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drm237 on Jan 21, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Google search and search engine spam

How often have you searched Google and been sent to one of those pages?

They don't want useless content in their serps. If someone goes directly to the domain, that's in no way related to search quality.

jmount on Jan 29, 2011 [–]

It is very related. Google made span sites and splogs profitable (through their various add networks). Therefore they are the major funder of spam sites- even if they themselves do not promote them.

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