external nofollow vs. nofollow

paulgl · 11-03-2010, 03:36 PM

Anyone care to give their take on the difference (if any)
between "external nofollow" and just "nofollow" ?

Yeah I've googled it. No help, really. So I hope anybody has
opinions not gleaned form the web, but a semi-concrete take.
There seems to be a lot of guessing.

Paul

orvn · 11-03-2010, 04:04 PM

These folks claim that the new 'external' parameter means that it's a nofollow link into a new window.

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Could give it a try with some quick code..
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Edit: While it is recognized as a nofollow attrib,it doesn't seem to be working, in terms of opening the link in a new window.

paulgl · 11-03-2010, 05:41 PM

I think the opening in a new window/tab must be a browser thing.
It does denote external link for some purpose.

I'm interested in knowing if google does not interpret this correctly
and ignores the whole thing, nofollow included.

it just does not make sense to use "external nofollow" as opposed to
rel="external" rel="nofollow"

Paul

orvn · 11-03-2010, 06:41 PM

Somehow I don't think Google ignores it. I'd wager that they consider it a nofollow link anyways. Of course this is just speculation on my part.

Interestingly, the DONOFOLLOW Firefox extension highlights 'nofollow', 'external' and 'external nofollow' all in red, indicating that they're nofollow's (dofollow's are highlighted green).

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paulgl Plundering the Web War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: , , . Posts: 4,849 Thanks: 804 Thanked 1,199 Times in 886 Posts	external nofollow vs. nofollow Anyone care to give their take on the difference (if any) between "external nofollow" and just "nofollow" ? Yeah I've googled it. No help, really. So I hope anybody has opinions not gleaned form the web, but a semi-concrete take. There seems to be a lot of guessing. Paul
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11-03-2010, 04:04 PM	#2
orvn Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 756 Thanks: 86 Thanked 178 Times in 102 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: external nofollow vs. nofollow These folks claim that the new 'external' parameter means that it's a nofollow link into a new window. SEO BLOG: rel= external nofollow and rel=nofollow difference - Blogging about search engine and search engine optimization tactics and problems faced by webmasters on ranking their website Could give it a try with some quick code.. *** Edit: While it is recognized as a nofollow attrib,it doesn't seem to be working, in terms of opening the link in a new window.
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paulgl Plundering the Web War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: , , . Posts: 4,849 Thanks: 804 Thanked 1,199 Times in 886 Posts	Re: external nofollow vs. nofollow I think the opening in a new window/tab must be a browser thing. It does denote external link for some purpose. I'm interested in knowing if google does not interpret this correctly and ignores the whole thing, nofollow included. it just does not make sense to use "external nofollow" as opposed to rel="external" rel="nofollow" Paul
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11-03-2010, 06:41 PM	#4
orvn Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 756 Thanks: 86 Thanked 178 Times in 102 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: external nofollow vs. nofollow Somehow I don't think Google ignores it. I'd wager that they consider it a nofollow link anyways. Of course this is just speculation on my part. Interestingly, the DONOFOLLOW Firefox extension highlights 'nofollow', 'external' and 'external nofollow' all in red, indicating that they're nofollow's (dofollow's are highlighted green).
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