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Originally Posted by Martinscholes
IGoogle penalizes publishers who use press releases. What happens is that Google spots the press release on your website. When it identifies the press release used as a story on a website it penalizes the website by claiming it is duplicate content. Should any other website use the same content, then both could be further penalized. The rankings of the websites could, effectively, be destroyed by Google.
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Thats just a load of rubbish! Google can organise their search index anyway they like. How is the searcher served if the search results contain a zillion copies of the the same content (ie press release)? If I am searching for something how is having the search results cluttered with a zillion copies of the same thing helping me as a searcher?
BTW - Google NO NOT penalize a site for duplicate content! They just filter out duplicate copies of the same thing to provide better search results. Shame you did not get your facts right before sending your email.
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Originally Posted by Martinscholes
I feel that it would be worthwhile public relations portal websites and public relations agencies contacting Google as a matter of urgency to enable Google to fix the problem that Google have caused. As it is damaging the interests of not only publishers but also the public relations industry and clients. It is possible that Google's action might be against EU legislation regarding competition and the fair operation of businesses.
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You are advocating damaging the quality of the search results that Google provide me and everyone else. .... fortunately Google will just ignore you.