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Link building schemes based on private blog networks appear to be the latest to fall foul of Google’s Panda updates. The recent update released in February comprised of what was at the time a record-setting 40 algorithm changes that aim to improve search quality (another 50 changes were made in March).
I’m not going to detail all the changes, you can find those here, but the February updates appear to subtly improve local search relevancy, personalized search results, and overall, a greater emphasis on weeding out spam and duplication.
Build My Rank Deindexed
Less than a month after the changes have taken effect, the big daddy of private blog networks—Build My Rank (BMR), announces that it is closing its doors to new members. A few days later, BMR admits that most of its websites have been de-indexed by Google. As a result, they have ceased operations.
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Recently, I finally got around to looking at the scripts available for the Firefox plugin, Greasemonkey. I was not expecting what I found.
From the main site:
Greasemonkey is a Firefox extension which lets you to add bits of DHTML (“user scripts”) to any web page to change its behavior. In much the same way that user CSS lets you take control of a web page’s style, user scripts let you easily control any aspect of a web page’s design or interaction.
For example, you could:
I came across Blog Submitter Pro 7.0 through an emailed affiliate recommendation. The site headline reads:
“New Blog Submission Software Takes TOTAL DOMINATION To A Whole New Level, And Allows Complete Control Over Any Market and Any Product You Sell. — Renders All Other Marketing Methods Totally Useless by Comparison”
Quite a claim, eh? Totally ridiculous hype of course. But that seems to be the norm these days. My issue is with the software itself.
I might wear a grey hat sometimes, and Google may think I’m a bit thin in places, but even to me it’s clear that this new, “killer marketing app” crosses the line.
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