Comments on: Social Media to kill Google’s search algorithm? http://www.blahblahtech.com/2007/10/social-media-to-kill-googles-search-algorithm.html Tech' views that are 667% more interesting than the tech' news itself... Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:51:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Wayne Smallman http://www.blahblahtech.com/2007/10/social-media-to-kill-googles-search-algorithm.html#comment-1077 Wayne Smallman Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:57:22 +0000 http://www.blahblahtech.com/2007/10/social-media-to-kill-googles-search-algorithm.html#comment-1077 Please note: due to a gross misuse of the very liberal commenting policy I've employed here on Blah, Blah! Technology, their comments and mine have been removed. I made several strenuous — if at times sarcastic — attempts to explain in clear terms the issues at hand, as well as fully answering their points. But in the end, their intent was nothing more a puerile attempt to foment a pointless war of words, which I find singularly disgusting. Thus, commenting on this article has been suspended for the time being. If you have any legitimate comments you would like adding this article, <a href="http://www.blahblahtech.com/index.php/contact/" rel="nofollow">please contact me</a> — leaving your name, email and an appropriate web link and I will look into the matter... Please note: due to a gross misuse of the very liberal commenting policy I’ve employed here on Blah, Blah! Technology, their comments and mine have been removed.

I made several strenuous — if at times sarcastic — attempts to explain in clear terms the issues at hand, as well as fully answering their points. But in the end, their intent was nothing more a puerile attempt to foment a pointless war of words, which I find singularly disgusting.

Thus, commenting on this article has been suspended for the time being.

If you have any legitimate comments you would like adding this article, please contact me — leaving your name, email and an appropriate web link and I will look into the matter…

]]> By: Wayne Smallman http://www.blahblahtech.com/2007/10/social-media-to-kill-googles-search-algorithm.html#comment-872 Wayne Smallman Sat, 27 Oct 2007 14:50:03 +0000 http://www.blahblahtech.com/2007/10/social-media-to-kill-googles-search-algorithm.html#comment-872 Hi Linda, I'm glad you agree. And thanks for commenting, too. I'll probably catch you on <a href="http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog-forum/" title="the Blog Experiment" rel="nofollow">the Blog Experiment</a> sometime soon... Hi Linda, I’m glad you agree. And thanks for commenting, too.

I’ll probably catch you on the Blog Experiment sometime soon…

]]> By: Linda Jenkinson http://www.blahblahtech.com/2007/10/social-media-to-kill-googles-search-algorithm.html#comment-871 Linda Jenkinson Sat, 27 Oct 2007 12:06:22 +0000 http://www.blahblahtech.com/2007/10/social-media-to-kill-googles-search-algorithm.html#comment-871 As Shana said, I think you have hit the nail on the head with this post... and thanks for including the resource reading. That's something I wish we would all see more of. No matter what Google says, I think it gives your blog more authority! As Shana said, I think you have hit the nail on the head with this post… and thanks for including the resource reading. That’s something I wish we would all see more of. No matter what Google says, I think it gives your blog more authority!

]]> By: Wayne Smallman http://www.blahblahtech.com/2007/10/social-media-to-kill-googles-search-algorithm.html#comment-862 Wayne Smallman Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:43:09 +0000 http://www.blahblahtech.com/2007/10/social-media-to-kill-googles-search-algorithm.html#comment-862 Hi Lyndon, now I know I've seen you before. I've definitely seen you on StumbleUpon a time or two, that's for sure. So thanks for the comment and a further thanks for compliment, too! Hi Lyndon, now I know I’ve seen you before. I’ve definitely seen you on StumbleUpon a time or two, that’s for sure.

So thanks for the comment and a further thanks for compliment, too!

]]> By: Lyndon Antcliff http://www.blahblahtech.com/2007/10/social-media-to-kill-googles-search-algorithm.html#comment-861 Lyndon Antcliff Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:26:56 +0000 http://www.blahblahtech.com/2007/10/social-media-to-kill-googles-search-algorithm.html#comment-861 One of the best posts I have read today. The impact of social media is only now becoming apparent, it could be that Google is starting to get worried. It's amazing how fast things can happen. One of the best posts I have read today. The impact of social media is only now becoming apparent, it could be that Google is starting to get worried. It’s amazing how fast things can happen.

]]> By: Wayne Smallman http://www.blahblahtech.com/2007/10/social-media-to-kill-googles-search-algorithm.html#comment-860 Wayne Smallman Fri, 26 Oct 2007 08:16:22 +0000 http://www.blahblahtech.com/2007/10/social-media-to-kill-googles-search-algorithm.html#comment-860 Hi Shana, great to hear from you! It's been a while .. again! It's clear that Google aren't just going to vanish any time soon, but if I am right about their lack of Social Media smarts, then Google really need to buck their ideas up. Hi Ralph? / Dirk? (see, I do my research) And thanks for the comment and taking the time to read my article. It's good to see that you're making the most of social media, which is certainly a strong source of traffic these days than search. However, social media 'hits' are often sudden bursts of traffic while organic search traffic is long-term. To help qualify my thoughts on Google's total mishandling of Social Media, <a href="http://www.seobook.com/3-ways-get-screwed-social-media-marketing" title="Aaron Wall outlines how Google likes to penalize social media marketing efforts" rel="nofollow">Aaron Wall outlines how Google like to penalize social media marketing efforts</a>, which makes for enlightening if worrying reading... Hi Shana, great to hear from you! It’s been a while .. again!

It’s clear that Google aren’t just going to vanish any time soon, but if I am right about their lack of Social Media smarts, then Google really need to buck their ideas up.

Hi Ralph? / Dirk? (see, I do my research) And thanks for the comment and taking the time to read my article.

It’s good to see that you’re making the most of social media, which is certainly a strong source of traffic these days than search.

However, social media ‘hits’ are often sudden bursts of traffic while organic search traffic is long-term.

To help qualify my thoughts on Google’s total mishandling of Social Media, Aaron Wall outlines how Google like to penalize social media marketing efforts, which makes for enlightening if worrying reading…

]]> By: fantomaster http://www.blahblahtech.com/2007/10/social-media-to-kill-googles-search-algorithm.html#comment-859 fantomaster Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:33:20 +0000 http://www.blahblahtech.com/2007/10/social-media-to-kill-googles-search-algorithm.html#comment-859 You're spot on with this analysis IMV. Instead of riding the social media wave gracefully, Google is merely resorting to the clumsiest techniques of social engineering - vide their FUD tactics blackballing "paid links", vide their essentially flunked Orkut venture (did I here someone whisper "Brazil"? LOL), their failure to capture a substantial slice of Facebook, and now - their essentially abusing the toolbar PR display as a kind of text messenger to sites selling links. They must either be despairing over at the 'Plex, or they're so full of themselves that they've lost all tangible contact with the real world. And yeah, possibly both... From our own limited experience I can only underline what you're saying about their actually having to fear social networks. We ran a few low scale tests the past weeks to determine achievable targeted traffic volumes via social networks and the classical search engines. The result? Social networks (and here: only a minute fraction of what's available out there) won by 9.5:1 every single time... You’re spot on with this analysis IMV. Instead of riding the social media wave gracefully, Google is merely resorting to the clumsiest techniques of social engineering - vide their FUD tactics blackballing “paid links”, vide their essentially flunked Orkut venture (did I here someone whisper “Brazil”? LOL), their failure to capture a substantial slice of Facebook, and now - their essentially abusing the toolbar PR display as a kind of text messenger to sites selling links. They must either be despairing over at the ‘Plex, or they’re so full of themselves that they’ve lost all tangible contact with the real world. And yeah, possibly both…
From our own limited experience I can only underline what you’re saying about their actually having to fear social networks. We ran a few low scale tests the past weeks to determine achievable targeted traffic volumes via social networks and the classical search engines. The result? Social networks (and here: only a minute fraction of what’s available out there) won by 9.5:1 every single time…

]]> By: Shana Albert http://www.blahblahtech.com/2007/10/social-media-to-kill-googles-search-algorithm.html#comment-858 Shana Albert Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:44:35 +0000 http://www.blahblahtech.com/2007/10/social-media-to-kill-googles-search-algorithm.html#comment-858 Hey Wayne, I think you hit the nail on the head with this post. This is what I thought from the moment that big time blogs were being kicked down with the Google PR update. Google is a bit freaked out by Social Media and it's not sure what to do at the moment. However, I don't see Social Media going away anytime soon, so Google's going to need to learn how to adapt and move on. Another great post, Wayne!! Shana Albert Hey Wayne,

I think you hit the nail on the head with this post. This is what I thought from the moment that big time blogs were being kicked down with the Google PR update. Google is a bit freaked out by Social Media and it’s not sure what to do at the moment. However, I don’t see Social Media going away anytime soon, so Google’s going to need to learn how to adapt and move on.

Another great post, Wayne!!

Shana Albert

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