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Old 01-14-2009, 08:28 PM
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Default Re: Is this a violation of Google's TOS?

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Originally Posted by Terry Van Horne View Post
No... NoFollow but they are going through a proxy/redirect which is the same as using nofollow. Besides that SE's don't have to play by the rules, they make the rules and give you an opportunity to get some free advertising. The above argument is a strawman argument that the lame and spammers hide behind to justify unethical and unprofessional conduct. SE's are not public entities! They are private so like you can do what you want on your site, they can do whatever they want because basically you are riding on their dime!
Terry, you seem to be arguing that without Search Engines, there would be no Internet. That's not true. There should be a symbiotic relationship. They need websites, websites need them.

And just to make it clear, I am neither lame, nor a spammer. Nor was I attempting to justify unethical behaviour.
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