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Google Uses Meta Tags Sparingly, But Should You? (Enough Already, Part 2), By Andrew Goodman - Traffick, 16 September 2002. "My recent editorial about metatags generated some helpful reader responses. My basic point still holds. Metadata as currently structured, in the context of a non-ideal world, is open to spam and deception, and most search engines give meta tags very little weight. The overworked site owner would probably find it a relief to simply stop using meta keywords and possibly descriptions entirely. There were some cloudy parts to the argument that I'd like to clear up, though..."

Death Of A Meta Tag, By Danny Sullivan, Editor. The Search Engine Report, October 1, 2002. "Traffick.com's Andrew Goodman wrote recently in an essay about meta tags, "If somebody would just declare the end of the metatag era, full stop, it would make it easier on everyone."..."

Revisiting Meta Tags, By Danny Sullivan, Editor, The Search Engine Report, December 5, 2002. "In October, I wrote an obituary for the meta keywords tag. Given that Inktomi was the last major crawler to still support the meta keywords tag, I didn't think it was worth the time or bother for many webmasters to use. It's now time for a follow-up on that article, because there was plenty of reaction and feedback to it..."

How To Use HTML Meta Tags, By Danny Sullivan, Editor, Search Engine Watch, December 5, 2002. "Want to get a top ranking in search engines? No problem! All you need to do is add a few magical "meta tags" to your web pages, and you'll skyrocket to the top of the listings..."

Title Tag And Meta Description Tag Optimization, by Harjot Kaleka. Web Pro News, 24 March 2004. "Title Tag and Meta Tags are the author-generated source codes that are positioned in the <Head< segment of your HTML document. Apart from the Title Tag, other information inserted is not visible to the person surfing your web page, but is visible only to the search engine crawlers. Title and Meta Description Tags are especially important as they can be used to influence the ranking of your site (to a certain extent) and the way it appears in some search results. There are several Meta Tags like Meta Description Tag, Meta Keywords Tag and more, but out of the existing Tags the most important and popular ones are the Title Tag and the Meta Description Tag. Though the Title Tag does not belong to the Meta Tag family (click for more information on Meta Tags), yet from the Search Engine Optimization point of view, the Title Tag is the most significant tag on your web site, followed by the Meta Description Tag..."

All About Title Tags, By Jill Whalen. Internet Search Engines Database, 29 April 2004. "The title tag is one of the most important factors in achieving high search engine rankings. A title tag is essentially an HTML code snippet that creates the words that appear in the top bar of your Web browser..."All About Title Tags, By Jill Whalen. Internet Search Engines Database, 29 April 2004. "The title tag is one of the most important factors in achieving high search engine rankings. A title tag is essentially an HTML code snippet that creates the words that appear in the top bar of your Web browser..."

Title Tags, Meta Descriptions and Keywords, By Jill Whalen. Site Pro News, September 13, 2004. "Just when I finally stopped getting the dreaded "Do I need commas or no commas in my Meta keyword tag" question, there's been a new stream of Meta tag questions being asked at the forum and in my email box. I'm not sure of the reason for the sudden interest, but it's probably because people are starting to worry about other engines besides Google now. I have written articles about all of the tags, but it seems like a brief summary is probably in order..."

The Meta Description Tag and Search Engines, By Jill Whalen. Internet Seasrch Engine Database. October 14, 2004. "The keywords and phrases you use in your Meta description tag don't affect your page's ranking in the search engines (for the most part), but this tag can still come in handy in your overall SEO campaigns. What Is the Meta Description Tag?..."

Meta-Tag Optimization Tips, B Shari Thurow. Clickz, April 11, 2005. "Years ago, meta-tag content was known as the secret weapon for top search engine positions. Though professional search engine markets know how useful (or not) they are, let's face it. Plenty of CEOs, business owners, and other decision makers still cling to meta-tag misconceptions. Heck, even professional search engine marketers have some pretty bizarre ideas about meta-tag optimization. Today, I'll dispel some of the meta-tag mythology and maybe put a different spin on meta-tag optimization..."

Meta Tags 101 - websearch.about.com - "What are Meta tags? Meta tags are informational HTML tags in the head section of website pages that search engine spiders use to index pages. Meta tags are important in search engine optimization..."

Meta Tags and Link Deficiency Confusion, By P.J. Fusco. Clickz, May 11, 2005. "The Toronto Search Engine Strategies (SES) show is one of my favorite events of the year. It's a small gathering, keenly focused on SEO (define) fundamentals and Canadian search engine marketing (SEM) issues. I'd like to clear up a few questions the attendees had about some of the presentations..."

Page Rank Purgatory, by Mike Makler. Web Pro News, 16 August 2005. "Are Meta Tags Really Dead? Right in their Guidelines Yahoo Tells You that Meta-Tags are Not Totally Dead and Buried..."

Length of Meta Description Tag, By Jill Whalen. Search Engine Guide, September 26, 2005. "Is there any limit either in total words or characters that you should use for the meta description?..."

Should Meta Tags Be Used With Search Engine Optimization?, by Shell Harris. Web Pro News, 14 October 2005. "I deal with many questions from curious website owners everyday. One question I have a new answer for is, "Should I use META tags on my site when do search engine optimization?"..."

Last updated: 22 December 2005

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