Google Strikes Back
Via Wired:
In a move that internet content creators have been dreaming about for years, web search giant Google has moved to crack down on spammy and derivative content that has been largely copied from other sources on the web and which somehow manages to bubble higher in results than the original.
Anyone who’s ever written a word on the internet and seen it ripped off and posted elsewhere will appreciate this move.
On the other hand, companies who traffic in low-quality content in the hope that by littering the internet with search-driven mediocrity they’ll generate enough advertising revenue to be a going concern, should be concerned.
Demand Media’s shares fell six percent Friday… Just sayin’.
I expect this will be an ongoing battle for the year. Content-farm companies—particularly those that IPO’d on that model—are in for a fight.
(Source: futurejournalismproject)
