Comments on: Local Links of Interest http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/03/19/local-links-of-interest-45/ Developing Knowledge about Local Search Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:38:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Local Search Updates - Yahoo and Google — eClick Performance Blog http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/03/19/local-links-of-interest-45/#comment-222831 Local Search Updates - Yahoo and Google — eClick Performance Blog Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:18:00 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/03/19/local-links-of-interest-45/#comment-222831 [...] A few weeks ago, we reported that Yahoo Local was being filled with affiliate spam. This story was immediately picked up and expanded upon (most notably by Search Engine Land and Understanding Google Maps & Yahoo Local Search). [...] [...] A few weeks ago, we reported that Yahoo Local was being filled with affiliate spam. This story was immediately picked up and expanded upon (most notably by Search Engine Land and Understanding Google Maps & Yahoo Local Search). [...]

]]> By: Google Maps Gets a Fist Full of Affiliate Spam — eClick Performance Blog http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/03/19/local-links-of-interest-45/#comment-216153 Google Maps Gets a Fist Full of Affiliate Spam — eClick Performance Blog Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:49:07 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/03/19/local-links-of-interest-45/#comment-216153 [...] Local was full of affiliate spam (additional information can be found on Search Engine Land and Understanding Google Maps & Yahoo Local Search. Until recently, they were the only Local of the big three to allow any user to edit listing [...] [...] Local was full of affiliate spam (additional information can be found on Search Engine Land and Understanding Google Maps & Yahoo Local Search. Until recently, they were the only Local of the big three to allow any user to edit listing [...]

]]> By: Mike Blumenthal http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/03/19/local-links-of-interest-45/#comment-214276 Mike Blumenthal Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:42:39 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/03/19/local-links-of-interest-45/#comment-214276 Hi Martin Yes, this is a particularly subtle and insidious type of spam. I am sure that is more widespread than is widely appreciated and is likely in any industry that proivdes web based referral fees. Mike Hi Martin

Yes, this is a particularly subtle and insidious type of spam. I am sure that is more widespread than is widely appreciated and is likely in any industry that proivdes web based referral fees.

Mike

]]> By: martijn http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/03/19/local-links-of-interest-45/#comment-214242 martijn Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:29:39 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/03/19/local-links-of-interest-45/#comment-214242 interesting news about the yahoo affiliate spam. Google, take your marks ! interesting news about the yahoo affiliate spam. Google, take your marks !

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