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| ⚫ | '''Traffic Power''' was a [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]] [[search engine optimization]] company that engaged in [[Black hat hacking|black hat]] techniques. These were [[spamdexing]] practices that violated [[Google]]'s webmaster guidelines. As a result, some Traffic Power clients have been banned from Google's [[organic search]] results. {{Citation needed|date=September 2011}} |
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| ⚫ | According to a [[Wall Street Journal]] profile of the company, Traffic Power used high-risk techniques and failed to disclose those risks to its clients.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Startup Journal ([[Wall Street Journal]])|url=http://www.startupjournal.com/ecommerce/ecommerce/20050923-kesmodel.html|title='Optimize' Rankings At Your Own Risk|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051003231333/http://www.startupjournal.com/ecommerce/ecommerce/20050923-kesmodel.html|archivedate=2005-10-03|last1=Kesmodel|first1=David|date=September 9, 2005}}</ref> [[Wired Magazine|Wired]] reported that Traffic Power sued blogger Aaron Wall and the website Traffic Power Sucks for stating that they were banned.<ref name="wired09082005">[[Wired Magazine]], [https://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,68799,00.html Legal Showdown in Search Fracas], Sep, 08, 2005, written by Adam L. Penenberg</ref> Google software engineer [[Matt Cutts]] later confirmed that Google did in fact ban Traffic Power and some of its clients.<ref>[[Matt Cutts|Cutts, Matt]], [http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/confirming-a-penalty/ Confirming a penalty], published on 2006-02-02 at [http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/ Matt Cutts Blog]</ref>{{self-published inline|date=September 2011}}<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://suchmaschinen-optimierung-seo-google.de/google-seo-agentur/|title = Google SEO Agentur|language = de}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | '''Traffic Power''' was a [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]] [[search engine optimization]] company that engaged in [[Black hat hacking|black hat]] techniques. These were [[spamdexing]] practices that violated [[Google]]'s webmaster guidelines. As a result, some Traffic Power clients |
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| ⚫ | In January 2009 Traffic Power CEO Matt Marlon was jailed on accusations of fraud related to a [[foreclosure]] scam.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=kvbc.com |title=Accused foreclosure scam artist behind bars |url=http://www.kvbc.com/Global/story.asp?S=7569200&nav=15MV |accessdate=2009-01-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014053832/http://www.kvbc.com/Global/story.asp?S=7569200&nav=15MV |archivedate=October 14, 2008}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | According to a [[Wall Street Journal]] profile of the company, Traffic Power used high-risk techniques and failed to disclose those risks to its clients [http:// |
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| ⚫ | In January 2009 Traffic Power |
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Latest revision as of 20:55, 13 May 2024
Traffic Power was a Las Vegas, Nevada search engine optimization company that engaged in black hat techniques. These were spamdexing practices that violated Google's webmaster guidelines. As a result, some Traffic Power clients have been banned from Google's organic search results. [citation needed]
According to a Wall Street Journal profile of the company, Traffic Power used high-risk techniques and failed to disclose those risks to its clients.[1] Wired reported that Traffic Power sued blogger Aaron Wall and the website Traffic Power Sucks for stating that they were banned.[2] Google software engineer Matt Cutts later confirmed that Google did in fact ban Traffic Power and some of its clients.[3][self-published source?][4]
In January 2009 Traffic Power CEO Matt Marlon was jailed on accusations of fraud related to a foreclosure scam.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Kesmodel, David (September 9, 2005). "'Optimize' Rankings At Your Own Risk". Startup Journal (Wall Street Journal). Archived from the original on 2005-10-03.
- ^ Wired Magazine, Legal Showdown in Search Fracas, Sep, 08, 2005, written by Adam L. Penenberg
- ^ Cutts, Matt, Confirming a penalty, published on 2006-02-02 at Matt Cutts Blog
- ^ "Google SEO Agentur" (in German).
- ^ "Accused foreclosure scam artist behind bars". kvbc.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-20.