Google Openly Profiles SEOs As Criminals

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by nreece • 17 years ago

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Hexstream• 17 years ago

I don't see what the big fuss is about. Statistically, someone who knows how to commit mischief has a higher probability of doing it than someone who couldn't even grasp how to do it without great effort. It seems Google values playing the odds over protecting innocent false-positives.

Sure, I wouldn't enjoy being more scrutinized just because of my technical knowledge, but that's life for you and given the rationale I'm willing to be understanding . And on the internet, it takes a relatively minor group of people going misdeeds to fuck up the sauce for everyone.

It's a bit like how you pay more expensive car insurance if you're young because that age group tends to be more reckless even if you're a very careful person.

ErrantX• 17 years ago

Agreed. The guy lost it for me when he started talking about Michael Gray. That dude is rabidly anti-google and religiously hates them. I feel sorry for Matt Cutts sometimes with the rough rides Gray gives him on Twitter....

I happen to agree with Google anyway: SEO is "high risk". It disguises the content: so bad content might get a boost.

Yes following good practices is a good move - but a lot of SEO experts are making a ton of cash selling their services to bump the score of shoddy content. And that affects Googles ability to server me good content.

smoofra• 17 years ago

Why shouldn't google treat SEOs as criminals? A SEO's entire job is to prevent google's main product from functioning as intended. SEO is hardly better than spam as far as I'm concerned.

Google Openly Profiles SEOs As Criminals

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