http://egonitron.com/2007/04/11/nofollow-no-i-dofollow/ Helping Geeks Make Money Online Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:58:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://egonitron.com/2007/04/11/nofollow-no-i-dofollow/#comment-20 egon Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:17:44 +0000 http://egonitron.com/2007/04/11/nofollow-no-i-dofollow/#comment-20 Googles heart was in the right place when implementing this, but altogether it's a bad idea, especially when automatically applied to links. Wikipedia was a total bitch for adding the nofollow tag to all of their links. The articles are moderated, so spam is already taken out. There was no need for them to do that. Googles heart was in the right place when implementing this, but altogether it’s a bad idea, especially when automatically applied to links. Wikipedia was a total bitch for adding the nofollow tag to all of their links. The articles are moderated, so spam is already taken out. There was no need for them to do that.

]]> http://egonitron.com/2007/04/11/nofollow-no-i-dofollow/#comment-13 Jim Epler Wed, 11 Apr 2007 22:17:09 +0000 http://egonitron.com/2007/04/11/nofollow-no-i-dofollow/#comment-13 Bravo! I agree totally with your position that a legitimate contributer should be rewarded for value-added content. For some hobbiests who do not have the means to pay for market position with Google and the other SE beasts, thoughtful commenting in discussion forums may be one of the only ways to drive traffic to their small site. As you said, it is a small reward for someone who takes time out of their busy day to comment on a post. Most forums can counteract spammer attacks using a simple captcha script. Google provide a thoughtless, knee-jerk reaction that is a blow to legitimate authors and posters. Bravo! I agree totally with your position that a legitimate contributer should be rewarded for value-added content. For some hobbiests who do not have the means to pay for market position with Google and the other SE beasts, thoughtful commenting in discussion forums may be one of the only ways to drive traffic to their small site. As you said, it is a small reward for someone who takes time out of their busy day to comment on a post. Most forums can counteract spammer attacks using a simple captcha script. Google provide a thoughtless, knee-jerk reaction that is a blow to legitimate authors and posters.

]]> http://egonitron.com/2007/04/11/nofollow-no-i-dofollow/#comment-12 Randa Clay Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:05:10 +0000 http://egonitron.com/2007/04/11/nofollow-no-i-dofollow/#comment-12 Want to tell everyone that you’ve turned off the nofollow in your comments? Check out my new “ifollow� logos- grab one for your sidebar! http://randaclay.com/archives/the-i-follow-movement Want to tell everyone that you’ve turned off the nofollow in your comments? Check out my new “ifollow� logos- grab one for your sidebar!
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