http://www.weatherpattern.com/2007/12/linking-as-a-gesture-of-kindness/ a blog on design / culture / telecom / networks / work / life / online-offline / new york Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:52:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://www.weatherpattern.com/2007/12/linking-as-a-gesture-of-kindness/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Ray Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:27:57 +0000 http://www.weatherpattern.com/2007/12/linking-as-a-gesture-of-kindness/#comment-64 Thanks Noah. You read my mind, as one of my next posts was going to be on no follow. Interesting links that I'll try to incorporate too. Thanks Noah. You read my mind, as one of my next posts was going to be on no follow. Interesting links that I’ll try to incorporate too.

]]> http://www.weatherpattern.com/2007/12/linking-as-a-gesture-of-kindness/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Noah Brier Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:53:03 +0000 http://www.weatherpattern.com/2007/12/linking-as-a-gesture-of-kindness/#comment-63 I know this doesn't completely answer the question, but rel="nofollow" does start to address the issue, although it carries it's own set of issues. While it does offer a way to link without adding value, the way Google and other engines have prescribed it's use strikes me as manipulative (most blog engines use nofollow automatically to link to commenter names -- I <a href="http://www.noahbrier.com/archives/2006/07/no_more_nofollow.php" rel="nofollow">wrote a bit about it awhile back</a>). Also, while you're on the topic, <a href="http://www.skrenta.com/2007/12/pagerank_wrecked_the_web_3.html" rel="nofollow">check out this article</a>. I know this doesn’t completely answer the question, but rel=”nofollow” does start to address the issue, although it carries it’s own set of issues. While it does offer a way to link without adding value, the way Google and other engines have prescribed it’s use strikes me as manipulative (most blog engines use nofollow automatically to link to commenter names — I wrote a bit about it awhile back). Also, while you’re on the topic, check out this article.

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