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Let us know

Posted By: Bluto Samartino
Monday, 2 January 2006, at 8:15 p.m.

In Response To: Mr. Giraffe, Google & Me.... (MaaMaw)

Please let us know what you find out. I mean if in fact Google looks at "tool tips" as keyword spam/hidden text or not.

I hope that's not the case as it would be yet one more way Google dictates to the world how websites should be built.

Bluto

PS. I wonder when Google will be so powerful that they will force all websites to be built the same and look exactly the same. Afterall, that would make it really easy for them to sort through and index sites, wouldn't it? And it would make it all easier for everyone. Google just needs to build a template for us and allow us all to download it. Then we can just input it into our editors and ad our content. Better yet, why don't they just have Matt Cutts make all of our websites for us? It would just make it easier for all of us if Google would just tell us how to think, how to act, how to build sites, what to do, what to eat, how to act in public, how ot type, how to write, where to think, how to eat, etc. Long live Google! I think they need to take over the world. Afterall, who needs individuality? It's just an outdated concept, right?

> Well isn't that just ducky!!

> After hours and HOURS of work to "optimize" my giraffe page for
> Google, with the intention of using it as a template for my other almost
> 500 critter pages, Mr. Giraffe has dropped from page 41 (which I was
> hoping to improve) to GONE!

> Yes, he's gotten himself kicked off Google completely (probably more
> accurate to say I've gotten him kicked off Google completely, but let's
> not nitpick).

> I'm posting on some SEO boards to try to understand the error of my ways,
> but I think I know what the problem is:

> HIDDEN TEXT.

> I know from several discussions that most of us think of "hidden
> text" as, for example, yellow text on a matching yellow background;
> i.e., keyword stuffing for the benefit of no one but the search engine.

> In my case, "hidden text" comes in the form of "tool
> tips" -- kids hold their mouse over the word or phrase, and a little
> box pops up with fun facts or a brain squeezer or the answer to a brain
> squeezer.

> It's for my readers -- not for the search engines -- but it killed my
> giraffe.

> All is not lost, since I haven't redone any other pages yet and I'm sure I
> can redeem Mr. Giraffe someday... but holy crapoly they're fast!
> Here today, gone tomorrow, and I shudder to think what could have happened
> if I had started revamping all my critters without realizing its deadly
> potential.

> I'll let you know what the "experts" have to say.

> Luv,

> MaaMaw

"Your Mommy Kills Animals", says PETA to your children.

Messages in This Thread

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Mr. Giraffe, Google & Me.... (views: 1135)
MaaMaw -- Monday, 2 January 2006, at 11:16 a.m.
- Let us know (views: 1181)
  Bluto Samartino -- Monday, 2 January 2006, at 8:15 p.m.
  - Ummmm, Bluto hunny, I think you're going off the deep end just a bit (DNO) (views: 1150)
    MaaMaw -- Tuesday, 3 January 2006, at 6:25 a.m.
- Re: Mr. Giraffe, Google & Me.... (views: 1119)
  Mel. White -- Tuesday, 3 January 2006, at 1:59 a.m.
  - This is how I do it.... (views: 1238)
    MaaMaw -- Tuesday, 3 January 2006, at 6:39 a.m.
    - No, that's just standard javascript stuff. (views: 1163)
      Mel. White -- Tuesday, 3 January 2006, at 8:19 a.m.
    - So if I've followed you correctly (views: 1088)
      osprey -- Tuesday, 3 January 2006, at 10:28 a.m.
      - Actually, no.... (views: 1160)
        MaaMaw -- Tuesday, 3 January 2006, at 11:17 a.m.
        
        Understanding headers and more (views: 1142)
        osprey -- Tuesday, 3 January 2006, at 11:55 p.m.
        
        GREAT STUFF!!.... which brings up questions.... please come back.... hellooooooo..... (views: 1123)
        MaaMaw -- Wednesday, 4 January 2006, at 7:08 a.m.
        
        Re: GREAT STUFF!!.... which brings up questions.... please come back.... hellooooooo..... (views: 1189)
        osprey -- Wednesday, 4 January 2006, at 8:18 a.m.
        
        Thank you! (DNO) (views: 1166)
        MaaMaw -- Thursday, 5 January 2006, at 6:17 a.m.
- What I think about Google (views: 1096)
  Randy Miller -- Tuesday, 3 January 2006, at 11:18 a.m.
  - Oh Lordy... for me, Life Without Google would be as bad as Easter Without the Cadbury Bunny! (views: 1188)
    MaaMaw -- Tuesday, 3 January 2006, at 11:20 a.m.
    - Daily Dose of Insight - Google Rocks (views: 1174)
      The Tim -- Tuesday, 3 January 2006, at 1:06 p.m.
  - I agree!!! (views: 1133)
    Tracy -- Wednesday, 4 January 2006, at 5:45 p.m.

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