Comments on: Frog Talk Part 2 – Gord Speaks on Behalf of Searchers http://www.3dogmedia.com/frog-talk-part-2-gord-speaks-on-behalf-of-searchers/ Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:46:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: kris.farmer http://www.3dogmedia.com/frog-talk-part-2-gord-speaks-on-behalf-of-searchers/#comment-1335 kris.farmer Fri, 29 Dec 2006 06:14:26 +0000 http://www.gregboser.com/2006/12/21/frog-talk-part-2-gord-speaks-on-behalf-of-searchers/#comment-1335 Good find Carsten. This was not surprising to me at all but I had never seen a study on it. "In our analysis, search engines' sponsored (paid advertising) results are approximately three times as likely to lead to red and yellow sites as are organic (non-paid) results. Most notably, sponsored results contain a larger percentage of scam sites than organic results. 4.1% of sponsored results are rated red or yellow for scams as compared to 0.1% of organic results. " Good find Carsten. This was not surprising to me at all but I had never seen a study on it.

“In our analysis, search engines’ sponsored (paid advertising) results are approximately three times as likely to lead to red and yellow sites as are organic (non-paid) results.

Most notably, sponsored results contain a larger percentage of scam sites than organic results. 4.1% of sponsored results are rated red or yellow for scams as compared to 0.1% of organic results. “

]]> By: carsten cumbrowski http://www.3dogmedia.com/frog-talk-part-2-gord-speaks-on-behalf-of-searchers/#comment-1334 carsten cumbrowski Thu, 28 Dec 2006 18:01:23 +0000 http://www.gregboser.com/2006/12/21/frog-talk-part-2-gord-speaks-on-behalf-of-searchers/#comment-1334 Btw. Add to this the study done by Siteadvisor by McAfee earlier in may this year and updated this december. May Study http://www.siteadvisor.com/studies/search_safety_may2006.html December Update http://www.siteadvisor.com/studies/search_safety_dec2006.html Sponsored results are by far, more dangerous than organic. Btw. Add to this the study done by Siteadvisor by McAfee earlier in may this year and updated this december.

May Study
http://www.siteadvisor.com/studies/search_safety_may2006.html

December Update
http://www.siteadvisor.com/studies/search_safety_dec2006.html

Sponsored results are by far, more dangerous than organic.

]]> By: Brian Mark http://www.3dogmedia.com/frog-talk-part-2-gord-speaks-on-behalf-of-searchers/#comment-1333 Brian Mark Sun, 24 Dec 2006 07:24:59 +0000 http://www.gregboser.com/2006/12/21/frog-talk-part-2-gord-speaks-on-behalf-of-searchers/#comment-1333 They had spelling bees back then, Gord? Golly, I don't remember any. ;) Gord took a great angle on disproving what Did-It set out to show. Very well done. They had spelling bees back then, Gord? Golly, I don’t remember any. ;)

Gord took a great angle on disproving what Did-It set out to show. Very well done.

]]> By: ghotchkiss http://www.3dogmedia.com/frog-talk-part-2-gord-speaks-on-behalf-of-searchers/#comment-1332 ghotchkiss Fri, 22 Dec 2006 01:27:56 +0000 http://www.gregboser.com/2006/12/21/frog-talk-part-2-gord-speaks-on-behalf-of-searchers/#comment-1332 Fixed. That's why I didn't win the grade 5 spelling bee. Fixed. That’s why I didn’t win the grade 5 spelling bee.

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