Comments on: Google Keeps on Screwing Us! http://www.bobbuskirk.com/google-keeps-on-screwing-us.html Yes I Make Money Online Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:41:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ed Kohler http://www.bobbuskirk.com/google-keeps-on-screwing-us.html#comment-16320 Ed Kohler Thu, 22 Nov 2007 17:50:15 +0000 http://www.bobbuskirk.com/google-keeps-on-screwing-us.html#comment-16320 As an advertiser, I'll pay Google more for traffic that converts better than the accidental clicks you've been profiting from. As an advertiser, I’ll pay Google more for traffic that converts better than the accidental clicks you’ve been profiting from.

]]> By: TDave http://www.bobbuskirk.com/google-keeps-on-screwing-us.html#comment-16302 TDave Thu, 22 Nov 2007 08:41:32 +0000 http://www.bobbuskirk.com/google-keeps-on-screwing-us.html#comment-16302 Bob, Sorry to hear about those Google penalties. I had one drupal site that I installed a TLA module on drop from 4 to 3, but the weird thing is I never sold any links on it. I guess google just saw TLA's javascript and penalized me. Not really a big deal for that site and I have seen no drop in my search rankings. There are a lot of people that are pissed with Google right now - and rightly so. Wendy Piersall from emomsathome recently wrote a post that I replied to. She made a good point - that paid text link ads have been around longer than Google. If Google keeps taking this stance I think you are gonna 1) see a lot more people get pissed at Google; 2) you are gonna see somebody, or a group of people, sue Google for millions/billions of dollars. I don't blame Google for protecting their search ranking algorithms, but they should not be punishing publishers. It's expecially questionable as those penalties directly effect their advertising competitors. I wouldn't be suprised to see TLA and some of these ReviewMe sites file that lawsuit I mentioned. Google can obviously determine which sites to penalize, so they have the capability to just disregard certain links coming from those sites. It costs google money to find the culprits either way, so instead of ticking everyone off they should just disregard those sites instead of trying to play "Sherriff of the Internet." Bob,

Sorry to hear about those Google penalties. I had one drupal site that I installed a TLA module on drop from 4 to 3, but the weird thing is I never sold any links on it. I guess google just saw TLA’s javascript and penalized me. Not really a big deal for that site and I have seen no drop in my search rankings.

There are a lot of people that are pissed with Google right now - and rightly so. Wendy Piersall from emomsathome recently wrote a post that I replied to. She made a good point - that paid text link ads have been around longer than Google. If Google keeps taking this stance I think you are gonna 1) see a lot more people get pissed at Google; 2) you are gonna see somebody, or a group of people, sue Google for millions/billions of dollars.

I don’t blame Google for protecting their search ranking algorithms, but they should not be punishing publishers. It’s expecially questionable as those penalties directly effect their advertising competitors. I wouldn’t be suprised to see TLA and some of these ReviewMe sites file that lawsuit I mentioned.

Google can obviously determine which sites to penalize, so they have the capability to just disregard certain links coming from those sites. It costs google money to find the culprits either way, so instead of ticking everyone off they should just disregard those sites instead of trying to play “Sherriff of the Internet.”

]]> By: Mike Huang http://www.bobbuskirk.com/google-keeps-on-screwing-us.html#comment-16301 Mike Huang Thu, 22 Nov 2007 08:23:39 +0000 http://www.bobbuskirk.com/google-keeps-on-screwing-us.html#comment-16301 Google will always be on TOP no matter what happens. -Mike Google will always be on TOP no matter what happens.

-Mike

]]> By: Living Room Furniture http://www.bobbuskirk.com/google-keeps-on-screwing-us.html#comment-16294 Living Room Furniture Thu, 22 Nov 2007 04:21:20 +0000 http://www.bobbuskirk.com/google-keeps-on-screwing-us.html#comment-16294 That is the problem: Google owns the internet, it is all pervasive and omni present. And now it is using its awesome power to be an imperialist dictator. That is the problem: Google owns the internet, it is all pervasive and omni present. And now it is using its awesome power to be an imperialist dictator.

]]> By: Hair Loss Treatment http://www.bobbuskirk.com/google-keeps-on-screwing-us.html#comment-16292 Hair Loss Treatment Thu, 22 Nov 2007 04:10:31 +0000 http://www.bobbuskirk.com/google-keeps-on-screwing-us.html#comment-16292 It's hard to say whether what is happening is right or wrong. Penalizing sites which buy text links has worked good for the genuine sites, who have worked their way hard to get to the top by all white hat methods. Sites which have not bought links have had an increase in their PR. It’s hard to say whether what is happening is right or wrong. Penalizing sites which buy text links has worked good for the genuine sites, who have worked their way hard to get to the top by all white hat methods. Sites which have not bought links have had an increase in their PR.

]]> By: Stephen http://www.bobbuskirk.com/google-keeps-on-screwing-us.html#comment-16269 Stephen Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:31:29 +0000 http://www.bobbuskirk.com/google-keeps-on-screwing-us.html#comment-16269 There's no doubt that Google needs to pull their heads out of their asses with the recent bitch slapping, but the change in the ads aren't such a bad thing. In fact, this should improve the user experience. I always end up clicking on those things by accident and get taken somewhere else, not the site I was looking at. I've even done it by accident on my own sites. I realize that this change will decrease the click through rate somewhat, but it will also allow you to keep your readers on your page longer and not piss them off, never to return. There’s no doubt that Google needs to pull their heads out of their asses with the recent bitch slapping, but the change in the ads aren’t such a bad thing. In fact, this should improve the user experience.

I always end up clicking on those things by accident and get taken somewhere else, not the site I was looking at. I’ve even done it by accident on my own sites. I realize that this change will decrease the click through rate somewhat, but it will also allow you to keep your readers on your page longer and not piss them off, never to return.

]]> By: Thomas De Maesschalck http://www.bobbuskirk.com/google-keeps-on-screwing-us.html#comment-16265 Thomas De Maesschalck Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:25:06 +0000 http://www.bobbuskirk.com/google-keeps-on-screwing-us.html#comment-16265 http://finance.google.com/finance?q=goog It's already back at +$660. http://finance.google.com/finance?q=goog

It’s already back at +$660.

]]> By: BigMan http://www.bobbuskirk.com/google-keeps-on-screwing-us.html#comment-16262 BigMan Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:32:42 +0000 http://www.bobbuskirk.com/google-keeps-on-screwing-us.html#comment-16262 I agree on this, rbmods.com dropped from 5 to 0 but I still get the same traffic from Google as before, I am confused. I agree on this, rbmods.com dropped from 5 to 0 but I still get the same traffic from Google as before, I am confused.

]]> By: Greg http://www.bobbuskirk.com/google-keeps-on-screwing-us.html#comment-16261 Greg Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:25:47 +0000 http://www.bobbuskirk.com/google-keeps-on-screwing-us.html#comment-16261 Bad move on Google's part. Their stock dropped over $50 in 3 days because of this. Now the question is, is it going to go back up? I doubt it. Bad move on Google’s part. Their stock dropped over $50 in 3 days because of this. Now the question is, is it going to go back up? I doubt it.

]]> By: Gary Lee http://www.bobbuskirk.com/google-keeps-on-screwing-us.html#comment-16256 Gary Lee Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:09:17 +0000 http://www.bobbuskirk.com/google-keeps-on-screwing-us.html#comment-16256 i've been talking with a lot of yahoo people and it seems they have something up their sleeves in the next couple of years . . . . it should give Google a run for their money . . . ok, maybe a run for some of their money! i’ve been talking with a lot of yahoo people and it seems they have something up their sleeves in the next couple of years . . . . it should give Google a run for their money . . . ok, maybe a run for some of their money!

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