__/ [ canadafred ] on Friday 31 March 2006 09:03 \__
> Wow! Love what Yahoo writes about unwanteds. Setting the bar higher and
> shortening the rope.
>
> http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/ysearch/basics/basics-18.html
> Pages Yahoo Wants and Wants Not
* Pages that harm accuracy, diversity or relevance of search results
* Pages dedicated to directing the user to another page
* Pages that have substantially the same content as other pages
* Sites with numerous, unnecessary virtual hostnames
* Pages in great quantity, automatically generated or of little value
* Pages using methods to artificially inflate search engine ranking
* The use of text that is hidden from the user
* Pages that give the search engine different content than what the
end-user sees
* Excessively cross-linking sites to inflate a site's apparent popularity
* Pages built primarily for the search engines
* Misuse of competitor names
* Multiple sites offering the same content
* Sites that use excessive pop-ups, interfering with user navigation
* Pages that seem deceptive, fraudulent or provide a poor user experience
This UseNet post will no longer be of much value. Likewise,
http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/ysearch/basics/basics-18.html will no longer
be:
* Original and unique content of genuine value
* Pages designed primarily for humans, with search engine considerations
secondary
* Hyperlinks intended to help people find interesting, related content,
when applicable
* Metadata (including title and description) that accurately describes
the contents of a web page
* Good web design in general
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