Comments on: Unison.ie Cloaking – Will They Be Banned From Google?

By: Spin 103.8 meta jacking

Spin 103.8 meta jacking — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:19:07 +0000

[...] this update and in true Richard Hearne style (see Unison & Continuum) I’m going to ‘out’ someone for not playing by the rules. The [...]

By: Irish webdevelopers Matrix Internet indulge in hidden keyword text - Blackhat SEO | Cormac Moylan

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:57:29 +0000

[...] They also give a run down on other things to avoid… * Don’t employ cloaking or sneaky redirects. * Don’t send automated queries to Google. * Don’t load pages with irrelevant words. * Don’t create multiple pages, subdomains, or domains with substantially duplicate content. * Don’t create pages that install viruses, trojans, or other badware. * Avoid “doorway” pages created just for search engines, or other “cookie cutter” approaches such as affiliate programs with little or no original content. * If your site participates in an affiliate program, make sure that your site adds value. Provide unique and relevant content that gives users a reason to visit your site first. [...]

By: Irish web design/development companies indulge in hidden keyword text - Blackhat SEO | Cormac Moylan

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:54:40 +0000

By: Richard Hearne

Richard Hearne — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 07:36:24 +0000

They could simply do a NYT on it and make the content freely available for 5 days. After that place it behind the sub wall.

They’ve started using Adsense to monetise the traffic also. Interesting.

Rgds
Richard

By: David Rooney

David Rooney — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 22:59:00 +0000

I think Unison will have to think long and hard about fixing the hole. Like you said it would take a lot of work to fix, but they would also be either making the whole site open or cutting off the Google bot from the complete stories. And then cutting off from Google News. I don’t mean completely but enough that they will loose money or presence.

By: 3rigena

3rigena — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:33:46 +0000

good writeup. double standards. grr.

By: Richard Hearne

Richard Hearne — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 23:05:53 +0000

Hi Dave

It’s a very touchy subject these days though. Not so sure that Google are still so lax, given all the flak they’ve taken of late.

By: Dave Davis

Dave Davis — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 22:18:57 +0000

Well, webmasterworld was doing this for years. Google clearly knew about it. A few weeks back when someone dragged it up, it seems like WMW have made some slight changes.

The New York Times also does this. I believe Google are a bit lax when it comes to certain content.

By: Niall

Niall — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 11:06:25 +0000

Richard,

It’s amazing what you can find out when motivated by annoyance.

Niall.