In a lesson that needs to be repeated over and over, SEO’s will tell you in no uncertain terms that you have to protect your reputation online. Alex Anzalone, who is one of the top high school football prospects in the nation, withdrew his commitment to Ohio State after a person who is characterized of [...]
Claim Denied in Yahoo Organic Results Case
September 10th, 2009Back in February, a woman by the name of Beverly Stayart sued Yahoo. The reason? Organic search results linking her name to porn videos and erectile dysfunction drugs. Stayart sued Yahoo and Overture for “Lanham Act false endorsement and false designation of origin and violation of Wisconsin’s publicity rights statute and common law privacy rights.” [...]
Microsoft’s Crawler Causing Problems for Bing Users
August 27th, 2009The MSN Bot (formerly of MSN Search, now Bing) is causing problems for website owners by making it look like they have some connection with porn sites. It’s an ongoing problem; Microsoft’s search engine has been generating fake information that makes site owners think they’re getting porn traffic for over two years now. Microsoft’s software [...]
