>I don't even understand the theory of how there is a >profit motive here. > >How does Google make more money by asking webmasters to >hide parts of their sit

>I don't even understand the theory of how there is a >profit motive here. > >How does Google make more money by asking webmasters to >hide parts of their site from the indexer? Maybe they get paid by competition. After all removing competition with clever TOS tricks is right up Googles alley: http://pando.com/2014/05/29/after-google-bought-nest-it-removed-one-of-the-companys-biggest-competitors-from-search-results/ http://pando.com/2014/05/29/after-google-bought-nest-it-remo... Looks like google saw what bookface was doing and copied. Remove from existence and charge for exposure.