow. Why Google would even continue to index eHow’s comment pages is a complete mystery.

Demand Media automatically generates comment pages on eHow that have no value when separated from their articles, (or even when attached, for that matter), in an apparent attempt to artificially inflate the size of their site. Many of these useless comment pages have no comments whatsover, as is the case for the results for my search in Google.

Second place for a page full of nothing but ads and internal site links? Really Google?

If anyone can tell me what value this page has for someone who is looking for a way to create a tissue-paper effect in Photoshop, I’ll gladly retract my assertion: http://www.ehow.com/tips_5806828.html

]]> By: SD http://paidcontent.org/2011/02/25/419-in-latest-anti-content-farm-move-google-changes-its-algorithm/#comment-82689 Sat, 26 Feb 2011 17:21:21 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2011/02/25/419-in-latest-anti-content-farm-move-google-changes-its-algorithm/#comment-82689 Sites that didn’t take a hit are keyword in domain and big brands. Still plenty of keyword in domain websites that have low value content. And still websites like about.com using keyword in subdomain that get a pass. Google failed attempt at cleaning up system. You should probably start in your own house blogspot.com is full of spammers..

]]> By: Shena http://paidcontent.org/2011/02/25/419-in-latest-anti-content-farm-move-google-changes-its-algorithm/#comment-82688 Sat, 26 Feb 2011 06:03:09 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2011/02/25/419-in-latest-anti-content-farm-move-google-changes-its-algorithm/#comment-82688 I think the best way to address the problem of questionable/useless content is to provide users a rating or like/dislike (not to be too facebooky but you know ;) ) function. This would let the content searchers tell you if they found the site to be helpful or not. It would also be good to let people block content delivered from a site all together. That is really the only viable way I can see that this sort of thing can take effect.

There are SOME things you just can’t automate.

]]> By: Voop de Hoop http://paidcontent.org/2011/02/25/419-in-latest-anti-content-farm-move-google-changes-its-algorithm/#comment-82687 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:13:10 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2011/02/25/419-in-latest-anti-content-farm-move-google-changes-its-algorithm/#comment-82687 If you want no spam at all, try DuckDuckGo. It has more privacy, less spam, !bang, and 0-click info.

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