Edgy bloggers using Google’s Blogspot might have been miffed already—but likely also understood—at Google slapping content warnings over their adult-oriented material and demanding age verification. But what might deter (poorly) minors from viewing is also preventing search crawlers from accessing the content at all.
How Meta Commands Can Help You Love Spiders
Nearly all search engines utilize spiders (which are also known by their original name, robots) to go out and scour the web looking for web pages. These search engine spiders then bring the data back to be indexed by the engine.
Spiders And Widgets And Feet… Oh My
As I was looking around the blogosphere this morning, I came across a number of good search engine articles I’d like to share with you. Most of these are of the helpful, SEO variety, but the last one is just weird. First off, there’s some news concerning Google’s spidering habits that you might find interesting […]
PHP, SEO, And Spiders – Oh My!
Dynamic database-driven sites have become very popular, and relatively easy to set up and administer, through the use of Content Management Systems (CMS) and PHP server-side scripting.
Craigslist Stomps Out Spiders
A tweak to the craigslist.org robots.txt file now bans all spidering, including that done by Google or Yahoo, from taking place.
Spiders With Ears, Searching The Podcast Future
The potential as well as the rapid early adoption of the podcast has the Internet industry buzzing to the point that some media aficionados are singing the dirges of print and traditional radio. At the forefront of the phenomenon is WebmasterRadioFM, a company that is developing the kind of artificial intelligence capable of spidering mp3 files for indexing. Yes, spiders with ears.
SEC Vs. The Estonian Spiders
It’s not a pre-season NCAA basketball exhibition matchup, but a case where the Securities and Exchange Commission has accused an Estonian financial firm of spidering confidential Business Wire information and profiting on trades.
Are Googles Content Spiders Being Duped?
Google is reported to have experimented with an algorithmic tweak creating a more aggressive duplicate content filter, much to the chagrin of webmasters who operate in-depth and content-rich websites. The fear is that not only is duplicate content being penalized across sites, but also within sites.
Search Engine Spiders Lost Without Guidance – Post This Sign!
Robots.txt Signpost Warns Trespassers From Private Property
Crawling Webs With Search Engine Spiders
When it comes to discussing search engine spiders, this is no time to succumb to feelings of terror. These are not the eight legged variety.