New Anti-Content Farm Google Chrome Tool

[koolphoto]

Just found this on Cnet News today. Google has a new anti-content farm tool for Chrome Browser. It will let a user decide if he thinks a site is not good enough. The tool will let the user block what they consider low-quality sites from their own results.

Then I guess Google will ultimately decide if the site should be in their overall results. They talk about Associated Content as well as another site Demand Media. I wonder if Google is going to associate articles directories as low-quality content farm sites.

Here is the link to the story:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-20...l?tag=mncol;1n

[warriortx]

God I hope not that would be a disaster for alot of people.

[iAmNameLess]

So... this is not good, even for those who arent farming up content, I wonder how this is going to mix into things.

[Zachmo]

This will definitely affect everyone!

[markowe]

Cutts mentions 'tech savvy' Chrome users - that's the only group that can really use this, and they can abuse it too. Can the average Joe tell spun content when he sees it? I doubt it, and anyway, he's not going to be interested. But you could pay him and lots of other people to vote down the sites of your competitors, that might work... Again, this metric could only ever inform a tiny part of the picture for Google in the ranking algorithm, subject to a very large handful of salt, and if this is the best they have come up in the fight against content farms I would say they are struggling.

[jazbo]

What really annoys me is that the internet is about what WE want to put on it.

If I decide I want to put up a site full of nonsencial rubbish, thats my right.

If Google index it, well that's up to them.

But declaring everything that is not "golden content" to be evil is just nuts.

[ExRat]

Hi,

Can the average Joe tell spun content when he sees it?

I think I should install chrome and this addon just so that I can report all of the spun content and low quality stuff I see in the mainstream media on a daily basis.

[Resale Rights Ninja]

sounds scary, but some of the crap out there should be reported. Not sure what to think about this. Interesting though.

[Andrea Wilson]

Sounds another problem concerning directories. But this tool can be an advantage for people who just wants to ruin other people's reputation.

Andrea

[ExRat]

Hi Andrea,

But this tool can be an advantage for people who just wants to ruin other people's reputation.

...as long as one assumes that Google hasn't even considered this angle.

It can also be an advantage to people who want just reward for their efforts.

[thebitbotdotcom]

I can tell you right now that the very first set of malicious PHP scripts that spawn from this will be those that use proxy servers set up to specifically "Google Bomb" (term misapplied) their competition this way.

Every time we "take a step forward" we "take a step backwards".

Yet another way to "game" the system has arisen.

[ExRat]

Hi thebitbotdotcom,

I can tell you right now that the very first set of malicious PHP scripts that spawn from this will be those that use proxy servers set up to specifically "Google Bomb" (term misapplied) their competition this way.

Every time we "take a step forward" we "take a step backwards".

Yet another way to "game" the system has arisen.

This is what I was getting at in my previous post #10.

Would it be better for Google to do nothing?

Or is it better that they try and innovate at the same time as using their vast resources to anticipate these problems and adapt in order to nullify them?

Everyone seems to get so negative about change - this is a fast paced environment and it's imperative that we learn to go with that flow. Once we do, we can see the positives - new businesses and new millionaires can be spawned from these small changes to a vast system.

Google's motto should be -

If you want to manipulate our system unjustly and resist change - talk to the hand, 'cus the pace aint listening.'

[smwordsmith]

Wow, this is very interesting!

I think reader feedback re: the quality of Google search results is important. Google has always been the search engine of my choice due to its relevant and high quality search returns. But I have been very disappointed in the search results in the past 4 to 6 months. I am not sure what has happened. Perhaps Google can't keep up with the massive production of content.

I certainly can see the potential for evil lurking as a result of this Google decision. I am sure someone is at work right now creating some devious and destructive software.

It is really an individual responsibility to do what is right but that hasn't been happening since the fall of man.

What is the solution to the crap content out there? I refuse to create it and I don't want to read it. And I am sick and tired of it obscuring my Google search results!

[smwordsmith]

Oh, and one more comment/suggestion:

Everybody better hire a decent ghostwriter or learn how to write quality content.

I have just opened up a new business- I will teach you how to write quality content. Register today for only...

$100,000.00 for my one-week course.

You DO want to stay in business, don't you?