Monday, June 14, 2010

First SERP result HIJACKED!?

Twice today, I clicked on the first organic result in google and was directed to a squatter page much like the one below.

The first search phrase that this happened for was "External Keyword Tool" which I expected would lead me to the Google External Keyword Research tool, which was what the first result on the SERP said it would link to. It led me to an SEO Consulting service comparison shopping squatter site.
The second search phrase was "Car Hire" which displayed Enterprise as its first result. It lead me to a Car Rental comparison shopping squatter site.

I clicked back to the Google SERP and then reclicked on the actual link, which lead me to the actual site that was advertised (the Keyword Tool page and Enterprise's home page, respectively)

What is this shit?? Is Google being HIJACKED?? Or (and this is probably the more likely scenario) is Google giving love to these squatter sites by quietly redirecting first result clicks???

(link to a squatter site as an example: http://www.kdirectory.co.uk/results.asp?qry=car%20hire&rfid=lakc1_60675-20932&cmp=1&bp=car%20hire%20in)

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Worst Case Scenario for BP Oil Spill

Yea, this is pretty hysterical. A rolling firestorm that redirects the Mississippi river westward? You bet.

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/.a/6a00d83451c45669e2013482cd04fd970c-popup