Comments on: Will the Diggbar Siphon Your Search Traffic? http://thedrilldown.com/2009/04/09/will-the-diggbar-siphon-your-search-traffic/ The official home for The Drill Down & Drill Bits podcasts Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:10:57 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Free Acai Berries http://thedrilldown.com/2009/04/09/will-the-diggbar-siphon-your-search-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-19342 Free Acai Berries Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:47:57 +0000 http://thedrilldown.com/?p=890#comment-19342 Nice article, I've enjoyed reading your post. Thanks for the information. I hope diggbar tool can help my blogs. Nice article, I've enjoyed reading your post. Thanks for the information. I hope diggbar tool can help my blogs.

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]]> By:   Joel Comm’s TwitPwr: Yet Another Content Thief by Ben Cook http://thedrilldown.com/2009/04/09/will-the-diggbar-siphon-your-search-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-14565   Joel Comm’s TwitPwr: Yet Another Content Thief by Ben Cook Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:31:56 +0000 http://thedrilldown.com/?p=890#comment-14565 [...] written fairly extensively recently about the evils of this practice (known as framejacking) so I’m not [...] [...] written fairly extensively recently about the evils of this practice (known as framejacking) so I’m not [...]

]]> By: David Leggett http://thedrilldown.com/2009/04/09/will-the-diggbar-siphon-your-search-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-13849 David Leggett Sun, 12 Apr 2009 22:59:34 +0000 http://thedrilldown.com/?p=890#comment-13849 This is a strange argument, but not the first time someones made this point. In fact, it was only several years ago companies were complaining to Google about not being ranked as high as they *should be*. And Therein lies the problem: You're not entitled to something Google provides freely. Just because you have the best answer doesn't mean Google NEEDS to list you first in certain search results. It's a service provided to the Internet freely (though they do make a huge profit which just makes the topic much more complex). Likewise, Digg is a service that does not charge visitors for it's use. If you don't like it, stop using it. Anyone getting substantial Digg traffic will probably keep on using them (it's free traffic after all). Personally, I think Digg and similar social voting sites are on the downward trend, and stopped using them months ago for some of the points explored in your post. It's not about the content anymore as evidenced by many of the power users. To me, that's not an ideal system for the betterment of the Net - hopefully as more people stop using the service they'll reevaluate their methods. This is a strange argument, but not the first time someones made this point. In fact, it was only several years ago companies were complaining to Google about not being ranked as high as they *should be*.

And Therein lies the problem: You’re not entitled to something Google provides freely. Just because you have the best answer doesn’t mean Google NEEDS to list you first in certain search results. It’s a service provided to the Internet freely (though they do make a huge profit which just makes the topic much more complex).

Likewise, Digg is a service that does not charge visitors for it’s use. If you don’t like it, stop using it. Anyone getting substantial Digg traffic will probably keep on using them (it’s free traffic after all).

Personally, I think Digg and similar social voting sites are on the downward trend, and stopped using them months ago for some of the points explored in your post. It’s not about the content anymore as evidenced by many of the power users. To me, that’s not an ideal system for the betterment of the Net – hopefully as more people stop using the service they’ll reevaluate their methods.

]]> By: Jeff http://thedrilldown.com/2009/04/09/will-the-diggbar-siphon-your-search-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-13847 Jeff Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:59:28 +0000 http://thedrilldown.com/?p=890#comment-13847 you can use a simple line of javascript to force users out of the diggbar frame and directly to your site. http://digg.com/programming/JavaScript_DiggBar_killer_but_not_blocker you can use a simple line of javascript to force users out of the diggbar frame and directly to your site.

http://digg.com/programming/JavaScript_DiggBar_killer_but_not_blocker

]]> By: SEO Sultan http://thedrilldown.com/2009/04/09/will-the-diggbar-siphon-your-search-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-13841 SEO Sultan Sun, 12 Apr 2009 04:50:57 +0000 http://thedrilldown.com/?p=890#comment-13841 lol they want the diggbar to appear in the results so they can bring in serp traffic, but they don't want to appear evil. They have a dilemma, alienate the webmasters (yeah it'll hurt a bit, but people will still use digg) and keep the serp traffic or lose on great marketing but satiate the webmasters. Either way it's a lose lose situation, they alienate - then they get a bad rep with webmasters and seo. Put a nofollow/noindex on the diggbar and they lose out on some really great marketing. lol they want the diggbar to appear in the results so they can bring in serp traffic, but they don’t want to appear evil.

They have a dilemma, alienate the webmasters (yeah it’ll hurt a bit, but people will still use digg) and keep the serp traffic or lose on great marketing but satiate the webmasters.

Either way it’s a lose lose situation, they alienate – then they get a bad rep with webmasters and seo. Put a nofollow/noindex on the diggbar and they lose out on some really great marketing.

]]> By: Daniel byrne http://thedrilldown.com/2009/04/09/will-the-diggbar-siphon-your-search-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-13840 Daniel byrne Sun, 12 Apr 2009 04:22:18 +0000 http://thedrilldown.com/?p=890#comment-13840 Great article. Great article.

]]> By: Anonymous http://thedrilldown.com/2009/04/09/will-the-diggbar-siphon-your-search-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-13836 Anonymous Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:59:24 +0000 http://thedrilldown.com/?p=890#comment-13836 Diggbar is *NOT* a browser toolbar. It's a website with a frame. Simply put, Diggbar is now the biggest content theft scheme on the internet. They're using your content to increase their traffic. It doesn't matter if they have an option to opt-out as a member, a lot of non-digg members will be forced to see this bar in top of your content. Chances are, they will decide to click on shining buttons in the top (google "heat map" to see why), instead of links in your website. Bang! They just made a conversion using your content. Smart (and evil). I wouldn't have a problem about Diggbar if it was actually a real toolbar. Or if it had an option to opt-out as a website (providing Digg algorithm wouldn't penalize a website for that). Diggbar is *NOT* a browser toolbar. It’s a website with a frame.

Simply put, Diggbar is now the biggest content theft scheme on the internet.

They’re using your content to increase their traffic. It doesn’t matter if they have an option to opt-out as a member, a lot of non-digg members will be forced to see this bar in top of your content. Chances are, they will decide to click on shining buttons in the top (google “heat map” to see why), instead of links in your website.

Bang! They just made a conversion using your content. Smart (and evil).

I wouldn’t have a problem about Diggbar if it was actually a real toolbar. Or if it had an option to opt-out as a website (providing Digg algorithm wouldn’t penalize a website for that).

]]> By: Kayla http://thedrilldown.com/2009/04/09/will-the-diggbar-siphon-your-search-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-13825 Kayla Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:08:28 +0000 http://thedrilldown.com/?p=890#comment-13825 I was a bit excited when I saw they came up with the Diggbar, although I can see the numerous SEO problems you've pointed out here. I'm glad their at least claiming their doing something about these problems. I was a bit excited when I saw they came up with the Diggbar, although I can see the numerous SEO problems you’ve pointed out here. I’m glad their at least claiming their doing something about these problems.

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