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Duplicate content is a myth.

by Talinn
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I long doubted the claims that Google doesn't really distinguish between dupe content and unique content, but when I searched for the keyword

"My Husband Hates Me"

Number 3 and Number 10 are the same article, written by the same person, only one article is from EZA and the other ArticlesBase.

I think this might indeed seal the matter on dupe content!
#content #duplicate #myth
  • Profile picture of the author Amenda Jessera
    This is not a duplicate issue.
    Duplicate issue means, If you update a site content with other sites one, your site will be ignored. However, these two are article directories. That is not considered as DUPLICATE issue.
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  • Profile picture of the author derekwong28
    If there are no duplicate content filters, the search engines would not be worth using.

    The fact that the filters are not perfect and occassionally lets something through doesn't mean there isn't any.
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    • Profile picture of the author theimdude
      Whenever it come to the duplicate content debate I always wonder. Say you did use the search term "My Husband Hates Me" and on the 1 st page using google the same article is shown on 20 times but in 20 different article directories.

      That would be wonderful. I don't think so as to the surfer looking for a product it will be treated as duplicate content.

      Everybody always shouts not DUPLICATE content. Well maybe in the eyes of Mr googlebot but in the eyes of the product hunter (our clients) it is a pain and duplicate content.

      I think out of the box so article spinning done the proper way is the way to go.
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  • Profile picture of the author millionaireacts
    I think more often than not, duplicate sites are not indexed by Google. That's why I am against autoblogging.
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  • Profile picture of the author Biggy Fat
    Is there an All In One Topic on the Dupe Content issue? I'd love to hear the debate. But to avoid the issue, just rewrite whatever and get it 30% unique. That's what I'd do.
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  • Profile picture of the author Marhelper
    This is one of most hotly debated yet undecided issues as far as I am concerned. Those who hold postions on both sides are often dogmatic. I think the verdict is still out.
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  • Profile picture of the author JMartin
    If you want to research duplicate content ideas easily, just look at press releases.

    There's no penalty, but Google might group like results for the user. That video above also explains this stuff.

    Many people confuse filtering with the idea of a non-index penalty. Duplicate content still gets traffic and can still make money.
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  • Profile picture of the author Allyn Hane
    Here is how dup content works:
    "he who has the most links and/or link authority wins"
    I can build a site with 100% dup content and if I get more/better links than everyone else, the algorithm will see me as the authority for that content.
    That is one reason why I don't give a rat's ass when I get my stuff scraped.
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    • Profile picture of the author janiels
      Originally Posted by Allyn Hane View Post

      Here is how dup content works:
      "he who has the most links and/or link authority wins"
      I can build a site with 100% dup content and if I get more/better links than everyone else, the algorithm will see me as the authority for that content.
      That is one reason why I don't give a rat's ass when I get my stuff scraped.
      I couldn't agree more with what you had said, more backlinks means more reputation in google's eyes with these they will see that you are the authorized owner of the content.
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  • Profile picture of the author LegitBlogger
    Hmmm, not this debate again,
    It's been going on for ages.
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  • Profile picture of the author regan
    Here is all the answers directly from source: google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=66359 .
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  • Profile picture of the author machine11
    In regards to off site dup-content. Promote the hell out of it, youll see -- itll get indexed and youll make money. Just dont have dupe content, dupe titles and dupe meta descriptions on the same site. Actually, from what I've seen on site, you can even get away with just the titles and meta tags being different.
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    • Profile picture of the author woohah
      From what I have read duplicate contents doesn't matter, google looks for fresh content which duplicate content can be used for. I read a report recently from someone can't remember the name but it is someone well known and he saw no difference in using other peoples content compared to writing new content.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jenie0109
    Well knowing how to differentiate the "filter" from the "penalty" , you will understand how a search engine verifies what duplicate content is.
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