Comments on: SEO Shows It’s Strength http://marketingconversation.com/2007/10/01/seo-shows-its-strength/ Digital PR and Social Media Marketing by Abraham Harrison LLC Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:37:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Facebook the next Wikipedia? http://marketingconversation.com/2007/10/01/seo-shows-its-strength/comment-page-1/#comment-1034 Facebook the next Wikipedia? Wed, 03 Oct 2007 05:26:21 +0000 http://marketingconversation.com/2007/10/01/seo-shows-its-strength/#comment-1034 [...] Over on MarketingConversation.co I’ve been talking some more about Facebook opening up to Search engine traffic and what may [...] [...] Over on MarketingConversation.co I’ve been talking some more about Facebook opening up to Search engine traffic and what may [...]

]]> By: Michael Valiant http://marketingconversation.com/2007/10/01/seo-shows-its-strength/comment-page-1/#comment-1033 Michael Valiant Wed, 03 Oct 2007 04:53:14 +0000 http://marketingconversation.com/2007/10/01/seo-shows-its-strength/#comment-1033 Opps... I want to make one correction to my previous comment. I just went and looked at my own facebook profile in Google and it does indeed offer a link to see my friends (I had mentioned that the pages weren't interlinked, but they obviously are). But I still think the lack of uniquness (only name, image and link to friends page are different) from one profile page to the next is going to hurt them in the Serps. Opps…

I want to make one correction to my previous comment. I just went and looked at my own facebook profile in Google and it does indeed offer a link to see my friends (I had mentioned that the pages weren’t interlinked, but they obviously are).

But I still think the lack of uniquness (only name, image and link to friends page are different) from one profile page to the next is going to hurt them in the Serps.

]]> By: Michael Valiant http://marketingconversation.com/2007/10/01/seo-shows-its-strength/comment-page-1/#comment-1031 Michael Valiant Wed, 03 Oct 2007 04:35:35 +0000 http://marketingconversation.com/2007/10/01/seo-shows-its-strength/#comment-1031 It will be interesting to see how it plays out over the next year. I've already seen a few facebook profiles pop up in Google, but since I don't know the people, it wouldn't entice me to join facebook (assuming I wasn't already there of course) There's enough link power to possibly make facebook the next wikipedia, in so far as in 8 months you may see Facebook profile pages popping up for all sorts of searches; but I doubt it. Facebook profile pages aren't interlinked with each other. And in Google's eyes, they are going to be very similar from one to the next, so duplicate filtering may come into it. Also, outside the tech saavy 20% - Do people actually search for other people (friends and family) on Google? (the only time finding a facebook profile would actually be useful!) Michael Valiant It will be interesting to see how it plays out over the next year. I’ve already seen a few facebook profiles pop up in Google, but since I don’t know the people, it wouldn’t entice me to join facebook (assuming I wasn’t already there of course)

There’s enough link power to possibly make facebook the next wikipedia, in so far as in 8 months you may see Facebook profile pages popping up for all sorts of searches; but I doubt it.

Facebook profile pages aren’t interlinked with each other. And in Google’s eyes, they are going to be very similar from one to the next, so duplicate filtering may come into it.

Also, outside the tech saavy 20% – Do people actually search for other people (friends and family) on Google? (the only time finding a facebook profile would actually be useful!)

Michael Valiant

]]> By: Jonathan Trenn http://marketingconversation.com/2007/10/01/seo-shows-its-strength/comment-page-1/#comment-1013 Jonathan Trenn Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:18:33 +0000 http://marketingconversation.com/2007/10/01/seo-shows-its-strength/#comment-1013 True, indeed. But making it searchable makes in more likely that more people will join as they see profiles of people they know. True, indeed. But making it searchable makes in more likely that more people will join as they see profiles of people they know.

]]> By: Michael Valiant http://marketingconversation.com/2007/10/01/seo-shows-its-strength/comment-page-1/#comment-1012 Michael Valiant Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:25:52 +0000 http://marketingconversation.com/2007/10/01/seo-shows-its-strength/#comment-1012 Agreed. But I doubt Facebook opened up their walls for the SEO benefit (although I'm sure they'll consider it icing on the cake). Facebook is positioning itself as a platform for life & business and they understand the key concepts of the new eCommerce. To put it simply, in Facebook's terms, Friend don't buy from Friends... Michael Valiant http://MichaelValiant.com Agreed.

But I doubt Facebook opened up their walls for the SEO benefit (although I’m sure they’ll consider it icing on the cake).

Facebook is positioning itself as a platform for life & business and they understand the key concepts of the new eCommerce.

To put it simply, in Facebook’s terms, Friend don’t buy from Friends…

Michael Valiant
http://MichaelValiant.com

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