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This week it came as a shock to me when overnight the google results for "Appleinsider" did not list us as third or fourth. I haven't found us yet.
Why I found this odd is that on my one and only PC, I do not keep bookmarks (don't ask). I just type what I want into google, hit enter, and click the link I want. We have been number three or four since I started this practice 3 months ago, before then the need to surf via a PC was non-existant. I keep checking, but have not found us when using that search. So what changed? Yes, I know I am lazy but all I do is type an a and the browser fills in the rest. Mile 1 Last edited by oldmacfan : 2005-06-16 at 18:13. Reason: additional information |
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Try Applenova if you want our forums.
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To me it smells fishy. Even the number 41 spot didn't say anything about ai.org, it referenced a Viva post that mentioned AI.com. Also alot of the references on that first page are to year plus old articles. I have tried this on several machines and browsers, so that isn't the issue. Mile 1 |
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Seriously, though, why on earth would you expect a search for AppleInsider to point here at all?
We don't use the word AppleInsider anywhere on the site except, as you found, really old news and forum posts. We haven't used it in nearly a year. Google isn't going to magically show us in a high ranking for a term that less only 1% of our pages contain. The quality of this board depends on the quality of the posts. The only way to guarantee thoughtful, informative discussion is to write thoughtful, informative posts. AppleNova is not a real-time chat forum. You have time to compose messages and edit them before and after posting. |
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What's AppleInsider... am I missing something?
I've only been here since January, so I think I need a history lesson. |
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Google ranks on what's linked to a site, and the popularity of a site. We don't use the term, it belongs to another website. We are Applenova. If you want to find out about our forums, Applenova is the way to find them. The distinction between Appleinsider.org (from over a year ago) to Appleinsider.com is miniscule, and at this point I don't expect us to show up on Google anymore under Appleinsider.anything.
That's the breaks. I'm sorry if you don't like the name Applenova, but that's what won the vote off, and that's what we've got. We're not really .org at this point, and I don't think we're ever going to be. We actually became a seperate entity, which is what we were hoping we would become. Searching for anything else shouldn't really return a hit for our website. That's not what/who we are anymore. Try Think Secret Forums as another set of search terms. That's who we are affiliated with. I'm also totally smashed at this point, so if this post sucks. Lick me. Google is your frenemy. Caveat Emptor - Latin for tough titty I tend to interpret things in the way that's most hilarious to me |
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i am glad that at least now were openly calling it apple insider and not that place of which we do not speak
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Google did up until Tuesday. Why would it change overnight? That is the question. I found it odd, and I stated so. |
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I know how google works, it worked just fine till the other night, then boom as if someone turned off a lightswitch. Appleinsider.org still points us. Mile 1 |
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Just a note that AppleNova has returned to #3. Google has fixed the problem and I am happy again.
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Thats the guy who's Brad's biggest fan, right? Seen it...
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* Almost no blood was actually shed. |
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Hahahahaha, I remember him. Maybe we should send him a cake.
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Too bad he's still awaing e-mail confirmation. What a blowhard.
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I love the "0 comments" thing at the bottom. Poor guy doesn't have any friends |
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I was going to comment then realized i didn't want to break his perfect record.
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Edit: You know, if we really wanted to send him a cake, I figured out where he works... "Zolton, you take the cake. - Love, Applenova" Could be brilliant. Or stupid. "What a computer is to me is it's the most remarkable tool that we've ever come up with, and it's the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds." - Steve Jobs Last edited by sunrain : 2005-06-17 at 16:17. |
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What's next for AppleNova? Who knows, we may just take over the world! Come waste your time with me |
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second, i'm outta school. and (not so) merrily employed and feeding the economy. um, i feel like i should add: shithead? /i'm not sure if i'm feeling mean or just joking. interpret as you see fit. |
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I still don't see why he exploded and started accusing me of being childish. I tried to help him and offered several avenues of resolving his problems and that's my thanks? Really, though, let's give it a rest. There's no need to open old wounds. The quality of this board depends on the quality of the posts. The only way to guarantee thoughtful, informative discussion is to write thoughtful, informative posts. AppleNova is not a real-time chat forum. You have time to compose messages and edit them before and after posting. |
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Zolton there did hook me up with a link to Night of the Living Dead in his blog, so he can't be all bad.
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Ladies and gents, say hello to Mark Zolton's (aka mczolton) good friend, Michael Culey! Nice work coming back to attack us, acting like some anonymous defender. What happened? Did you and Mark see a spike of hits in your server logs coming from AppleNova.com?
Or am I wrong and should we be confused that zolton.org is linked to by friedcherries.org (from your e-mail) which is run by Michael D. Culey? Whatever the case, it all seems a bit silly to come in here to defend a dead, pointless subject like this. The quality of this board depends on the quality of the posts. The only way to guarantee thoughtful, informative discussion is to write thoughtful, informative posts. AppleNova is not a real-time chat forum. You have time to compose messages and edit them before and after posting. |
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"I find all of this to be sad and pathetic." Edit: Last edited by sunrain : 2005-06-25 at 01:56. |
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