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VLC has been linked by high profile sites for many years now. Adding yet another link from "linuxmag" isn't going to help. The real issue is that the SEO guys
by drzaiusapelord 15y ago
VLC has been linked by high profile sites for many years now. Adding yet another link from "linuxmag" isn't going to help.
The real issue is that the SEO guys are just too good and can poison the well with impunity. I feel only better competition can help this. Maybe the Bing guys can do a better job and eat Google's lunch. Quick search on Bing shows the first few links are legit but the last one isn't (and is identified as adware by our Sonicwall). Also, the ads Bing produces are fake too. Guess no one is doing a good job in this regard. I suspect shit like this is why PC users are clamoring for an "App Store." They need someone to help them properly install software.
- bryanh 15y agoI think the point is to remove the links from linuxmag to the bad guys.
- bkudria 15y agoLinuxMag is hardly high-profile. It's audience is pretty focused and limited. I imagine the audience size of the referring site influences Google's rank on the SERP.
- rmc 15y agoThe point isn't to increase the number of high profile sites that link to VLC, the point is decrease the number of high profile sites that link to your spammer.