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Experts-exchange is indeed an annoying site, but I'm not sure I'd classify it as a content farm. There is actually a lot of information there not found on other sites.
Experts-exchange is indeed an annoying site, but I'm not sure I'd classify it as a content farm. There is actually a lot of information there not found on other sites.
Then don't add it to your block list... That's the point of customizable block lists. I agree there's a lot of content there not found on other sites, but there's also a lot of content on eHow not found on other sites. The content's junk though, which is the point and is why I blocked both.
I just meant to inform that, by definition, I don't believe e-e is a true content farm. For anyone adding these sites blindly, you may miss out on that obscure answer you've been looking for.
[edit] I don't know how I find myself in the position of defending e-e, but there are lots of SQL Server related answers on e-e that haven't yet been duplicated on Server Fault or other more friendly sites.
What is wrong with Livestrong.com? Isn't that for bike races and raising money for cancer?
You'd think, but it's actually a Demand Media content farm. Livestrong.org is what you're probably thinking of (Lance's foundation website). http://www.demandstudios.com/health-writing-jobs.html
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Then don't add it to your block list... That's the point of customizable block lists. I agree there's a lot of content there not found on other sites, but there's also a lot of content on eHow not found on other sites. The content's junk though, which is the point and is why I blocked both.
I didn't mean to sound ungrateful. I appreciate the list. I just meant to inform that, by definition, I don't believe e-e is a true content farm. For anyone adding these sites blindly, you may miss out on that obscure answer you've been looking for. [edit] I don't know how I find myself in the position of defending e-e, but there are lots of SQL Server related answers on e-e that haven't yet been duplicated on Server…
i think there are some unintended consequences with blacklist list-sharing: 1) if google ever starts using this data as a signal in their search algorithm, do you really think demand media is going to give up, or do you think they are going to start moving their content on the 500k+ domains they own, effectively making it impossible to deal with the problem. 2) list-sharing seems to be starting an arms race where spa…
Google already has a "find pages similar to this" function. So if they look at the stuff you've blocked that would have shown up in your search, then give you the option to block pages similar to that, well, hopefully it will block any copies of that crap, too.
i think there are some unintended consequences with blacklist list-sharing: 1) if google ever starts using this data as a signal in their search algorithm, do you really think demand media is going to give up, or do you think they are going to start moving their content on the 500k+ domains they own, effectively making it impossible to deal with the problem. 2) list-sharing seems to be starting an arms race where spa…
i think there are some unintended consequences with blacklist list-sharing: 1) if google ever starts using this data as a signal in their search algorithm, do you really think demand media is going to give up, or do you think they are going to start moving their content on the 500k+ domains they own, effectively making it impossible to deal with the problem. 2) list-sharing seems to be starting an arms race where spa…
Point 2 only applies if you blindly apply any blacklist you come across. If people who blindly obey everything they're told are so numerous, this "arms race" should exist just as much with word-of-mouth and blacklists aren't introducing a new problem.
imagine if these lists get to be 100-domains long... some users are simply going to take the shortcut and apply-all. the due-diligence required to cull a good list takes time. the very fact that this post is getting upvoted is because even hacker-news users are looking for shortcuts.
blacklists introduce a new problem: SEOs distributing such lists that include lots of weak sites (to make the list look credible) along with their competitor's domain snuck in.
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Point 2 only applies if you blindly apply any blacklist you come across. If people who blindly obey everything they're told are so numerous, this "arms race" should exist just as much with word-of-mouth and blacklists aren't introducing a new problem.
i am sure that hacker-news users are savvy enough to check each site one-by-one, but blacklist-sharing in general can be detrimental if they get distributed to mainstream users. imagine if these lists get to be 100-domains long... some users are simply going to take the shortcut and apply-all. the due-diligence required to cull a good list takes time. the very fact that this post is getting upvoted is because even ha…