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> but it was certainly a shit business decision Not really, because they're using this kind of punishment to make an example of them in order to prevent future
by fragsworth 13y ago
> but it was certainly a shit business decision
Not really, because they're using this kind of punishment to make an example of them in order to prevent future SEO abuse by others. It's probably for the better.
- Destitute 13y agoThe abuse already goes on, and it's much more involved and 1,000% more effective than trading links.
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- jonknee 13y agoAlmost no one will notice as long as they get their lyrics.
- schrodinger 13y agoConsumers don't have to notice, rap genius and other sites considering similar tactics do.
- asdasga 13y agoAssuming Google can perfectly balance a general purpose and highly complex system like this is naive or just plain disingenuous. The best they can do is penalize them on certain metrics and if that has other side effects, well, too f*cking bad.