Spammers Hijacking Listings In Google

MadMax · 2004-09-16, 04:21 PM

A large number of web masters are facing their search engine nightmare: Their Google listings have been taken over by another site.

(September 13 2004) The search engines are constantly bothered by spammers, i.e. webmasters who try to manipulate search engine results to gain more traffic. Earlier this year Pandia reported on one culprit who had actually copied large portions of the Pandia site and presented it as his own.

This is, of course, a problem in its own right, as he or she is stealing your copyrighted material.

From a search engine perspective there is another problem: Google hates duplicate web pages, as it interprets them as a attempt at spamming the search engine. Because of this it might ban one or two of the sites. Yes, your site may be banned because someone else has copied it!

Such cases are in clear violation of international copyright laws, and you may bring the copycat to court. However, spammers have now find a new way of stealing search engine listings. They are using the meta refresh tag.

more here:
http://www.pandia.com/sw-2004/40-hijack.html

On a related note:

Now, I've seen I-Frame advertising being promoted recently. This type of ad basically pulls up a page from your site on another's site as an advertisement. What are your opinions of how Google would interpret this? Do you think, for example, I could be seen as a spammer by Google for using this advertising method?

RawAlex · 2004-09-16, 05:38 PM

meta refreshes have been around since, well, almost since I started. in 1996. They are a very common way to trick bots into all sorts of weird behaviors.

There is no end of people out there who will use the contents or names of other sites in spam campaigns that at the end damage the ORIGINAL site more than anything else.

Alex

DangerDave · 2004-09-16, 05:47 PM

Max,

This is not new.. and you will even find a couple of threads here and here

This bastard.. http://www.igotguns.com/guide/ (pop-ups) is one of the worst!

Unfortunately there is no way to truly protect against it.. Ask any of the webmasters that have been around for a while and we have all had the variations on "site stealing" happen to most of us..

DD

Linkster · 2004-09-16, 08:53 PM

Its getting some extra attention right now cause some of the big boys over at WMW have had their big sites hijacked - and they're throwing a stink - and Google basically is telling them to pack sand

Bill · 2004-09-16, 08:59 PM

Now that just gives me a warm fuzzy feeling...

;-}

urb · 2004-09-17, 03:50 AM

Somebody
Placed
Above
Me

Google are not really interested in anything beyond themselves.

2004-09-16, 04:21 PM	#1
MadMax "Without evil there can be no good, so it must be good to be evil sometimes" ~ Satan Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Motor City, baby, where carjacking was invented! Now GIMME THOSE SHOES! Posts: 2,385	Spammers Hijacking Listings In Google A large number of web masters are facing their search engine nightmare: Their Google listings have been taken over by another site. (September 13 2004) The search engines are constantly bothered by spammers, i.e. webmasters who try to manipulate search engine results to gain more traffic. Earlier this year Pandia reported on one culprit who had actually copied large portions of the Pandia site and presented it as his own. This is, of course, a problem in its own right, as he or she is stealing your copyrighted material. From a search engine perspective there is another problem: Google hates duplicate web pages, as it interprets them as a attempt at spamming the search engine. Because of this it might ban one or two of the sites. Yes, your site may be banned because someone else has copied it! Such cases are in clear violation of international copyright laws, and you may bring the copycat to court. However, spammers have now find a new way of stealing search engine listings. They are using the meta refresh tag. more here: http://www.pandia.com/sw-2004/40-hijack.html On a related note: Now, I've seen I-Frame advertising being promoted recently. This type of ad basically pulls up a page from your site on another's site as an advertisement. What are your opinions of how Google would interpret this? Do you think, for example, I could be seen as a spammer by Google for using this advertising method?

2004-09-16, 05:47 PM	#3
DangerDave Bonged Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: BrisVegas, AUSTRALIA Posts: 4,882	Max, This is not new.. and you will even find a couple of threads here and here This bastard.. http://www.igotguns.com/guide/ (pop-ups) is one of the worst! Unfortunately there is no way to truly protect against it.. Ask any of the webmasters that have been around for a while and we have all had the variations on "site stealing" happen to most of us.. DD __________________ Old Dollars >>>> Now with over 90 Hosted Free Sites <<<< DangerDave.com.au - Adult Links to Free Porn

2004-09-16, 08:53 PM	#4
Linkster NO! Im not a female - but being a dragon, I do eat them. Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sex Delta Posts: 5,084	Its getting some extra attention right now cause some of the big boys over at WMW have had their big sites hijacked - and they're throwing a stink - and Google basically is telling them to pack sand __________________ Pussy Chompers Porn Links NSCash

2004-09-17, 03:50 AM	#6
urb All the way from Room 101 Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,557	Somebody Placed Above Me Google are not really interested in anything beyond themselves. __________________

2004-09-16, 05:38 PM	#2
RawAlex Took the hint. Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,597	meta refreshes have been around since, well, almost since I started. in 1996. They are a very common way to trick bots into all sorts of weird behaviors. There is no end of people out there who will use the contents or names of other sites in spam campaigns that at the end damage the ORIGINAL site more than anything else. Alex

2004-09-16, 08:59 PM	#5
Bill Selling porn allows me to stay in a constant state of Bliss - ain't that a trip! Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,914	Now that just gives me a warm fuzzy feeling... ;-}