Google Robots and Sitemap
Cristian Mezei just made an interesting observation about Google’s robots.txt and sitemap.xml. Some links were pretty cool here, and here. 
So Google Dance is true afterall :D Look what i found, it’s Matt Cutts (last image)!
Thanks for the additional info!
Jollibee is not a Black Hatter
There are numerous blog posts here, here, here, here and here, saying that Jollibee (website) is using black hat techniques. So is Jollibee (mascot) a Black Hatter :D? It was even published in Inq7 about the dirty tricks of Jollibee (website). Jollibee is dirty? Not the Jollibee (mascot), but the Jollibee (website)
I wouldn’t believe that Jollibee (website) would do black hat techniques directly. I suspect that this is an outsource job, and black hat techniques was the method use by that outsource company. Anyway, investigating further on sample doorway page, i dissect the source code and here’s what i found:
- lot’s of hidden links using a 1×1 pixel (1.jpg)
- links from various search engine queries with “Alt” attribute of the IMG field being keyword stuffed
- hidden texts in H1, H2, and H3
- Comments Keyword stuffing
But the thing that stands out is that there are outbound links going to www.on-linebrands.com. Who the hell is www.on-linebrands.com? Checking on G, they are a “Search Engine Optimization/Online Business Development”. So they are must be the Outsourcing Company hired by Jollibee (website) for their website optimization.
Did a background check on www.on-linebrands.com and guess what, i found other websites (here, here) with similar black hat techniques. It also includes a tagline “Optimized by Online Brands Ph Inc”.
By the way, i also found this link stating that a certain TrafficBus is also On-Line Brands. Hmmm…i still need to do more investigation regarding TrafficBus.
At least i have proven that Jollibee (mascot) is not a Black Hatter!
Mabuhay si Jollibee (mascot)!
Adsense Account Termination and Appeal
Google Adsense is one of the most popular online revenue generating programs. You could earn small amounts of $100 per month, or even $10000+ dollar a month thru Google Adsense. What would you do if your Adsense account was terminated by Google?
The most common reason why your Adsense account was terminated is “invalid clicks”. It could be clicking your own ads, asking your friends to click your ads. Google can detect those invalid clicks. If you think you are guilty of invalid clicks, forget Adsense!
But if you really think you didn’t violate TOS of Google Adsense, and didn’t do any invalid/fraudulent clicks, you can file an appeal on Google using this Google Adsense Appeal form. You need to provide some sufficient data (such as logs) to Google, and hopefully Google will reinstate your account.