Comments on: Reflections On The Google Slapfest http://blog-op.com/reflections-on-the-google-slapfest/ Opportunities, Opinions, Optimize Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:09:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: webduck http://blog-op.com/reflections-on-the-google-slapfest/comment-page-1/#comment-6539 webduck Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:34:53 +0000 http://blog-op.com/reflections-on-the-google-slapfest/#comment-6539 I no longer use AdSense on my blogs. To hell with them! I never made any money from them, and in fact, I took anything Google-related off my blogs just as a tiny protest. I would send the flying monkeys after them if I could! I no longer use AdSense on my blogs. To hell with them! I never made any money from them, and in fact, I took anything Google-related off my blogs just as a tiny protest. I would send the flying monkeys after them if I could!

]]> By: Chris Lodge http://blog-op.com/reflections-on-the-google-slapfest/comment-page-1/#comment-6377 Chris Lodge Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:06:38 +0000 http://blog-op.com/reflections-on-the-google-slapfest/#comment-6377 It's true Stine, PR is no longer an indication of the relative quality of a website, it simply reflects Google's attempts to protect their revenue. Well I intend to protect mine..... It’s true Stine, PR is no longer an indication of the relative quality of a website, it simply reflects Google’s attempts to protect their revenue. Well I intend to protect mine…..

]]> By: Stine http://blog-op.com/reflections-on-the-google-slapfest/comment-page-1/#comment-6348 Stine Sat, 03 Nov 2007 12:36:54 +0000 http://blog-op.com/reflections-on-the-google-slapfest/#comment-6348 I was slapped down to a 2 as well, and that may be all my site deserves, but why did I get a 3 last time? Less visits then, less incoming links, less work done on it. I'm a bit wounded also that my new dotcom got a 0 - it's got more incoming than Kai's daughter's blog, and hasn't mentioned hockey once... I'm with all of you - screw them, and bring on the alternative. I was slapped down to a 2 as well, and that may be all my site deserves, but why did I get a 3 last time? Less visits then, less incoming links, less work done on it.
I’m a bit wounded also that my new dotcom got a 0 – it’s got more incoming than Kai’s daughter’s blog, and hasn’t mentioned hockey once…
I’m with all of you – screw them, and bring on the alternative.

]]> By: Final Thoughts On The PageRank Debacle | More Than Scratch The Surface http://blog-op.com/reflections-on-the-google-slapfest/comment-page-1/#comment-6296 Final Thoughts On The PageRank Debacle | More Than Scratch The Surface Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:35:30 +0000 http://blog-op.com/reflections-on-the-google-slapfest/#comment-6296 [...] original thought, first voiced in the comments of Reflections On The Google Slapfest, is that Yahoo would be the ideal candidate. They must have a private ranking system already and [...] [...] original thought, first voiced in the comments of Reflections On The Google Slapfest, is that Yahoo would be the ideal candidate. They must have a private ranking system already and [...]

]]> By: Chris Lodge http://blog-op.com/reflections-on-the-google-slapfest/comment-page-1/#comment-6295 Chris Lodge Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:21:26 +0000 http://blog-op.com/reflections-on-the-google-slapfest/#comment-6295 Kai, I feel you on this one - the examples you've given sum up the update in a nutshell: unfair, unreliable and unfathomable. PR is no longer any form of indication as to the relative worth of a site and should be done away with straight away. As Andy Beard has stated, it's almost slanderous now. Thanks for the congrats, not sure it's deserved! Kai, I feel you on this one – the examples you’ve given sum up the update in a nutshell: unfair, unreliable and unfathomable. PR is no longer any form of indication as to the relative worth of a site and should be done away with straight away. As Andy Beard has stated, it’s almost slanderous now.

Thanks for the congrats, not sure it’s deserved!

]]> By: Chris Lodge http://blog-op.com/reflections-on-the-google-slapfest/comment-page-1/#comment-6294 Chris Lodge Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:19:46 +0000 http://blog-op.com/reflections-on-the-google-slapfest/#comment-6294 Definitely: Surely the time is right, right now? Definitely: Surely the time is right, right now?

]]> By: Brown Baron http://blog-op.com/reflections-on-the-google-slapfest/comment-page-1/#comment-6278 Brown Baron Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:28:39 +0000 http://blog-op.com/reflections-on-the-google-slapfest/#comment-6278 I agree with Stephen. Yahoo must have an internal ranking system in place since they have a publisher network too. If they create a downloadable toolbar for that .. now that would be interesting. I agree with Stephen. Yahoo must have an internal ranking system in place since they have a publisher network too.

If they create a downloadable toolbar for that .. now that would be interesting.

]]> By: Kai http://blog-op.com/reflections-on-the-google-slapfest/comment-page-1/#comment-6274 Kai Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:28:31 +0000 http://blog-op.com/reflections-on-the-google-slapfest/#comment-6274 This PR update has totally blown my mind - my own domain finally got ranked - a pathetic ONE, mind you, and my blogspot blog dropped to a two. My 12 year old daughter has a blogger blog, which has exactly THREE incoming links (I watch it like a hawk). She talks about candy, hockey and shoes. (She is now a PR two!) Another friend of mine also opened a blogspot blog a few months ago - she wrote like crazy for 3 weeks and then hasn't been heard from for 4 months - also a PR two! WTF? My own domain gets a ONE? Granted, I haven't done much work with it, but do have a fair # of incoming links from friends and weekly memes....... technorati shows 120 incoming links. Sigh. I had only done two paid ads on the new site purposely, just as a test. It makes no sense whatsoever. Your 5 is well deserved Chris - congrats on that for sure! :-) This PR update has totally blown my mind – my own domain finally got ranked – a pathetic ONE, mind you, and my blogspot blog dropped to a two.

My 12 year old daughter has a blogger blog, which has exactly THREE incoming links (I watch it like a hawk). She talks about candy, hockey and shoes. (She is now a PR two!) Another friend of mine also opened a blogspot blog a few months ago – she wrote like crazy for 3 weeks and then hasn’t been heard from for 4 months – also a PR two! WTF? My own domain gets a ONE? Granted, I haven’t done much work with it, but do have a fair # of incoming links from friends and weekly memes……. technorati shows 120 incoming links. Sigh.

I had only done two paid ads on the new site purposely, just as a test. It makes no sense whatsoever.

Your 5 is well deserved Chris – congrats on that for sure! :-)

]]> By: Stephen Cronin http://blog-op.com/reflections-on-the-google-slapfest/comment-page-1/#comment-6267 Stephen Cronin Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:06:55 +0000 http://blog-op.com/reflections-on-the-google-slapfest/#comment-6267 I'll add my voice to this - I'd like to see Yahoo take this opportunity to develop an alternative (I've already suggested this elsewhere). If they could come up with a ranking system, which is fair and updated regularly, I think people <i>would</i> adopt it. It has to be a big company that does this (there are several other ranking systems floating around that aren't being adopted because the company behind them aren't big enough). Who better than Yahoo? They must have an internal system that they use already and they'd love to deal a blow to Google. Well, I just did a quick search and it seems that Yahoo did introduce WebRank in about 2004 but it slowly faded away. Not sure what caused that, but I'd like to see them try again. I’ll add my voice to this – I’d like to see Yahoo take this opportunity to develop an alternative (I’ve already suggested this elsewhere). If they could come up with a ranking system, which is fair and updated regularly, I think people would adopt it.

It has to be a big company that does this (there are several other ranking systems floating around that aren’t being adopted because the company behind them aren’t big enough). Who better than Yahoo? They must have an internal system that they use already and they’d love to deal a blow to Google.

Well, I just did a quick search and it seems that Yahoo did introduce WebRank in about 2004 but it slowly faded away. Not sure what caused that, but I’d like to see them try again.

]]> By: Chris Lodge http://blog-op.com/reflections-on-the-google-slapfest/comment-page-1/#comment-6266 Chris Lodge Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:20:48 +0000 http://blog-op.com/reflections-on-the-google-slapfest/#comment-6266 Cheers guys, it seems we're all in a similar spot then. The whole episode has sunk PR for good Stephen (perhaps that was the intent?) - as you say the relative rank across similar sites is now laughable. Still, well done on the 4 and I'm with you on the sponsored posts. As I said in a previous post, nobody pays money to have an irrelevant link to their website, so Google's argument is a non-starter for me. Matthew, I know, getting a PR 2 smarts a little, but we'll survive! I think it's time we all actively started promoting Yahoo & other SE services, in the way we used to talk about Google. Rhys, I think the adsense stat may be the reason they left people's SERPS alone - wouldn't want to harm their service would they? Cheers guys, it seems we’re all in a similar spot then.

The whole episode has sunk PR for good Stephen (perhaps that was the intent?) – as you say the relative rank across similar sites is now laughable. Still, well done on the 4 and I’m with you on the sponsored posts.

As I said in a previous post, nobody pays money to have an irrelevant link to their website, so Google’s argument is a non-starter for me.

Matthew, I know, getting a PR 2 smarts a little, but we’ll survive!

I think it’s time we all actively started promoting Yahoo & other SE services, in the way we used to talk about Google.

Rhys, I think the adsense stat may be the reason they left people’s SERPS alone – wouldn’t want to harm their service would they?

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