Comments on: Google Dropping Snippets? http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/09/05/google-dropping-snippets/ News, opinion, and fresh thinking for web developers and designers. The official podcast of sitepoint.com. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:10:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: visitor http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/09/05/google-dropping-snippets/#comment-29724 visitor Sat, 10 Jun 2006 00:40:47 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/09/05/google-dropping-snippets/#comment-29724 dmoz took over my website's meta tag description which was horrible since it was full of poor spelling and grammar and was totally inaccurate. when i asked dmoz to remove me from their database, they refused. ridiculous... there is no way to overwrite the dmoz description, at least in google. there is a huge discussion about this on Digital Point Forums...type in "dmoz replaces meta tag description..." see ya... dmoz took over my website’s meta tag description which was horrible since it was full of poor spelling and grammar and was totally inaccurate. when i asked dmoz to remove me from their database, they refused. ridiculous… there is no way to overwrite the dmoz description, at least in google. there is a huge discussion about this on Digital Point Forums…type in “dmoz replaces meta tag description…” see ya…

]]> By: visitor http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/09/05/google-dropping-snippets/#comment-29723 visitor Sat, 10 Jun 2006 00:39:14 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/09/05/google-dropping-snippets/#comment-29723 dmoz took over my website's meta tag description which was horrible since it was full of poor spelling and grammar and was totally inaccurate. when i asked dmoz to remove me from their database, they refused. ridiculous...those bastards. there is no way to overwrite the dmoz description, at least in google. there is a huge discussion about this on Digital Point Forums...type in "dmoz replaces meta tag description..." see ya, and go screw google... dmoz took over my website’s meta tag description which was horrible since it was full of poor spelling and grammar and was totally inaccurate. when i asked dmoz to remove me from their database, they refused. ridiculous…those bastards. there is no way to overwrite the dmoz description, at least in google. there is a huge discussion about this on Digital Point Forums…type in “dmoz replaces meta tag description…” see ya, and go screw google…

]]> By: Andy http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/09/05/google-dropping-snippets/#comment-25343 Andy Mon, 22 May 2006 21:57:16 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/09/05/google-dropping-snippets/#comment-25343 I think this is potentially the worst thing for companies looking to market their websites in se's. Dmoz has such ideals in regards to the descriptions they allow and publishing them on google results doesnt seem fair. My description has changed from a 2 line punchy funky description to a 6 word boring overview. Has anyone worked out a way to overwrite the dmoz descriptions? - i have meta descriptions in place already and they're being ignored I think this is potentially the worst thing for companies looking to market their websites in se’s. Dmoz has such ideals in regards to the descriptions they allow and publishing them on google results doesnt seem fair.

My description has changed from a 2 line punchy funky description to a 6 word boring overview.

Has anyone worked out a way to overwrite the dmoz descriptions? - i have meta descriptions in place already and they’re being ignored

]]> By: » Google and Meta Descriptions - Tanya Martin http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/09/05/google-dropping-snippets/#comment-12720 » Google and Meta Descriptions - Tanya Martin Mon, 16 Jan 2006 03:33:39 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/09/05/google-dropping-snippets/#comment-12720 [...] How Important  is Meta Description Tags? Today Aaron has a post about meta description tags. He mentions an article by Dan Thies about Google dropping site snippets. It is a very good article going over what Google picks up and questioning what might happen if there is no meta description tag on your website. Impact of No Meta Description Tag What would be the impact of this with your website? If Google no longer takes snippets of your website and relies on meta description tags, DMOZ descriptions or Yahoo descriptions? If you don’t have a meta description tag what choices will be left? What if they drop taking descriptions from DMOZ and rely only on the meta description tag? Would your websites be prepared for that? [...] […] How Important  is Meta Description Tags? Today Aaron has a post about meta description tags. He mentions an article by Dan Thies about Google dropping site snippets. It is a very good article going over what Google picks up and questioning what might happen if there is no meta description tag on your website. Impact of No Meta Description Tag What would be the impact of this with your website? If Google no longer takes snippets of your website and relies on meta description tags, DMOZ descriptions or Yahoo descriptions? If you don’t have a meta description tag what choices will be left? What if they drop taking descriptions from DMOZ and rely only on the meta description tag? Would your websites be prepared for that? […]

]]> By: Marketing Defined http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/09/05/google-dropping-snippets/#comment-8627 Marketing Defined Sun, 11 Sep 2005 19:37:01 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/09/05/google-dropping-snippets/#comment-8627 <strong>Meta Description Tags Showing Up in Google SERPs</strong> Have you noticed how META Tag and Open Directory Project or DMOZ descriptions have begun taking the place of site body text in search engine result pages on Google? This trend is clearly apparent in the Marketing Defined Blog's search engine results,... Meta Description Tags Showing Up in Google SERPs

Have you noticed how META Tag and Open Directory Project or DMOZ descriptions have begun taking the place of site body text in search engine result pages on Google?
This trend is clearly apparent in the Marketing Defined Blog’s search engine results,…

]]> By: DanThies http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/09/05/google-dropping-snippets/#comment-8588 DanThies Fri, 09 Sep 2005 17:03:17 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/09/05/google-dropping-snippets/#comment-8588 Sure enough, someone has edited our DMOZ listing in the past day. That's good news, it's just too bad they don't have a few thousand more editors like that. For those waiting to see if Google would pick up and use our META description, they have. Over at Threadwatch, I offered to use my META description to send a personal greeting to Danny Sullivan, but I think I'll leave it alone. This will also give us an opportunity to measure how long it takes for Google to update their DMOZ data. Just for fun... Sure enough, someone has edited our DMOZ listing in the past day. That’s good news, it’s just too bad they don’t have a few thousand more editors like that.

For those waiting to see if Google would pick up and use our META description, they have. Over at Threadwatch, I offered to use my META description to send a personal greeting to Danny Sullivan, but I think I’ll leave it alone.

This will also give us an opportunity to measure how long it takes for Google to update their DMOZ data. Just for fun…

]]> By: kmsiever http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/09/05/google-dropping-snippets/#comment-8587 kmsiever Fri, 09 Sep 2005 15:49:51 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/09/05/google-dropping-snippets/#comment-8587 Dan, For the record, you listing on ODP is not the same as you claimed Google had. Dan,

For the record, you listing on ODP is not the same as you claimed Google had.

]]> By: joaquin_win http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/09/05/google-dropping-snippets/#comment-8547 joaquin_win Thu, 08 Sep 2005 03:35:16 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/09/05/google-dropping-snippets/#comment-8547 I have my site in the Open Directory and it shows my meta information (which sucks by the way). See ya! I have my site in the Open Directory and it shows my meta information (which sucks by the way). See ya!

]]> By: Saumendra http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/09/05/google-dropping-snippets/#comment-8533 Saumendra Wed, 07 Sep 2005 18:02:47 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/09/05/google-dropping-snippets/#comment-8533 During the 1998 to 2002 web development , SEO's are using extensive META TAGING techniques, which is honoured by all the search engines including Google. Where the greater share of META TAGS goes to the hand of ALTAVISTA.com. But the scenario changes from then when google comes with its "NO META TAG " and replacing with the Page Ranking Algorithm. From that time onwards , slowly and slowly most of the SE's followed the same concept. With the inception of W3C Standards, the web developers and the web community started migrating from the old school of SEO to the new one. Now as of this article, if the things comming with the Boomerang ....we hope to see this changeover a positive one. Comments are invited !!!! During the 1998 to 2002 web development , SEO’s are using extensive META TAGING techniques, which is honoured by all the search engines including Google. Where the greater share of META TAGS goes to the hand of ALTAVISTA.com. But the scenario changes from then when google comes with its “NO META TAG ” and replacing with the
Page Ranking Algorithm. From that time onwards , slowly and slowly most of the SE’s followed the same concept. With the inception of W3C Standards, the web developers and the web community started migrating from the old school of SEO to the new one. Now as of this article, if the things comming with the Boomerang ….we hope to see this changeover a positive one.

Comments are invited !!!!

]]> By: Dean C http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/09/05/google-dropping-snippets/#comment-8499 Dean C Tue, 06 Sep 2005 11:59:52 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/09/05/google-dropping-snippets/#comment-8499 Both google and yahoo have always used the meta description in my SERPs. Both google and yahoo have always used the meta description in my SERPs.

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