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Well, kind of. Google says there may be times where hiding content in a Z-layer is OK. More details at the post.
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from Halfdeck 1549 Days ago #
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Berghausen: "What matters to Google is not the way in which you are hiding text, but (1) the text you are hiding and (2) the reason you are hiding it."related post by Wysz

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from rustybrick 1548 Days ago #
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Nice find Halfdeck!

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from trooperbill 1548 Days ago #
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yeah matt cutts always says "if you can justify it to a competitor then its ok" and "theyre only guidelines, not rules"

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from yogeshsarkar 1548 Days ago #
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That’s interesting; I guess this is one gray area that would be exploited by a few before it becomes black.

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from Gamermk 1548 Days ago #
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While he seems to have given it the green light, I’m definitely hesitant when, as Matt mentions, we’ve got alt and title attributes as options.

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