Since a few days ago, Google Dance has taken place. Some websites or blogs are affected while some not. This has been confirmed by several DigitalPoint forumers.
MrDefinite.com unfortunately has suffered the effect of Google Dance and has now been pushed to the second page of the SERP for the highly competitive keyword “make money online” instead of the main page.
But what is Google Dance?
And I quote from metamend, the definition of “Google Dance” in layman’s terms:
The name “Google Dance” was in the past used to describe the period that a major index update of the Google search engine are being implemented. These major Google index update occured on average every 36 days or 10 times per year.
As a result of Google Dance, this website losing one third of the traffic it used to get. The decrease in traffic also means a decline of conversion.
According to some people who had experienced Google Dance before, it sometimes took up to three months to gain back ranking.
While some websites say the effect of Google Dance signifies penalisation from Google over some terms and conditions that a Webmaster has broken, other sources say that Google Dance happens to everyone in a random manner. Some even say it is only a temporary effect.
I’m not sure whether or not linkbuilding over a short period of time will immediately help push up ranking. I’m just going to experiment a bit and keep you updated again.
I’m such an optimist! Anyway, feel free to share should you have any experience on Google Dance.
46 comments | Jul 29, 2009 | 68 views |
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Lately I have received several emails claimed to be coming from “CIMB Bank”, with its email address pointing to [email protected]
Email looks weird, doesn’t it?
The subject says,
“(Cimb Protection) Activate Your Alert”
These bastards almost make the mail sound very legit so that people who are less alert will likely fall into their prey. Its content goes like:
Dear CIMB Customer,CIMB is launching a new online anti-fraud initiative and becoming the top to offer security to all customers. Customers will also be offered an innovative text message service notifying them of new payees on their online account, helping to cut occurrences of fraud attacks.In addition to the free software, CIMB is introducing an innovative SMS text message service, notifying customers when new third party payments are set up on their account Also when a new payment has been made immediately a notification of the sum of your transaction will be SMS to your registered mobile phone number. This service takes place after you have login on our link below and follow the procedure on the next page also you will be receiving a new Tac wich will be use to verify your access with CIMB SMS Server .The free service will send a text message when an online payment is made for the first time, enabling customers to alert the bank immediately if the transaction is suspicious.
Everything sounds so convincing, except the fact that they haven’t been consistent with the way they spell out “CIMB” (note the title). Besides, the content, I believe, has also been plagiarised from SecurityProNews.
Towards the end of the content, there is a link that reads http://www.cimb.com.my/protection/login.asp but is, in actual fact, pointing to a phishing URL at http://www.russellbibby.com/templates_c/CIMB-Online/login.html.
Once someone enters his/her CIMB online banking username and password, the details are automatically recorded down, thereby allowing the bastards to bypass authentication controls and conduct illegal transactions.
Jul 24, 2009 | 304 views |