DISQUS

Mike - Twenty Steps · 2 years ago

As I said in my post (thanks for the link, by the way), I don't think the supplementals have gone anywhere. All they've done is repackaged the previously unpopular mechanism for publicly displaying them. The idea behind it, in my opinion, is to stop SEOs whining about the number of pages they've got stuck in the SI by not just removing the old SI tag but to publicly declaim the index.

The fact remains that the internal G quality scoring metric will still be in place. That won't have gone anywhere in a hurry despite the public "we'll index anything, us" statement.

It's funny the way Big G work. A couple of days ago they launch, without much public acclaim, the changes to the Webmaster Tools section so that you can see things like duplicate meta tags but, within 48 hours, they remove a far more visible method of seeing how your site ranks within their index.

I really can't see that the internal forces at G are talking to each other because they seem to give with one hand and take away with the other.

Lakshmi Mareddy · 2 years ago

It's funny the way Big G work. A couple of days ago they launch, without much public acclaim, the changes to the Webmaster Tools section so that you can see things like duplicate meta tags but, within 48 hours, they remove a far more visible method of seeing how your site ranks within their index.

I really can't see that the internal forces at G are talking to each other because they seem to give with one hand and take away with the other.

Anytime such a thing happens, we are looking at the system in two ways..

One: The organization is growing so fast that the departments are not talking to each other. [This is when the Quality dept. has a field day, talking ISO and the like.]And on an aside, you know you have arrived.. :)

Second: Follow the paper trail. Why have they removed something most junta have been addicted to, for free? Yes, money may be involved in the near future. More a case of want to know where you stand? Then you better pay for it.

Makes a lot of business sense doesn't it? And we all know G does business in the low cost, high volume market.. ! [Explain Adsense to me..]

Mike - Twenty Steps · 2 years ago

As I said in my post (thanks for the link, by the way), I don't think the supplementals have gone anywhere. All they've done is repackaged the previously unpopular mechanism for publicly displaying them. The idea behind it, in my opinion, is to stop SEOs whining about the number of pages they've got stuck in the SI by not just removing the old SI tag but to publicly declaim the index.

The fact remains that the internal G quality scoring metric will still be in place. That won't have gone anywhere in a hurry despite the public "we'll index anything, us" statement.

It's funny the way Big G work. A couple of days ago they launch, without much public acclaim, the changes to the Webmaster Tools section so that you can see things like duplicate meta tags but, within 48 hours, they remove a far more visible method of seeing how your site ranks within their index.

I really can't see that the internal forces at G are talking to each other because they seem to give with one hand and take away with the other.

Lakshmi Mareddy · 2 years ago

It's funny the way Big G work. A couple of days ago they launch, without much public acclaim, the changes to the Webmaster Tools section so that you can see things like duplicate meta tags but, within 48 hours, they remove a far more visible method of seeing how your site ranks within their index.

I really can't see that the internal forces at G are talking to each other because they seem to give with one hand and take away with the other.

Anytime such a thing happens, we are looking at the system in two ways..

One: The organization is growing so fast that the departments are not talking to each other. [This is when the Quality dept. has a field day, talking ISO and the like.]And on an aside, you know you have arrived.. :)

Second: Follow the paper trail. Why have they removed something most junta have been addicted to, for free? Yes, money may be involved in the near future. More a case of want to know where you stand? Then you better pay for it.

Makes a lot of business sense doesn't it? And we all know G does business in the low cost, high volume market.. ! [Explain Adsense to me..]

Sebastian · 2 years ago

I guess that's not completely rolled out. A few days ago Matt said that one data center pulls results form the secondary index for 100% of the search queries. Remember how long it took to distribute BigDaddy. I'll check that again in February or so. ;)

AndyBeard · 2 years ago

I was quite shocked to see a drop in my /* from 1400+ to 644 results, and for the effect on Michael and Aaron.

Even SEOmoz was a significant drop.

Maybe they will have something fixed before they are scheduled to break something again.

Sebastian · 2 years ago

I guess that's not completely rolled out. A few days ago Matt said that one data center pulls results form the secondary index for 100% of the search queries. Remember how long it took to distribute BigDaddy. I'll check that again in February or so. ;)

AndyBeard · 2 years ago

I was quite shocked to see a drop in my /* from 1400+ to 644 results, and for the effect on Michael and Aaron.

Even SEOmoz was a significant drop.

Maybe they will have something fixed before they are scheduled to break something again.

m07 · 2 years ago

it's shoking to have dropped so much when your blog is this good.

m07 · 2 years ago

it's shoking to have dropped so much when your blog is this good.

best affiliate programs · 2 years ago

My traffic hasn't really changed, but I did noticed that some older forum and blog posts seem to be showing up better. Not sure if its a coincidence or not.

best affiliate programs · 2 years ago

My traffic hasn't really changed, but I did noticed that some older forum and blog posts seem to be showing up better. Not sure if its a coincidence or not.

David Airey · 2 years ago

Hi Andy,

Just a quick note to wish you all the very best for xmas and new year. I hope you have a great one.

Ps. Did you ditch the 'subscribe to comments' plugin?

AndyBeard · 2 years ago

Have a good one David, one of these days I will get to your neck of the woods for Hogmanay.

Subscribe to comments was switched off whilst my internet access was extremely limited. I will switch it back on again soon.

David Airey · 2 years ago

Hi Andy,

Just a quick note to wish you all the very best for xmas and new year. I hope you have a great one.

Ps. Did you ditch the 'subscribe to comments' plugin?

AndyBeard · 2 years ago

Have a good one David, one of these days I will get to your neck of the woods for Hogmanay.

Subscribe to comments was switched off whilst my internet access was extremely limited. I will switch it back on again soon.

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