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Creating others website as sub domain - Is it spam

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  • 22-04-2014 7:44pm
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    mark8511
    Registered Users Posts: 37 ✭


    Hi ALL

    I just saw a Tweet by someone - pic.twitter.com/p97n5QqWqf - ( If you see the picture you will know it exactly)

    A travel company created sub domain of others brand name ( website address) trying to ranking higher in google for that domain search.

    Just want to know - Is this not a spam? and How google is ignoring such things?

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    #2
    mneylon
    Registered Users Posts: 7,739 ✭✭✭mneylon


    Google update their algorithms on a constant basis - there's a "war" between blackhat SEO / marketers and Google - been ongoing for years

    Blog | Tweets



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    #3
    blue4ever
    Registered Users Posts: 1,255 ✭✭✭blue4ever


    Looks very spammy - i'm sure that the powers that be understand the difference between a domain and a sub-domain and the domain taking precedence (in the main).


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    pingpipe
    Registered Users Posts: 30 ✭pingpipe


    It looks like that may be against Google's AdWord's Trademark Policy, they really frown on that sort of thing.
    If the offending ad was reported to Google they would probably take action.


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    #5
    cormee
    Registered Users Posts: 1,801 ✭✭✭cormee


    Use Google's feedback form to report it - let them decide what to do, my money's on a serious penalty

    https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/spamreport?hl=en&pli=1


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