Comments on: Google and Digg's Secret Backroom Deal

By: Plugin: DiggBar Blocker + Killer - Habariblog.it

Plugin: DiggBar Blocker + Killer - Habariblog.it — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:06:37 +0000

[...] e ha chiamato DiggBar questa feature innovativa ().Vari siti hanno denunciato la mostruosità filosofica e tecnica della DiggBar, e sono comparsi i primi script per neutralizzarla lato-client e lato-server. Nel [...]

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:33:37 +0000

I’m not going to flame you. But why would I show respect for business decisions that I feel are absolutely bad for the web?

Digg won’t say who their Google source and secret SEO is who told them to do it that way. Until they do, I think saying that they lied is completely fair.

By: How to Disable, Block, Remove the DiggBar?

How to Disable, Block, Remove the DiggBar? — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:24:09 +0000

[...] Digg clarified that they had fixed SEO issues and webmaster concerns associated with the toolbar, some concerns still [...]

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:26:20 +0000

I’ve read this entire piece and comments. While I generally agree with your position, I have an issue with the tone. Again, I agree with your position. It seems like a self-promoting move.

However, I would like to think that people can disagree a little more respectfully. Saying “Digg is lying” is not particularly respectful. I would think there are other ways you could get that same point over.

So, respectfully, I agree with you. And please don’t flame me for saying this. It’s just my opinion – and I fully respect your right to express yourself however you feel is appropriate. However, I wish the way you expressed your view contained a little more respect for the business decisions that Digg and Google have made. Especially because I agree with you.

Cheers.

By: That Damned DiggBar // appleton.me

That Damned DiggBar // appleton.me — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:17:31 +0000

[...] Oh dear. Digg launched a new ‘feature’ last week which has rather upset a few people. [...]

By: List of Sites Preventing DiggBar with a Framebuster « Tajemnice Pozycjonowania

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:36:26 +0000

[...] The Truth About Digg’s DiggBar [...]

By: Fight the Diggbar!

Fight the Diggbar! — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:07:29 +0000

[...] mittels Frame eingebunden. Die eigene URL bleibt verborgen. In der amerikanischen Blogwelt ist dies schon aufgestoßen und nach dem Vorbild von John Gruber mit Daring Fireball tauchen immer mehr [...]

By: Digg Bar, parasite hosting e malvagi sogni di gloria infranti su Nerdgranny.com

Digg Bar, parasite hosting e malvagi sogni di gloria infranti su Nerdgranny.com — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:08:07 +0000

[...] Purtroppo però, subito dopo l’articolo di Graywolf, Digg è corsa ai ripari, includendo nella sidebar un noindex (che elimina la frustrazione numero 2) e un rel canonical, che in questo caso non serve a nulla se non a dimostrare che chi lavora come SEO per Digg deve rileggersi le istruzioni. [...]

By: BurnURL Clarifies Focus In Light of DiggBar Controversy | Guilda Blog

BurnURL Clarifies Focus In Light of DiggBar Controversy | Guilda Blog — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:49:49 +0000

[...] Digg’s new DiggBar is gaining a great deal of negative feedback as many see the URL shortener as reducing publishers’ impact on Google and other search engines, giving Digg.com the credit as the new shortened URL is discovered. The debate has been lighting up Techmeme and John Gruber of Daring Fireball has pratically turned over his entire site to link after link decrying the new product. (See also: Ted Dziuba, Danny Sullivan and 3DogMedia) [...]

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:41:19 +0000

First, let’s start by clarifying a bit. I used the term “juice”, not PageRank.

Is it possible, that a page that only has links pointing to it from noindexed pages might at some time down the road show a bit of toolbar PR? Possibly. (although I’ve never seen it in anything I’ve tested)

Will that same page be treated the same as a straight link when it comes to all the other things that impact ranking like anchor text transfer, index inclusion, and subsequent crawl frequency? Absolutely not.