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Discussion in 'General Chat' started by T0PS3O, Aug 30, 2005.

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    [search=google]Googletestad[/search] is some strange KW that shows loads of searches in Wordtracker and Overture Inventory.

    A DP Forums search doesn't show any mentionings of the phenomenon but there must be one or two of you following the saga.

    I blogged about the GoogleTestAd story.

    Just wondering, what's your take on all this? An SEO's or SE's prank? An actual super sleuth KW that Google employees use to monitor something? What about the Ask Jeeves involvement?

    Even limited ot the UK inventory Overture shows this:

    What's your hunch on all this?
     
    T0PS3O, Aug 30, 2005 IP
  2. Liminal

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  3. T0PS3O

    T0PS3O Feel Good PLC

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    Some SEO's picked up on it nicely, offering their eBooks on pages that rank for the term.
     
    T0PS3O, Aug 30, 2005 IP
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    1) invent new word.
    2) create crappy content to sell software, get clicks etc.
    3) auto query SE's and wordtracker
    4) high profile SEO sites and blogs pick the "news" linking to you
    5) PROFIT!!.

    Really is very creative marketting.
     
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  5. T0PS3O

    T0PS3O Feel Good PLC

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    I guess that could be it but how do you explain the ads I found as reported on my blog?
     
    T0PS3O, Aug 31, 2005 IP
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    either part of the scheme. It make you blog about it right? adding to the popularity.

    or Somebody being a really stupid adwords manager.
     
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  7. T0PS3O

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    If that's it then it is pure genius, creating a market from nowhere in nowhere land to thousands of searches daily. You'd expect the current number one to be behind it then since they;d have inside knowledge on the deal.
     
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    Yeah I'll spend some time today trying to figure it out. If I do I expect some cookies from you :D
     
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  9. T0PS3O

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    When I was looking into it I needed a tool that searches Google's cache per day back so you can find which page mentions it first. Unless you're lucky with the wayback machine, that aint gonna happen. Such a historiacal search would especially be interesting on the link: command. That would expose the prankster.

    But I highly doubt your explanation is the correct one. Just doesn't seem to add up to me. Why make an ad on AJ to a non-existing domain?
     
    T0PS3O, Aug 31, 2005 IP