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I see Matt Cutts has been talking to Mathowie about Metafilter's problems: https://twitter.com/mattcutts/status/469235750932725761 https://twitter.com/mattcutts

by pja 12y ago

I see Matt Cutts has been talking to Mathowie about Metafilter's problems: https://twitter.com/mattcutts/status/469235750932725761 https://twitter.com/mattcutts/status/469235750932725761 I can't help feeling that there's something wrong when the only way to find out why Google has downgraded your site is to attract the attention of one of the core search developers. I get that Google wants to keep it's ranking algorithms secret for fear of black hat SEO poisoning the well even more than it does already. Given Google's dominant position in the search market at the same time it seems wrong to downgrade sites in this fashion with no clarity or visibility over the process whatsoever.

mattmanser 12y ago
Matt Cutts got absolutely slammed here on Sunday: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7763923 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7763923 It felt like they'd been some sort of tipping point reached and people were just furious with Google for being so opaque. I've never seen people be so antagonistic with him. Then again the w/e HN crowd seems to be pretty vicious compared to the week one. (and I honestly feel less intelligent).
- pja 12y ago
  Wow: That really was a pile on wasn't it? Looks like mcutts is catching some of the backdraft from Google's infamous lack of customer service (to paying advertisers, content providers and everyone else) here to a certain extent.
  - gress 12y ago
    Well Matt is a relentless explainer of Google's position. That earns him a lot of credibility and support when the position makes sense, but if what they are doing ultimately is considered harmful, then he's going to look like an apologist.
  - rhizome 12y ago
    mcutts is pretty much the only thing resembling customer service for google search, so he's going to catch all of it. while mcutts has put himself into this position willingly, it's google's fault for making him a solitary target.

by pja 12y ago

mattmanser 12y ago

Matt Cutts got absolutely slammed here on Sunday: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7763923 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7763923 It felt like they'd been some sort of tipping point reached and people were just furious with Google for being so opaque. I've never seen people be so antagonistic with him. Then again the w/e HN crowd seems to be pretty vicious compared to the week one. (and I honestly feel less intelligent).

pja 12y ago
Wow: That really was a pile on wasn't it? Looks like mcutts is catching some of the backdraft from Google's infamous lack of customer service (to paying advertisers, content providers and everyone else) here to a certain extent.
- gress 12y ago
  Well Matt is a relentless explainer of Google's position. That earns him a lot of credibility and support when the position makes sense, but if what they are doing ultimately is considered harmful, then he's going to look like an apologist.
- rhizome 12y ago
  mcutts is pretty much the only thing resembling customer service for google search, so he's going to catch all of it. while mcutts has put himself into this position willingly, it's google's fault for making him a solitary target.