Comments on: The problem with the AP’s plan to goose its Googlejuice http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/08/13/the-problem-with-the-aps-plan-to-goose-its-googlejuice/ A slice of lime in the soda Thu, 23 May 2013 07:30:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: aaron wall http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/08/13/the-problem-with-the-aps-plan-to-goose-its-googlejuice/comment-page-1/#comment-5486 aaron wall Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:05:47 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/08/13/the-problem-with-the-aps-plan-to-goose-its-googlejuice/#comment-5486 Topix ranks amazingly well across a wide array of search queries, and for the most part those pages are automatically generated through algorithms (with perhaps a bit of original comments and feedback from readers mixed into the page). Topix ranks amazingly well across a wide array of search queries, and for the most part those pages are automatically generated through algorithms (with perhaps a bit of original comments and feedback from readers mixed into the page).

]]> By: lori http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/08/13/the-problem-with-the-aps-plan-to-goose-its-googlejuice/comment-page-1/#comment-5475 lori Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:06:06 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/08/13/the-problem-with-the-aps-plan-to-goose-its-googlejuice/#comment-5475 Bravo on the headline... Bravo on the headline…

]]> By: Dave Levy http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/08/13/the-problem-with-the-aps-plan-to-goose-its-googlejuice/comment-page-1/#comment-5459 Dave Levy Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:12:33 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/08/13/the-problem-with-the-aps-plan-to-goose-its-googlejuice/#comment-5459 I mean, Google has no investment in Wikipedia whatsoever. (Actually, I'm just playing devil's advocate on that comment. For the actual point: I think that the AP is trying to optimize content in place of site optimization and not thinking why it needs to first and how that would make a difference). I mean, Google has no investment in Wikipedia whatsoever.
(Actually, I’m just playing devil’s advocate on that comment. For the actual point: I think that the AP is trying to optimize content in place of site optimization and not thinking why it needs to first and how that would make a difference).

]]> By: Felix Salmon http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/08/13/the-problem-with-the-aps-plan-to-goose-its-googlejuice/comment-page-1/#comment-5451 Felix Salmon Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:32:52 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/08/13/the-problem-with-the-aps-plan-to-goose-its-googlejuice/#comment-5451 Dominic, my Twitter feed is not automatically generated! I put work into that thing! Dominic, my Twitter feed is not automatically generated! I put work into that thing!

]]> By: Sterling http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/08/13/the-problem-with-the-aps-plan-to-goose-its-googlejuice/comment-page-1/#comment-5446 Sterling Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:40:25 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/08/13/the-problem-with-the-aps-plan-to-goose-its-googlejuice/#comment-5446 One flaw in your argument is the assumption that Google will simply treat the AP like any another site. One flaw in your argument is the assumption that Google will simply treat the AP like any another site.

]]> By: Dominic Sayers http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/08/13/the-problem-with-the-aps-plan-to-goose-its-googlejuice/comment-page-1/#comment-5443 Dominic Sayers Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:34:21 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/08/13/the-problem-with-the-aps-plan-to-goose-its-googlejuice/#comment-5443 Your copy starts just below the half-way point on my screen in a maximised browser. Everything above is taken up by cruft from Reuters (and my web browser to be fair). The text is constrained to a column about 12cm wide surrounded by at least the same width of automatically-generated content. Not sure what AP are considering, but if there's less human content than on this page it will be awful. Your copy starts just below the half-way point on my screen in a maximised browser. Everything above is taken up by cruft from Reuters (and my web browser to be fair). The text is constrained to a column about 12cm wide surrounded by at least the same width of automatically-generated content.

Not sure what AP are considering, but if there’s less human content than on this page it will be awful.

]]> By: Stowe Boyd http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/08/13/the-problem-with-the-aps-plan-to-goose-its-googlejuice/comment-page-1/#comment-5442 Stowe Boyd Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:33:06 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/08/13/the-problem-with-the-aps-plan-to-goose-its-googlejuice/#comment-5442 This can't be right: "House Rules: * We moderate all comments and will publish everything that advances the post directly or with relevant tangential * We try not to publish comments that we think are offensive or appear to pass you off as another person, and we will be conservative if comments may be considered libelous.information." This can’t be right:

“House Rules:

* We moderate all comments and will publish everything that advances the post directly or with relevant tangential
* We try not to publish comments that we think are offensive or appear to pass you off as another person, and we will be conservative if comments may be considered libelous.information.”

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