http://simonwillison.net/2008-05-22T18:09:27+00:00Simon Willison2008-05-22T18:09:27+00:002008-05-22T18:09:27+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2008/May/22/search/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2008-05-22-n16.html">Search Engine Optimization Through Hoax News</a></strong></p> Devious new black-hat SEO technique: invent a news story that’s pure link-bait. The recent “13 year old steals dad’s credit card to buy hookers” story was a hoax: it was a pure play for PageRank. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/blackhat">blackhat</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/google">google</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/pagerank">pagerank</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/seo">seo</a></p>