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I just heard Google is going to start indexing posts made to facebook from outside sites,, anyone else hear this?
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  • Yup. The Google will be indexing comments from sites using the Facebook comment platform.
    Say what? Google now indexing Facebook comments | Digital Media - CNET News
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  • Profile picture of the author abubakar89
    What effects this will bring ......

    I am confused
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    • Profile picture of the author fmnelly
      Originally Posted by abumadni View Post

      What effects this will bring ......

      I am confused

      i guess it will be like what google did showing the lifstream from every trending tweet from tweeter

      it will be alot of traffic if your page is trending comment
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  • Profile picture of the author dame016
    Okay, that is creepy. All your opinions on everything will surface out when somebody googles you. Better be anonymous. Being too visible on the net is dangerous, careless. It's just not smart.
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    • Profile picture of the author warmchords
      A great piece of information to have, but I can't sympathize with people who are concerned about their comments being found. We all should have learned a LONG time ago to be cautious with content we're publishing online. If you're about to leave a comment you'd rather not be identified with, just use an anonymous name for that instance.
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    • Profile picture of the author globalpro
      Considering how much Google indexes info online, I think you would be surprised what info they will show online.

      If it's out there, Google will end up with it anyway. Best bet is give them all the good info they want.

      Thanks,

      John

      Originally Posted by dame016 View Post

      Okay, that is creepy. All your opinions on everything will surface out when somebody googles you. Better be anonymous. Being too visible on the net is dangerous, careless. It's just not smart.
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  • Profile picture of the author javarog
    From the start I figured this would happen so that is why I only use facebook for business only, for me its a welcome change.
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  • Profile picture of the author Glowrry
    Thanks for sharing such a useful information.....I have no knowledge related to this topic,If Google really start this service so its really a good news for all users
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  • Profile picture of the author Moogie
    Have to be careful what you say on Facebook now as I see it your name could be up on the serps for something you might have said in gest. Is this the right take on this?
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  • Profile picture of the author wealthbuilder27
    hi my name is destiny and i am new here and i just wanted know if they meaning google go into your personal page or only your business and if so how could this effect you with google Ad's.
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  • Profile picture of the author StepAhead
    I did not hear about it. well, thanks for share this useful information. Benefits and loses will find out when Google start this service.
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  • Profile picture of the author MarlboroMonkey
    Proper permissions settings nullifies this. How is googlebot going to spider your personal posts if it's not you friend? Permissions awareness is key, just like always...
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    • Profile picture of the author globalpro
      Originally Posted by MarlboroMonkey View Post

      Proper permissions settings nullifies this. How is googlebot going to spider your personal posts if it's not you friend? Permissions awareness is key, just like always...
      The thing to remember is Google, Bing and Yahoo may not index info in respect to privacy settings, but there is a lot more data mining that goes on every day for all kinds of purposes.

      The best bet is if you don't ever want something to come back to haunt you, then don't post it online.

      Thanks,

      John
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  • Profile picture of the author iAmNameLess
    Guess I need to start cutting down on the political speech. Will probably have some psychos coming after me.

    What is interesting about this, is the rumors of google + going down the drain and not being able to compete with facebook. They know SEOs and IMers watch their announcements closely, and the fact that they will be indexing facebook isn't to help increase the search experience but I believe it is an attempt to hurt facebook. Massive spamming on facebook could cause pretty big problems for the FB user experience. Same thing that happened with myspace.

    Time will tell!
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  • Profile picture of the author TopKat22
    This is NOT comments you just make on Facebook to your friends on FB.

    Per the article it is:

    "Web sites like DailyBeast, Patch, and Examiner, which use the Facebook Social Plugin, let readers leave comments using their Facebook profile instead of forcing them to create a new account.

    Comments published using the platform are accompanied by the user's name, profile picture, and a link to his or her Facebook profile.

    To many users, Facebook Comments is a convenience, eliminating the need to create a unique account, username, and password each time they comment on a different Web site or blog.

    The Social Plugin also makes Web site managers happy, as the convenience to leave comments without creating a new account encourages user engagement. But until today, the benefit of Facebook Comments came at the expense of SEO (search engine optimization), as comments left via Facebook were not indexed by Google."



    So it is only comments that are posted to Facebook on a 3rd party website using the Facebook comment application platform.
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  • Profile picture of the author mamatha
    Facebook and google are two different options. Face book is a social networking website launched in February 2004 that is operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc., with more than...and then Google has taken the last 10 years of systems software research out of university labs, and built their own proprietary, production quality system.
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  • Profile picture of the author brianlmaule
    both are equally good.
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