Should Googles Algo have caught this?
Aaron you say that smaller business's get savaged for this activity all the time.
I've seen you show evidence that big brands are excluded from harsh treatment, not just Google own brand.
Maybe Google needs to be transparent on the process of penalty flagging..via Webmaster Tools
..I'm starting to wonder if the end decision at Google still uses human editorial, not the algo, which is why
it appears to be favoritism (Big Brands)?
It would be nice if Google could let site owners get warning flags, with say a 15 day response to fix issues or respond...or at least give the owners of the site time chew out the 3rd party that violates the rules.. Maybe even a public penalty score..(Shaming) which decreases after a period of good behavior. All site owners should be able to query if linking sites are in good standing, and terminate them..not exposing domains to spammy sites. I doubt Google would do this, but it would be fair and transparent.
If a site is violating the rules or reported by competitors- Google sends its penalty bot over.
Are we sure this is not a case of a 3rd party company "Unruly" just doing its thing, with no oversight. Like all the other agencies who got caught. the response on your site above said they're a video company? Google is so big, how can it possibly keep track of everything its partners do?...you yourself say its almost hopeless for a small business to keep a handle on all the social & media platforms... This looks like a "too big" to be that stupid scenario...like JCPENNY.
IF Google built a transparent penalty process, then I will believe, otherwise Aaron and Danny Sullivan may be right.
Searchengineman
Should Googles Algo have caught this?
Aaron you say that smaller business's get savaged for this activity all the time.
I've seen you show evidence that big brands are excluded from harsh treatment, not just Google own brand.
Maybe Google needs to be transparent on the process of penalty flagging..via Webmaster Tools
..I'm starting to wonder if the end decision at Google still uses human editorial, not the algo, which is why
it appears to be favoritism (Big Brands)?
It would be nice if Google could let site owners get warning flags, with say a 15 day response to fix issues or respond...or at least give the owners of the site time chew out the 3rd party that violates the rules.. Maybe even a public penalty score..(Shaming) which decreases after a period of good behavior. All site owners should be able to query if linking sites are in good standing, and terminate them..not exposing domains to spammy sites. I doubt Google would do this, but it would be fair and transparent.
If a site is violating the rules or reported by competitors- Google sends its penalty bot over.
Are we sure this is not a case of a 3rd party company "Unruly" just doing its thing, with no oversight. Like all the other agencies who got caught. the response on your site above said they're a video company? Google is so big, how can it possibly keep track of everything its partners do?...you yourself say its almost hopeless for a small business to keep a handle on all the social & media platforms... This looks like a "too big" to be that stupid scenario...like JCPENNY.
IF Google built a transparent penalty process, then I will believe, otherwise Aaron and Danny Sullivan may be right.
Searchengineman