Comments on: Interview with John Battelle http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/interview-with-john-battelle/ neat fun stuff Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:30:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: menupthttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/interview-with-john-battelle/#comment-112569 menupt Wed, 12 Sep 2007 23:02:10 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/interview-with-john-battelle/#comment-112569 I am really curious to know what affects this might have on international domains and how Google ranks these sites too. I have http://www.menupt.com now i want to use this domain http://www.myproperty-home.co.uk is good for google? thanks I am really curious to know what affects this might have on international domains and how Google ranks these sites too.
I have http://www.menupt.com now i want to use this domain http://www.myproperty-home.co.uk is good for google?
thanks

]]> By: Mehul Brahmbhatthttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/interview-with-john-battelle/#comment-107183 Mehul Brahmbhatt Wed, 27 Jun 2007 09:57:33 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/interview-with-john-battelle/#comment-107183 As Google is getting strict for buying a paid links...in this regards what will be the directories future in 2010 or 2015?There might be thousands & thousands of directories and if everybody will submitting there website into the directories in that case how google will consider those links?Will google ignore the directories? As Google is getting strict for buying a paid links…in this regards what will be the directories future in 2010 or 2015?

There might be thousands & thousands of directories and if everybody will submitting there website into the directories in that case how google will consider those links?

Will google ignore the directories?

]]> By: Dave (Original)http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/interview-with-john-battelle/#comment-87125 Dave (Original) Sat, 30 Sep 2006 03:39:36 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/interview-with-john-battelle/#comment-87125 RE: "SPAM will always be SPAM whether it is generated by a child or a Fortune 500 company. However, if some people are capable of utilize technology to voice their input on a more massive scale and still be useful, useable content . . . what is the harm in that?? None." ========================================Are you saying spam is not harmful? I hope not. RE: “SPAM will always be SPAM whether it is generated by a child or a Fortune 500 company. However, if some people are capable of utilize technology to voice their input on a more massive scale and still be useful, useable content . . . what is the harm in that?? None.”
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Are you saying spam is not harmful? I hope not.

]]> By: David Paynehttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/interview-with-john-battelle/#comment-87113 David Payne Fri, 29 Sep 2006 19:24:23 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/interview-with-john-battelle/#comment-87113 I would agree that money can often times have nothing to do with it. Sometimes it is all about the challenge. For example, look at the Amazon Reviewer rating system on Amazon.com. That is all about reputation. I was a Top 500 reviewer on Amazon.com (just fell out of th top 500). It was the challenge of becoming a top reviewer. However, the question is whether or not it is unethical to utilize technology to gain a reputation or a notority of some sort. The Amazon reviewer rating system is quite complex and in order for me to automate reviews on Amazon.com I had to make sure that the information I was providing was accurate and helpful. Why? Because I was rated on the helpful votes and ratio of helpful votes to unhelpful votes. So while I was able to quickly automate the submission of hundreds or thousands of reviews the reviews were actually damaging unless there was decent content.So, in a nutshell it comes down to this . . .Webmasters need to build community tools that take into consideration the possible ability for exploitation. Reward community feedback for the action they want to see. The webmaster needs to think a bit more. At that point, even if someone uses technology to get an unfair advantage it makes no difference because the output is still the desired output . . . useable content.SPAM will always be SPAM whether it is generated by a child or a Fortune 500 company. However, if some people are capable of utilize technology to voice their input on a more massive scale and still be useful, useable content . . . what is the harm in that?? None. I would agree that money can often times have nothing to do with it. Sometimes it is all about the challenge. For example, look at the Amazon Reviewer rating system on Amazon.com. That is all about reputation. I was a Top 500 reviewer on Amazon.com (just fell out of th top 500). It was the challenge of becoming a top reviewer. However, the question is whether or not it is unethical to utilize technology to gain a reputation or a notority of some sort. The Amazon reviewer rating system is quite complex and in order for me to automate reviews on Amazon.com I had to make sure that the information I was providing was accurate and helpful. Why? Because I was rated on the helpful votes and ratio of helpful votes to unhelpful votes. So while I was able to quickly automate the submission of hundreds or thousands of reviews the reviews were actually damaging unless there was decent content.

So, in a nutshell it comes down to this . . .

Webmasters need to build community tools that take into consideration the possible ability for exploitation. Reward community feedback for the action they want to see. The webmaster needs to think a bit more. At that point, even if someone uses technology to get an unfair advantage it makes no difference because the output is still the desired output . . . useable content.

SPAM will always be SPAM whether it is generated by a child or a Fortune 500 company. However, if some people are capable of utilize technology to voice their input on a more massive scale and still be useful, useable content . . . what is the harm in that?? None.

]]> By: Dave (Original)http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/interview-with-john-battelle/#comment-87079 Dave (Original) Fri, 29 Sep 2006 02:18:01 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/interview-with-john-battelle/#comment-87079 RE: "...engine for said spam techniques…adsense…" =========================================Yes, let's stop them from being able to make a profit and stop honest adsense user from doing the same. Do that and SE spam will stop over-night.While we are at it, let's burn all money in the World as it is the route of all evil. RE: “…engine for said spam techniques…adsense…”
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Yes, let’s stop them from being able to make a profit and stop honest adsense user from doing the same. Do that and SE spam will stop over-night.

While we are at it, let’s burn all money in the World as it is the route of all evil.

]]> By: Elihttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/interview-with-john-battelle/#comment-87077 Eli Thu, 28 Sep 2006 22:14:26 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/interview-with-john-battelle/#comment-87077 You are very right Matt. If you liked boondock saints you'll love L4yer cake. It much like lock stock and snatch if you liked those movies. I definitely give it two thumbs up. You are very right Matt. If you liked boondock saints you’ll love L4yer cake. It much like lock stock and snatch if you liked those movies. I definitely give it two thumbs up.

]]> By: Joseph Hunkinshttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/interview-with-john-battelle/#comment-87072 Joseph Hunkins Thu, 28 Sep 2006 19:28:24 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/interview-with-john-battelle/#comment-87072 >>> Google is like a woman… age does not matter…Yes, but crankiness increases dramatically.Matt I think Eric meant to ask if clicking affects the "Search Rank", rather than the PR which is of course calculated from incoming linkage and not clickage.Eric I think Matt won't answer that "algorithm question" but IMHO they probably now use that information from the millions of toolbar installs and billions of search records. Why in the world wouldn't they? >>> Google is like a woman… age does not matter…

Yes, but crankiness increases dramatically.

Matt I think Eric meant to ask if clicking affects the “Search Rank”, rather than the PR which is of course calculated from incoming linkage and not clickage.

Eric I think Matt won’t answer that “algorithm question” but IMHO they probably now use that information from the millions of toolbar installs and billions of search records. Why in the world wouldn’t they?

]]> By: mehttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/interview-with-john-battelle/#comment-87064 me Thu, 28 Sep 2006 17:26:48 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/interview-with-john-battelle/#comment-87064 the image of the snake eating its tail keeps coming to mind. google can have all the guidlines it wants. But it's hard to listen to a company that rails/fights against spam constantly but profits/monetizes and provides the engine for said spam techniques...adsense...The irony is cosmic in proportions... the image of the snake eating its tail keeps coming to mind. google can have all the guidlines it wants. But it’s hard to listen to a company that rails/fights against spam constantly but profits/monetizes and provides the engine for said spam techniques…adsense…

The irony is cosmic in proportions…

]]> By: 旅游http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/interview-with-john-battelle/#comment-87059 旅游 Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:55:33 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/interview-with-john-battelle/#comment-87059 Google has created a massive industry to help all the community right from he home/personal use to webmaster/professional use. Google has created a massive industry to help all the community right from he home/personal use to webmaster/professional use.

]]> By: Google SEO Spainhttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/interview-with-john-battelle/#comment-87055 Google SEO Spain Thu, 28 Sep 2006 14:32:24 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/interview-with-john-battelle/#comment-87055 The work that is doing Matt around the World of SEO / SEM webmaster and enterprises it's really interesting , but always I had the same question in my mind: ¿there will be another Matt for the Chinese, Indian, Japanese countries? The work that is doing Matt around the World of SEO / SEM webmaster and enterprises it’s really interesting , but always I had the same question in my mind: ¿there will be another Matt for the Chinese, Indian, Japanese countries?

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