Thread: Scams?
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Old June 16th 07, 07:03 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Jim Little
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Default Scams?

The irony here is... by posting to newsgroups with the web addresses
to these scam websites, you are actually INCREASING the chance they
will turn up when someone searches google for "glider ride"! Google
(and other search engines) use a variety of proprietary methods to
determine page relevance. The number of times that website address
appears on OTHER websites is one of the key factors for determining
how "good" that website is. It is kind of like a popularity contest.
So when you post to a newsgroup about scam sites, you do NOT want to
include their address in the typical http://www.google.com/ format!
If you must include the website address, it is better to do it
something like this:

www [dot] 1800skyride [dot] com

That way you aren't increasing the likelihood that they will get MORE
search engine hits.