February 2006
October 2005
September 2005
Google Introduces "Remove Result" Feature
by jmaddock
Google has added a new feature to their personalized search service, allowing users to remove certain results that they don’t want to see. There will also be a tool to report useless and spammy websites.
August 2005
Scraper Site Clearout Collateral Damage?
by svartling (via)
It seems like google has purged many scraper sites from the google serps, as per this thread:
http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum30/30530-2-10.htm
I'm sure many people, including myself are very, very pleased about this as it stops scumbag sites from stealing our content.
However, it also appears that some non-scraper sites have been included in this purge (including my own). My site has been active for 5 years and is based on unique content.
Has anyone else been effected by this, and does google intend to refine the algorithm to stop valid, unique content sites from falling victim?
