Everyday, content that I have written for the computer industry and security camera industry gets scraped. That can be good or bad. Good if we get our company name mentioned, our phone number and possibly a link back to our target website.
Bad scrapes, like the :@# Netbook tips for You example below, they basically they stripped out all references to me, my company and any specific product. This is bad, unethical and possibly an infringement on my copyright on that article. There is no recognition of my work and no links to my site. I have written several versions of “How Much does it cost to rent a computer?” The one that got scraped is on the ezinearticles.com domain: http://ezinearticles.com/?How-Much-Does-It-Cost-to-Rent-a-Computer-or-Laptop?&id=157088.
Haoodnla, the second example however is a good guy and legal scrape, heck its really a redistribution of my content for free. It doesn’t get much better than that. Haoodnla kept my company name in the post along with a link back to my company website, Rentacomputer.com.
Examples:
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Since the internet is still like the wild west of the late 1800’s, I expect some black hat infringements.
Just so you know, we’re watching the good guy and the bad guy scrapers, everyday.
Matt was explaining the universality of Google. This was in response to a point raised by Sean.
Formerly VP of Yahoo Search Technology, Sean was interviewed by Microsoft President Steve Ballmer. “I wasn’t sure if Microsoft was going to put the proper resources toward Bing. So I asked Steve, just how dedicated to search is Microsoft? What is your goal. Ballmer replied, 51%.”
We were stunned. For a brief moment you could hear a pin drop in the crowded auditorium. Could Bing gain a competitive advantage over Google? All eyes were on Matt Cutts. Well Matt?
At first Cutts appeared a bit reflective, he started out slowly explaining advancements in search technology, spam busting and overall user search experience. He got to his feet, walked over to the podium and spoke of Google as the greatest search engine of today and tomorrow. Alleluia!
Right now, I have to agree with Matt. But what if?