07-11-2007, 08:03 AM
Quote:A couple of reports across the net suggest that Seth Godins Squidoo is being penalized by Google, most likely due to spam on Squidoo pages.
The reports indicate that some Squidoo pages have seen a 75% drop in traffic, and in other cases have either been removed from high ranking positions on Google, or removed all together...
Squidoo has recently responded to the issue, however given Googles crackdown it would appear that Squidoos response may be a case of too little, too late...
full article: http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/10/goo...e-to-spam/
more:
Quote: Frankly, I think Seth has fallen to the dark side and has become a Sith Lord of SEO, deceptive affiliate links, and page view gaming. I've known Seth for over 10 years and I respect some of the stuff he's done, but frankly Squidoo is so horrible it makes me wonder. Also, the fact that he won't address the problems is just, well, sad. Does he not care or does he not want to stop the SEO/affiliate gravy train?...
full article: http://www.calacanis.com/2007/07/06/why-...o-problem/
Squidoo's response:
Quote:Those of you who track Squidoo pretty closely know that we had a lousy week. 30 spammers took advantage of us and blew Squidoos name all over the web...
full article: http://www.squidoo.com/blog/?p=158