Comments on: Google Blog Search relaunched – but it doesn’t work! http://www.gentlewisdom.org.uk/?p=737 from Peter Kirk Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:18:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Peter Kirk http://www.gentlewisdom.org.uk/?p=737#comment-130354 Peter Kirk Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:08:29 +0000 http://www.qaya.org/blog/?p=737#comment-130354 Laika, thanks for your comment. From what I have seen, over the last few weeks (but only intermittently, so I think they are working on a known problem) Google Blog Search has been showing all posts on blogs which have a link in their sidebar e.g. their blog roll, not just those which have a link in the post text. Laika, thanks for your comment. From what I have seen, over the last few weeks (but only intermittently, so I think they are working on a known problem) Google Blog Search has been showing all posts on blogs which have a link in their sidebar e.g. their blog roll, not just those which have a link in the post text.

]]> By: Laika Spoetnik http://www.gentlewisdom.org.uk/?p=737#comment-129850 Laika Spoetnik Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:21:37 +0000 http://www.qaya.org/blog/?p=737#comment-129850 <a href="http://laikaspoetnik.wordpress.com/2008/11/02/incorrect-google-incoming-links/" rel="nofollow">Hi, I have noticed exactly the same problems and have described them in this blogpost: Incorrect Google Incoming Links?</a> The odd thing is that the incoming links are sometimes o.k. in Wordpress, but may show different links (indeed from any blog which has you on its blogroll) upon refreshing (F5). Google Blog Search always shows the "wrong" links. But although I miss some links and not all links show up, new links do appear and I did get an alert today. <a href="http://laikaspoetnik.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/technorati-rank-authority-dropping-like-the-stock-market/" rel="nofollow">Coincidentally my Technorati-rank has dropped from 46 to 5 in ONE night appr 2-3 weeks ago (see here)</a>. But this seems to be due to <a href="http://laikaspoetnik.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/technorati-authority-dropping-due-to-anti-spam-initiatives/" rel="nofollow">an anti-spam action</a>. Many spam-blogs have linked to me, so now they take me along in their fall. I didn't know that Google had relaunched <a href="http://blogsearch.google.com/" rel="nofollow">their Blog Search service</a>. This may indeed relate to the problems. So thanks for the info. Hi, I have noticed exactly the same problems and have described them in this blogpost: Incorrect Google Incoming Links? The odd thing is that the incoming links are sometimes o.k. in WordPress, but may show different links (indeed from any blog which has you on its blogroll) upon refreshing (F5). Google Blog Search always shows the “wrong” links.

But although I miss some links and not all links show up, new links do appear and I did get an alert today.

Coincidentally my Technorati-rank has dropped from 46 to 5 in ONE night appr 2-3 weeks ago (see here). But this seems to be due to an anti-spam action. Many spam-blogs have linked to me, so now they take me along in their fall.

I didn’t know that Google had relaunched their Blog Search service. This may indeed relate to the problems. So thanks for the info.

]]> By: Peter Kirk http://www.gentlewisdom.org.uk/?p=737#comment-111255 Peter Kirk Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:31:42 +0000 http://www.qaya.org/blog/?p=737#comment-111255 This morning I thought that Google Blog Search was now working again, having picked up several new posts linking to me. This evening, as reported by WordPress statistics, it has suddenly started picking up every post from anyone who has my blog in their blogroll, which is not at all what I intended! Those Google guys need to get their act together. This morning I thought that Google Blog Search was now working again, having picked up several new posts linking to me. This evening, as reported by WordPress statistics, it has suddenly started picking up every post from anyone who has my blog in their blogroll, which is not at all what I intended! Those Google guys need to get their act together.

]]> By: Peter Kirk http://www.gentlewisdom.org.uk/?p=737#comment-110308 Peter Kirk Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:18:01 +0000 http://www.qaya.org/blog/?p=737#comment-110308 This evening Google Blog Search has come up with <a href="http://thesimplepastor.blogspot.com/2008/10/what-youve-been-reading-021008.html" rel="nofollow">one link to another blog post</a>, from yesterday. So perhaps it will gradually start working again. This evening Google Blog Search has come up with one link to another blog post, from yesterday. So perhaps it will gradually start working again.

]]> By: ElShaddai Edwards http://www.gentlewisdom.org.uk/?p=737#comment-109841 ElShaddai Edwards Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:19:05 +0000 http://www.qaya.org/blog/?p=737#comment-109841 Hmmm... it could be Analytics, or more specifically a WP plug-in that I added to handle the Analytics code. I'll go back to manually putting it in the footer and see if the stats "normalize". Hmmm… it could be Analytics, or more specifically a WP plug-in that I added to handle the Analytics code. I’ll go back to manually putting it in the footer and see if the stats “normalize”.

]]> By: Peter Kirk http://www.gentlewisdom.org.uk/?p=737#comment-109840 Peter Kirk Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:13:18 +0000 http://www.qaya.org/blog/?p=737#comment-109840 Interesting, ElShaddai. Apart from the incoming links my general WordPress statistics seem to be OK, less hits than in early September but that's probably because people are forgetting about Todd Bentley. Indeed this post is already showing up quite well, partly thanks to hits from <a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/Google/?p=1149" rel="nofollow">my comment at ZDnet</a>. Perhaps Google Analytics is causing your problem. Perhaps Google is deliberately not supporting WordPress. I do wonder if they have a new anti-spam policy which is over-aggressive at filtering out links, but if so they should have documented it. Interesting, ElShaddai. Apart from the incoming links my general WordPress statistics seem to be OK, less hits than in early September but that’s probably because people are forgetting about Todd Bentley. Indeed this post is already showing up quite well, partly thanks to hits from my comment at ZDnet. Perhaps Google Analytics is causing your problem. Perhaps Google is deliberately not supporting WordPress. I do wonder if they have a new anti-spam policy which is over-aggressive at filtering out links, but if so they should have documented it.

]]> By: ElShaddai Edwards http://www.gentlewisdom.org.uk/?p=737#comment-109784 ElShaddai Edwards Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:51:02 +0000 http://www.qaya.org/blog/?p=737#comment-109784 <i>The WordPress dashboard and statistics page also rely on Google Blog Search and so have not detected any new incoming links for more than a week.</i> Oh, is that what's going on? I noticed that the entire stats module has been wonky for several weeks now - my post and page traffic stats are seriously weird. Posts from way back are getting the majority of hit reports and new posts aren't even showing up, even as I get multiple comments... I have Google Analytics working in the background, but haven't had the time to plumb all that's there. The WordPress dashboard and statistics page also rely on Google Blog Search and so have not detected any new incoming links for more than a week.

Oh, is that what’s going on? I noticed that the entire stats module has been wonky for several weeks now – my post and page traffic stats are seriously weird. Posts from way back are getting the majority of hit reports and new posts aren’t even showing up, even as I get multiple comments… I have Google Analytics working in the background, but haven’t had the time to plumb all that’s there.

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