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The Unavailable_After tag is totally and utterly useless

Went Hot: July 31, 2007 - 6:21 am
Posted By: Sebastian 706 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://sebastianx.blogspot.com)
Category: Google SEO

Dear Dan Crow @ Google, you didn't convince me. I doubt you can convince anyone at our side of the fence. I can't support your initiative because there is no incentive. Kindest regards - Sebastian

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from mercutiom 705 days ago #

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I was wondering what I was supposed to use that thing for, glad I'm not the only one who finds it completely unnecessary.

from MBison 705 days ago #

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sphunn for pointing out to all teh google PhDs the freaking obvious!!!!111!!!

from MattC 705 days ago #

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Yup, its pretty useless.

from Gids 705 days ago #

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Add my name to the list of people who think it's useless.

from mjwalshe 705 days ago #

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yeh but its probaly a CYA from a legal perspective so the legal cases like the belgium newspares have less of a leg to stand on.

Its so a Google lawyer can say "oh so you didt use the method we have to expire content from our cache - that we have widly publisized "

some people need to think before commenting

from TannerC 705 days ago #

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I'm sure there is some really great potential for the tag. It's just none of us have a need for it right now.

Take, for example, when you buy your car without a cup holder. You didn't think you would use it. But then, one day, you find yourself driving home with three cups of fruit punch and no cup holders. Doh!

I say we wait it out for a while before we really jump on any conclusions about the tag.