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  Truzseeker1 year, 1 month ago

  Doesn't surprise me with what money (or the illusion thereof) can do :)

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  DarkWizard1 year, 1 month ago

  I think this will become a progressive problem until it is addressed. This is part of the price we pay for having wide-spread access to knowledge and technologies. Once again it is up to each of us to be discerning about what we read, its source, and its authenticity.

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  hsaleem1 year, 1 month ago

  Even Matt Cutts had nothing positive to say to defend it. He mentioned, it is possible. It has to be adressed really quickly

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    bigbadbart1 year, 1 month ago

    Matt Cutts would probably say that this was "normal" like he does when referring to Google's supplemental index. Tell me the supplemental index is not "Google Hell"? I am one of the few that thinks that Google does make mistakes.

    It is hard enough to win at the SEO game with the way things are. Then throw in questionable SEO tactics like this one from your competition. How is anybody supposed to make a living?

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  SeanIM1 year, 1 month ago

  Caused waves? I guess. The interesting thing is really that Matt publicly admitted it's 'possible.' Beyond that, nothing of a major revelation. There's been dirty play online for ages. Let's talk about botnets and PPC for a while if you want some really durrrty talk.

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  aquarius4481 year, 1 month ago

  Excellent article. Somehow none of it really surprises me at all. The depths that people will stoop to are unfathomable.

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  BoxMonkey1 year, 1 month ago

  This kind of slander is what caused the 1929 stock market crash . Nothing but rumors . There was no real reason other than two major players going back and forth causing a panic . Now we have this positive / negative SEO . Get ready for another Bear ride .

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    bigbadbart1 year, 1 month ago

    I think we are already in the middle of the "bear ride". The latest filters have got to be effecting Google's bottom line. I know it is effecting mine. I also know that there are competitors of mine who would rather see me dead because my web pages happen to be higher in the search engines for particular keyword phrases. I would not put it past them to use negative SEO tactics to get me off the map.

    But that's ok. There is plenty out there and you never know where my pages might pop up next. Not just another pretty face you know?

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  crespi1 year, 1 month ago

  Just trickle down from the overall negative hateful Neocon methodology.

  Listen to Ann Coulter and translate it into business dealings.

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    bigbadbart1 year, 1 month ago

    The Google algo is built by humans. I can't help but think that, with the latest round of filters, Google may be shooting itself in the foot? Remember when Yahoo used to be the king of the internet?

    An empire always fails from the inside out. In this case, Google is manipulating search results using their filters in such a way that 90% of the content on the internet is never seen in Google. I wonder how much we have to bribe...I mean pay them to be one of their best buddies?

    Their weakness just makes negative SEO tactics that will tip the balance to your competitors easier. It is the way of business.

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  ghstrtd29 months, 1 week ago

  I am still new to internet marketing, but these kind of tactics wouldn't really surprise me especially in the highly competitive markets.

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