Comments on: Google Toolbar: All Your Bookmarks Belong to Us http://www.wolf-howl.com/seo/google-toolbar-all-your-bookmarks-belong-to-us/ Michael Gray rants on SEO the internet and media Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:43:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The Google Smokescreen -- Click Sentry Blog http://www.wolf-howl.com/seo/google-toolbar-all-your-bookmarks-belong-to-us/comment-page-1/#comment-518 The Google Smokescreen -- Click Sentry Blog Thu, 02 Feb 2006 16:29:23 +0000 http://www.wolf-howl.com/?p=236#comment-518 [...] Graywolf has pretty much been on the Google Smokescreen rant for the past couple of days and I am glad to see it. I usually chuckle a bit when people get their panties in a bunch every time Google *applies* for a new patent. People think that a patent application translates into Google using everything they are asking for a patent for in their technology today.  It is just plain silly to think that. If anything, Google has realized that there is a tremendous amount of money to make in patenting itellectual property.  There have been vast fortunes made (which I won’t get into here) in the technology world by patenting silly little things and processes.  I have seen people come rushing into a forum to post about Google’s latest patent application and rant about how things are going to change. Pretty funny if you ask me. Seems like the more things change, the more they stay the same with SEO, to me.  Put yourself in Google’s shoes. If you wanted to reduce spam and crap in their index, what would you do? If you were smart, you would probably realize that perception is 9/10ths of what people believe.  Most “SEOs” are not very technical people and they rely on the information they receive from others. Most real SEOs are out there hacking and testing every little thing out and learninng what works and what doesn’t work for themeselves. But, as I said, these people represent a huge minority in the SEO world. So, I would basically put the smokescreen out and see how many people I could throw off of my scent if I were Google. And, clearly this is a tactic they are using…if you are paying attention. Anyone home? Is this thing on? Herro? [...] [...] Graywolf has pretty much been on the Google Smokescreen rant for the past couple of days and I am glad to see it. I usually chuckle a bit when people get their panties in a bunch every time Google *applies* for a new patent. People think that a patent application translates into Google using everything they are asking for a patent for in their technology today.  It is just plain silly to think that. If anything, Google has realized that there is a tremendous amount of money to make in patenting itellectual property.  There have been vast fortunes made (which I won’t get into here) in the technology world by patenting silly little things and processes.  I have seen people come rushing into a forum to post about Google’s latest patent application and rant about how things are going to change. Pretty funny if you ask me. Seems like the more things change, the more they stay the same with SEO, to me.  Put yourself in Google’s shoes. If you wanted to reduce spam and crap in their index, what would you do? If you were smart, you would probably realize that perception is 9/10ths of what people believe.  Most “SEOs” are not very technical people and they rely on the information they receive from others. Most real SEOs are out there hacking and testing every little thing out and learninng what works and what doesn’t work for themeselves. But, as I said, these people represent a huge minority in the SEO world. So, I would basically put the smokescreen out and see how many people I could throw off of my scent if I were Google. And, clearly this is a tactic they are using…if you are paying attention. Anyone home? Is this thing on? Herro? [...]

]]> By: Toolbar Tips http://www.wolf-howl.com/seo/google-toolbar-all-your-bookmarks-belong-to-us/comment-page-1/#comment-517 Toolbar Tips Thu, 02 Feb 2006 15:48:19 +0000 http://www.wolf-howl.com/?p=236#comment-517 <strong>Google Toolbar Privacy Concerns</strong> Graywolf points out in his recent entry, that Google documented in their 2005 Patent filing a mechanism to use bookmark information to determine page relevancy. This, in conjuction with the recent news about the government subpeona against Google to pr... Google Toolbar Privacy Concerns

Graywolf points out in his recent entry, that Google documented in their 2005 Patent filing a mechanism to use bookmark information to determine page relevancy.
This, in conjuction with the recent news about the government subpeona against Google to pr…

]]> By: Google Toolbar Privacy Concerns | Toolbar Tips http://www.wolf-howl.com/seo/google-toolbar-all-your-bookmarks-belong-to-us/comment-page-1/#comment-516 Google Toolbar Privacy Concerns | Toolbar Tips Thu, 02 Feb 2006 15:45:20 +0000 http://www.wolf-howl.com/?p=236#comment-516 [...] Graywolf points out in his recent entry, that Google documented in their 2005 Patent filing a mechanism to use bookmark information to determine page relevancy. [...] [...] Graywolf points out in his recent entry, that Google documented in their 2005 Patent filing a mechanism to use bookmark information to determine page relevancy. [...]

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