Could Time Warner be using Black Hat SEO to Help Search Rankings
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Could Time Warner Be Engaging in Black Hat SEO to Boost Search Rankings?
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Is MarkMonitor, Inc., a so-called leader in online corporate identity, secretly hiding links to benefit Time Warner's search rankings? The distinction between acceptable and questionable search engine optimization is increasingly blurred.Article:
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Could it be that MarkMonitor, Inc., claiming to lead in the rapidly expanding market for online corporate identity, is covertly embedding links for Time Warner? Allegedly, hidden links are planted on subdomains of timeinc.net to boost search engine rankings. You be the judge. MarkMonitor controls the domain timeinc.net, whose homepage redirects to Time.com, hinting at a potential collaboration with Time Warner.
A look into the source code of timeinc.net reveals error pages featuring hidden links beneath image maps, designed to enhance the rankings of other Time Warner properties. Such practices are often labeled as Black Hat SEO.
Typically, an image map instructs the browser on image display. However, on some timeinc.net pages, links are concealed beside these image maps. Viewing the source of subdomains like img.timeinc.net or i.timeinc.net uncovers four links to other Time Warner sites.
Is MarkMonitor, a major player in brand protection, using this domain altruistically for Time Warner? It seems unlikely. Importantly, notable subscription pages populate other subdomains of timeinc, indicating the domain's significant value for linking.
Should MarkMonitor be intentionally hiding links, pure goodwill towards Time Warner is doubtful.
The line between acceptable and questionable SEO tactics is increasingly thin. At ClickStream, we believe Fortune 500 companies, with extensive networks of websites, need not resort to underhanded techniques. Typically, individuals are banned by search engines for creating interconnected sites solely to cross-link. Time Warner, with its array of media companies, appears to have a natural edge.
While interlinking among its own entities might be considered fair given a shared parent company, clandestine link manipulation gives an unfair advantage.
Consider recent events with BMW, which faced removal from Google's search pages. Their German site used doorway pages to drive traffic, achieving high search rankings for "used car." However, Google's scrutiny led to BMW Germany disappearing from search results altogether within two days.
The conversation on ethical SEO continues, highlighting the need for transparency and fairness across industries.
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