Comments on: Nofollow revisited http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2005/05/23/nofollow-revisited/ Protect yourself from government gaffes, bureaucratic blunders and incumbent incompetence Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:25:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2005/05/23/nofollow-revisited/#comment-20444 John Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:18:03 +0000 http://www.ioerror.us/2005/05/23/nofollow-revisited/#comment-20444 Thanks for your write up. It seems that only Google ignores Nofollow. That still leave Yahoo and Bing that still take the links into account. So I really can't see where it would hurt having do follow or no follow with the exception of Google Thanks for your write up. It seems that only Google ignores Nofollow. That still leave Yahoo and Bing that still take the links into account. So I really can’t see where it would hurt having do follow or no follow with the exception of Google

]]> By: Messages in a bottle » Blog Archive » Honeypots: better than CAPTCHAs? http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2005/05/23/nofollow-revisited/#comment-675 Messages in a bottle » Blog Archive » Honeypots: better than CAPTCHAs? Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:10:27 +0000 http://www.ioerror.us/2005/05/23/nofollow-revisited/#comment-675 [...] You can use rel="nofollow" in an attempt to discourage them, but Michael Hampton has argued in a spirited essay on rel="nofollow" that in fact nofollow doesn’t discourage spammers. By now that claim is [...] [...] You can use rel=”nofollow” in an attempt to discourage them, but Michael Hampton has argued in a spirited essay on rel=”nofollow” that in fact nofollow doesn’t discourage spammers. By now that claim is [...]

]]> By: DayLightCoffee.Com » Blog Archive » Google Wants You to Snitch on Your Competition in 3 Easy Steps http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2005/05/23/nofollow-revisited/#comment-674 DayLightCoffee.Com » Blog Archive » Google Wants You to Snitch on Your Competition in 3 Easy Steps Thu, 19 Jul 2007 03:35:10 +0000 http://www.ioerror.us/2005/05/23/nofollow-revisited/#comment-674 [...] I find their first solution rather suspicious as the rel=”nofollow” attribute was originally created to help deter comment spam. But, I’m beginning to think Michael Hampton (along with many others) was right when he said that, essentially, Google was having bloggers and webmasters help them clean up their index (i.e. doing their job for them). [...] [...] I find their first solution rather suspicious as the rel=”nofollow” attribute was originally created to help deter comment spam. But, I’m beginning to think Michael Hampton (along with many others) was right when he said that, essentially, Google was having bloggers and webmasters help them clean up their index (i.e. doing their job for them). [...]

]]> By: Mark’s (we)Blog » Spreading some link love http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2005/05/23/nofollow-revisited/#comment-673 Mark’s (we)Blog » Spreading some link love Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:33:51 +0000 http://www.ioerror.us/2005/05/23/nofollow-revisited/#comment-673 [...] rel="nofollow" attribute on HTML anchors was supposed to help prevent comment spam. Unfortunately, as Michael Hampton explains at length, NoFollow hasn’t worked - at least not based on the volume of comment spam that Akismet has removed since I moved to [...] [...] rel=”nofollow” attribute on HTML anchors was supposed to help prevent comment spam. Unfortunately, as Michael Hampton explains at length, NoFollow hasn’t worked – at least not based on the volume of comment spam that Akismet has removed since I moved to [...]

]]> By: Info4BeingRich http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2005/05/23/nofollow-revisited/#comment-672 Info4BeingRich Fri, 29 Jun 2007 04:43:13 +0000 http://www.ioerror.us/2005/05/23/nofollow-revisited/#comment-672 <strong>How To Remove Nofollow Tag And Make Your Blog A Do...</strong> Homelandstupidity suggests this idea for wordpress users: Bad Behavior Blackhole is a DNS-based blackhole list which lists sources of comment spam and open proxy servers. Bad Behavior Blackhole intends to have the most complete list of open proxie..... How To Remove Nofollow Tag And Make Your Blog A Do…

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Bad Behavior Blackhole is a DNS-based blackhole list which lists sources of comment spam and open proxy servers. Bad Behavior Blackhole intends to have the most complete list of open proxie…..

]]> By: Google Wants You to Snitch on Your Competition in 3 Easy Steps - WordPress SEO and Blog Marketing http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2005/05/23/nofollow-revisited/#comment-671 Google Wants You to Snitch on Your Competition in 3 Easy Steps - WordPress SEO and Blog Marketing Fri, 15 Jun 2007 03:04:18 +0000 http://www.ioerror.us/2005/05/23/nofollow-revisited/#comment-671 [...] I find their first solution rather suspicious as the rel=”nofollow” attribute was originally created to help deter comment spam. But, I’m beginning to think Michael Hampton (along with many others) was right when he said that, essentially, Google was having bloggers and webmasters help them clean up their index (i.e. doing their job for them). [...] [...] I find their first solution rather suspicious as the rel=”nofollow” attribute was originally created to help deter comment spam. But, I’m beginning to think Michael Hampton (along with many others) was right when he said that, essentially, Google was having bloggers and webmasters help them clean up their index (i.e. doing their job for them). [...]

]]> By: Net Writing » Is No Follow tag for Comments a good idea? http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2005/05/23/nofollow-revisited/#comment-670 Net Writing » Is No Follow tag for Comments a good idea? Thu, 17 May 2007 18:45:19 +0000 http://www.ioerror.us/2005/05/23/nofollow-revisited/#comment-670 [...] No Follow Revisited - many resources about the history of no follow [...] [...] No Follow Revisited – many resources about the history of no follow [...]

]]> By: Chasing a Dream is a Do Follow Blog http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2005/05/23/nofollow-revisited/#comment-669 Chasing a Dream is a Do Follow Blog Mon, 14 May 2007 01:42:26 +0000 http://www.ioerror.us/2005/05/23/nofollow-revisited/#comment-669 [...] Some of you are wondering, “What’s the big deal”? If it’s built-in to WordPress by default, it’s got to be right. That’s a matter of opinion. Google introduced the concept of using an attribute rel="nofollow" on links in 2005, to theoretically help reduce comment spam, and create more accurate Page Rank. However, many disagree that it has had much influence on comment spam, and we feel people should get link credit for posting comments. If you would like more information on the controversy, you can check Michael Hampton’s Masy 2005 post, Nofollow Revisited. It covers the story well, from the intent, how it is supposed to work, and why it doesn’t work. [...] [...] Some of you are wondering, “What’s the big deal”? If it’s built-in to WordPress by default, it’s got to be right. That’s a matter of opinion. Google introduced the concept of using an attribute rel=”nofollow” on links in 2005, to theoretically help reduce comment spam, and create more accurate Page Rank. However, many disagree that it has had much influence on comment spam, and we feel people should get link credit for posting comments. If you would like more information on the controversy, you can check Michael Hampton’s Masy 2005 post, Nofollow Revisited. It covers the story well, from the intent, how it is supposed to work, and why it doesn’t work. [...]

]]> By: I love comments .. I hate Spam | Ugh!!’s Greymatter Honeypot http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2005/05/23/nofollow-revisited/#comment-667 I love comments .. I hate Spam | Ugh!!’s Greymatter Honeypot Sun, 01 Apr 2007 10:03:39 +0000 http://www.ioerror.us/2005/05/23/nofollow-revisited/#comment-667 [...] DoFollow is a plugin that removes the evil NoFollow from WordPress‘ comments. Sometime back, this tag had been introduced by search engines to try and minimise comment spam but the truth is .. well it hasn’t. This plugin makes sure that people who comment get a link back to their site, both for people to click on and follow, and also for search engines to index. I would recommend this to anyone who encourages commenting on their blog. [...] [...] DoFollow is a plugin that removes the evil NoFollow from WordPress‘ comments. Sometime back, this tag had been introduced by search engines to try and minimise comment spam but the truth is .. well it hasn’t. This plugin makes sure that people who comment get a link back to their site, both for people to click on and follow, and also for search engines to index. I would recommend this to anyone who encourages commenting on their blog. [...]

]]> By: Plastic Man http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2005/05/23/nofollow-revisited/#comment-665 Plastic Man Sun, 12 Nov 2006 16:30:07 +0000 http://www.ioerror.us/2005/05/23/nofollow-revisited/#comment-665 It seems to me that "rel=nofollow" doesn't work in yahoo. With this method: link:http://mypage.com i can also see the referrals with nofollow. It seems to me that “rel=nofollow” doesn’t work in yahoo. With this method: link:http://mypage.com i can also see the referrals with nofollow.

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