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so, why aren't curated sites penalized?

by swi7ch
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I was under the impression that Google penalizes for duplicate content; however, why do some curated sites rank high? I'm a newbie so I don't get this one quite yet (sorry if the answer is obvious ).

So if I cut&paste content from, say, 3 different sources, then slap my own sentence or two in there, and maybe even add an image plus a YouTube video, then Google wouldn't see that as a duplicate content and penalize me? Even though aside from my that one or two sentence that I added, everything else is copied from multiple sources? After all, it seems to me that this is how a curated content works.

What am I missing here?
#curated #penalized #sites
  • Profile picture of the author boxoun
    Because you don't understand duplicant content. Research it and make sure you know what it means. You will have ah ha moment.
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  • Profile picture of the author 1byte
    Originally Posted by swi7ch View Post

    I was under the impression that Google penalizes for duplicate content; however, why do some curated sites rank high? I'm a newbie so I don't get this one quite yet (sorry if the answer is obvious ).

    So if I cut&paste content from, say, 3 different sources, then slap my own sentence or two in there, and maybe even add an image plus a YouTube video, then Google wouldn't see that as a duplicate content and penalize me? Even though aside from my that one or two sentence that I added, everything else is copied from multiple sources? After all, it seems to me that this is how a curated content works.

    What am I missing here?
    You are missing the fact that you may be plagiarizing content if you are copying content word-for-word from other websites, unless you have their permission to republish their content on your site. I' ve seen a lot of this so-called "curation" that is nothing more than stolen content wrapped in a blanket of 2 or 3 sentences at the beginning and end.

    If I find significant amounts of my site's content copied on your site without my express permission - even if you have linked back to me, I will send you a DMCA notice faster than you can say "boo." Republishing another site's unique content without permission is theft and copyright infringement. Don't do it!
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  • Profile picture of the author UMS
    Originally Posted by swi7ch View Post

    I was under the impression that Google penalizes for duplicate content;
    If it is on your own site, then yes.

    however, why do some curated sites rank high? I'm a newbie so I don't get this one quite yet (sorry if the answer is obvious ).
    Curated content is similar to article syndication, apart from that you are publishing an excerpt plus a link to the original source.

    Wikipedia has plenty of curated content and it certainly isn't penalised.
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