Content thief - red-bet.com

[dominique]

They have stolen content from more sites:

In their "contact us" it says:

Do you have any questions, comments or feedback or just want to come in contact with PokerListings.com, please use the contact information below. PokerListings.com will get back to you within 48 hours.

 

[winbig]

Nothing like a little suspense to increase anticipation....but this better be good

So, is this good enough, so far?

 

[lots0]

One last thing to point out... And its not very nice.

All the sites that legitimately link to G&C (like me) are going to have google blackmarks against their site until this is resolved.

The reason - Until this is resolved google will view G&C has a 'bad' neighborhood.

For most well established sites the black mark effects will be negligible, but for new or small sites without a large network or without good solid incoming links, they maybe hurt quite bad in the rankings.

Dom you also need to keep an eye on the incoming links to G&C that are in the google webmaster tools. Go thru ALL those links and report the spam links to google.

If this attack follows the standard pattern, the bad guys will be pointing hundreds (maybe even thousands) of 'bad' links toward high traffic pages/landing pages on your site.

Usually it takes the combined effect of duplicate content and 'bad' links to completely drop a site like yours has been.

 

[winbig]

One last thing to point out... And its not very nice.

All the sites that legitimately link to G&C (like me) are going to have google blackmarks against their site until this is resolved.

The reason - Until this is resolved google will view G&C has a 'bad' neighborhood.

For most well established sites the black mark effects will be negligible, but for new or small sites without a large network or without good solid incoming links, they maybe hurt quite bad in the rankings.

Dom you also need to keep an eye on the incoming links to G&C that are in the google webmaster tools. Go thru ALL those links and report the spam links to google.

If this attack follows the standard pattern, the bad guys will be pointing hundreds (maybe even thousands) of 'bad' links toward high traffic pages/landing pages on your site.

Usually it takes the combined effect of duplicate content and 'bad' links to completely drop a site like yours has been.

I'm just wondering if this is the same guy that posted well over 2,000 comment/blog spam messages around November 2007, targeting GNC.

And what I don't get is that there are about 181 that are STILL indexed with Google, and why they haven't been dropped from the serps...

 

[lots0]

Oh Ya...

One last thing...

Dom now maybe you see why I am so adamantly anti spam and anti blackhat and why I refuse to give EVER give spammers a second chance.

You got some people (who shall remain nameless) that think its perfectly OK to tell people how to SPAM and how to manipulate the SERP...

And shit like this is the end result...

 

[dominique]

There were thousands of spam links pointed at G&C pre-2007, and I reported them regularly and google usually dropped them within a week. Hasn't been bad lately...

 

[lots0]

Be sure to report those incoming links that refuse a connection (show a blank page) when you use your browser to check them, if you have not already been. Those are the really nasty ones...

Make sure your anti-virus protection is good and up to date before you start messing with those.

 

[The Dude]

This just in from Uffiliates:

I just want to update you that we have viewed this case and there is no question on the matter. This is definitely content theft and this affiliate have been banned from our affiliate pool and will not work with us anymore.
We will not tolerate any such actions from our affiliates and any case will be dealt very seriously.

 

[CK - Schalk]

Hi Brian,

I blocked his Canbet affiliate account yesterday. Thanks for the heads up.

Kind Regards,
Schalk

 

[winbig]

wooohooo


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Please be aware that we are not a court, nor are we required to determine who, if anyone, actually owns the content in question. We have provided the specifics of your infringement claim to the owner of the site, along with your contact information, since the most efficient resolution of this situation comes through mutual communication between the 2 parties involved.

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