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Lesson from #amazonfail: Tags aren't "Set It & Forget It!"
What got people thinking about the possible role of tagging in the "glitch" was the discovery that gay and lesbian authors were also affected, regardless of the content of the book in question. A list of wrongly filtered authors and books grew quickly, courtesy of that part of the outraged blogosphere not attending family events yesterday. Along with the books containing PG-rated, gay-related subject matter were books in which the only gay aspect seemed to be the public status of the author -- but Amazon users had tagged them with gay-related keywords.
What got people thinking about the possible role of tagging in the "glitch" was the discovery that gay and lesbian authors were also affected, regardless of the content of the book in question. A list of wrongly filtered authors and books grew quickly, courtesy of that part of the outraged blogosphere not attending family events yesterday. Along with the books containing PG-rated, gay-related subject matter were books in which the only gay aspect seemed to be the public status of the author -- but Amazon users had tagged them with gay-related keywords.
Check Your Keywords: This Clever Query Warns of Comment Spam
A couple of weeks ago I noticed that every post on our classical music site HoldeKunst.com (that's German for "gracious art" or similar) was getting a comment, always to the same apparently Italian mp3 site. This blog, currently hosted on Squarespace, accepts comments without registration and posts comments immediately unless Squarespace's system gets suspicious and holds it for moderation. At the same time I started noticing a suspicious query in my keyword analytics:
A couple of weeks ago I noticed that every post on our classical music site HoldeKunst.com (that's German for "gracious art" or similar) was getting a comment, always to the same apparently Italian mp3 site. This blog, currently hosted on Squarespace, accepts comments without registration and posts comments immediately unless Squarespace's system gets suspicious and holds it for moderation. At the same time I started noticing a suspicious query in my keyword analytics:
TypePad Beta-Tests URL Customization
TypePad is addressing the URL problem that has made the platform a no-go for many webmasters concerned about seo. Beta users can now control the filename of individual posts.
TypePad is addressing the URL problem that has made the platform a no-go for many webmasters concerned about seo. Beta users can now control the filename of individual posts.
Big Medium: An SEO-Friendly CMS You Might Not Know About
Introducing a reasonably-priced, beautifully-designed, SEO-friendly CMS that manages multiple websites on a single server. Bonnie Gibbons reviews Big Medium.
Introducing a reasonably-priced, beautifully-designed, SEO-friendly CMS that manages multiple websites on a single server. Bonnie Gibbons reviews Big Medium.


