Sphinn - Inside the Mind of a Google Search Engineer

28
Sphinn It!

Inside the Mind of a Google Search Engineer

Went Hot: August 13, 2007 - 4:02 pm
Posted By: graywolf 692 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seobook.com)
Category: Google

The role of the search engineer blog is to control and manipulate public perception more than it is to share useful information. In some cases they tell you how going off topic is wrong, while they are proud to cite your off topic marketing and praise it if you are syndicating their spin.

7 Comments

Who Desphunn This (0)

Comments

from CattMutts 692 days ago #

Votes: 0 | Vote:

+ -

Crooked is as crooked does....good post.

from randfish 692 days ago #

Votes: 1 | Vote:

+ -

It's a good post, but I think I'd disagree with the assumptions about intent behind all of the actions. Google may have some hypocrisy and some unfairness to address, but in the end, they are providing a great search experience to users and a good marketing channel for businesses. The problems Aaron points out are very good to know about, but I don't think they create a foolproof argument for "evil" behind the Google wall.

from corey 692 days ago #

Votes: 0 | Vote:

+ -

Aaron is right on when he says Google funds copyright infringement.

"Google claims they can fingerprint video content to prevent piracy and copyright violation (although the world is still waiting for that technology). If Google can fingerprint duplicates to remove them from the search results, and claims they can even find copyright video content, then why do they allow 100+ page websites that nearly 100% match current sites in their index to run AdSense ads without doing either of the following

1. flagging the site for automated or human review to compare it to related content sites before approving ad distribution

2. notifying the other publishers of the potential content theft being sponsored by AdSense"

I'd love to hear official responses about the points that Aaron raises almost everyday now. What happens during the account activation waiting period for Adsense?

if( homepageHTTPStatus == 200 ){ approveAccount( ); profits++; }

from Halfdeck 691 days ago #

Votes: 0 | Vote:

+ -

When did Aaron Wall turn into a mind reader?

He brings up some interesting references in his posts, but the conclusion he draws from them are intentionally biased to maintain an "edge." That bias obliterates his credibility like the "edgy" BS posts did to Threadwatch.

from seobook 691 days ago #

Votes: 2 | Vote:

+ -

>the conclusion he draws from them are intentionally biased to maintain an "edge."

After one of your sites that you built 10,000+ natural links for gets hand edited and an AdSense spam site outranks your for your own content your perspective changes.

>The problems Aaron points out are very good to know about, but I don't think they create a foolproof argument for "evil" behind the Google wall.

If and when they hand edit one of your sites and pay a thief to copy your site I would like to think you would be wise enough to change your perspective. Maybe I am being naive though.

from fantomaster 691 days ago #

Votes: 0 | Vote:

+ -

If anyone, it's Google pretending to be mind reading what with their claim to discern links' intentions.

In any case - who said "white hat" stuff was actually "safer" than the "black hat" approach? Maybe the latter's burn rate may be higher, but that's not to say the search engines will actually reward anyone for trying to be a good boy, no matter their claims to the contrary...

If anything, Aaron's piece (and I do like it and have said so in public in no uncertain terms) is really way softer on Google than they've deserved.

from MattCutts 690 days ago #

Votes: 0 | Vote:

+ -

"The role of the search engineer blog is to control and manipulate public perception more than it is to share useful information."

Shew! That's not why I blog, so you must be talking about a different search rep blogger.