Experiment Update: nworbxela

We are now on day 38 of our search engine experiment. No new posts that included the keyword we posted since day 19, our last report.

There are 125 results in google for nworbxela This blog remains number one on the list of results. Number two seems related to the class wiki (which does not include the keyword), and number three remains Bath Rugby Fans Abroad. Hurricane Katrina is now number 4. Laguna Beach is number 5, and America the Next Rome remains 6. Luxury Automobiles has slipped from 2 out of the top 10.

While my last analysis of the results suggested the keyword in the title and URL was critical, these results only support that for the first result listed. The remainder are listed for other reasons (keyword spam, some version of google bombing etc.) There is no doubt the following effect results in google, but I am not sure what is critical: number of times the keyword appears in the body text; appearance in the title; appearance in the URL; number of links to the site with the keyword in the anchor text; number of links to the site with the keyword included somewhere in the site that links to the site (wiki is an example of this); overall number of links to the site.

There are now 65 results in Yahoo, the one-two-three being This class, Laguna Beach, and Chewy's Movie. The most recent results had this site third, Laguna Beach second and America The Next Rome first, which is now fourth.

Yahoo seems to reward the spamming approach, although the class site, ranked 1 includes the keyword in the URL and title. Yahoo was much slower than google to pick up the keyword and still only has half as many entries listed.


There are now 65 results in MSN. The one-two-three being this class site (number 1 last time), Bath Rugby Fans Abroad (from number 3) and ultimate fighting.

It makes sense this class is number 1 (for the same reasons it is number 1 in the above cases). Number 2 also makes sense, it is a combination of keyword spamming and including the keyword in the URL and title. Number 3 also includes the keyword in the URL and title.

Looking at the 'time-based' blog search engines there are 20 results in technorati, 54 results in google's blog search and 52 results in feedster.

Second Google Experiment: KidsCorner goes from 11 to 1!

Our second google experiment has resulted in moving my sister's site from 11 to 1 on the keyword phrase outdoor trampolines chester.

That's pretty amazing!

Experiment Update: nworbxela

We are now in day 19 of our search engine experiment.

There are 71 results in google for nworbxela This blog remains number one on the list of results. Number two is still Luxury Automobiles, and number three also remains Bath Rugby Fans Abroad. Inside Dewey Beach is now number 4. America the Next Rome has now slipped to 6.

Looking at these results it seems including the keyword in the title and the URL gets the best results. This is the case for the top four listed. The fifth, Laguna Beach adopted a tactic closer to 'spamming' the keyword in an entry.

There are now 16 results in Yahoo, the one-two-three being America The Next Rome, Laguna Beach, and this class. Three days ago the first two were reversed.

Yahoo seems to reward the spamming approach more than google at this point of the experiment.

There are now 52 results in MSN. The one-two-three being this class site (moving up from 5th), The class wiki, and Bath Rugby Fans Abroad. Inside Dewey Beach was pushed to 5th from 3rd, with Laguna Beach coming in 4th.

It makes sense this class is number 1 (for the same reasons it is number 1 in google). The class wiki as number 2 is odd. The only explanation I can offer is the number of links pointing to the wiki, from sites that contain the keyword, has pushed this site up the rankings, despite the keyword:

a: not appearing on the wiki, or
b: not appearing as part of the anchor link pointing to the wiki from the sites that contain the keyword.

Numbers 3 and 4 used the spamming approach, whereas number 5 includes the keyword in the title and URL.

Looking at the 'time-based' blog search engines there are 19 results in technorati, 47 results in google's blog search and 30 results in feedster.

Experiment Update: nworbxela

We are now in day 16 of our search engine experiment.

There are 48 results in google for nworbxela This blog is now number one on the list of results. Number two is Luxury Automobiles, number three is Bath Rugby Fans Abroad, pushing America the Next Rome from number 1 to 4.

There are 9 results on Yahoo, the one-two-three being Laguna Beach, America The Next Rome and this class.

There are 42 results in MSN. The one-two-three being The class wiki, Bath Rugby Fans Abroad and Inside Dewey Beach. This site ranks fifth.

Looking at the 'time-based' blog search engines there are 14 results in technorati, 54 results in google's blog search and 25 results in feedster.

Final exam results e-mailed

I have sent out an e-mail that includes your result for the final.

Your wiki project work will be graded from thursday, december 14.
Your blog project work will be graded from saturday, december 16.

cheers, alex

Experiment Update: nworbxela

We are now in day eleven of our search engine experiment and there are 29 results in google for nworbxela This blog is still not included, and according to google's cache has not yet been crawled (explaining the lack of inclusion). This is odd. Google is usually quicker than that! America the Next Rome remains the current top entry. There are 11 results on Yahoo and 29 results in MSN. This site is included in MSN which is reflected in the cache. The following entry pushes Bath Rugby Fans Abroad ahead of others in MSN. The entry, however, is yet to appear in google.


Looking at the 'time-based' blog search engines there are 12 results in technorati, 35 results in google's blog search and 13 results in feedster.

Phishing Example

I received this e-mail, which is clearly an example of phishing. The giveaway:

The link is to www.amazon.com.encrypted-session128.info - ie the domain is encrypted-session128.info - nothing to do with Amazon.

Here is the e-mail:

Dear Amazon member,
>
Due to concerns we have for the safety and integrity of the Amazon community we have issued this warning.
>
Per the User Agreement, Section 9, we may immediately issue a warning, temporarily suspend, indefinitely suspend or terminate your membership and refuse to provide our services to you if we believe that your actions may cause financial loss or legal liability for you, our users or us. We may also take these actions if we are unable to verify or authenticate any information you provide to us.

Please follow the link below:

http://www.amazon.com.encrypted-session128.info?/exec/obidos

and update your account information.

We apreciate your support and understanding, as we work together to keep Amazon market a safe place to trade.

Thank you for your attention on this serious matter.

Regards,
Amazon Safety Department


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