Comments on: Are subdomains no longer separate sites in the eyes of Google? http://www.seo-scoop.com/2007/01/18/are-subdomains-no-longer-separate-sites-in-the-eyes-of-google/ SEO insiders share all on SEO news, tips and theories. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:32:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: kichus http://www.seo-scoop.com/2007/01/18/are-subdomains-no-longer-separate-sites-in-the-eyes-of-google/#comment-923 kichus Wed, 07 Feb 2007 05:37:56 +0000 http://www.seo-scoop.com/2007/01/18/are-subdomains-no-longer-separate-sites-in-the-eyes-of-google/#comment-923 In the newly added Link feature at Google WebmasterCentral they are treating the subdomain links as the Internal Links. What are internal links? Internal links to your site are the links that reside on pages that belong to your domain. For example, if you are viewing links for http://www.google.com/, all the links that originate from pages on any subdomain of google.com, such as http://www.google.com/ or mobile.google.com, would appear as internal links to your site. This is what they are given the definition for Internal Links at their official Blog: http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2007/02/discover-your-links.html In the newly added Link feature at Google WebmasterCentral they are treating the subdomain links as the Internal Links.

What are internal links?

Internal links to your site are the links that reside on pages that belong to your domain. For example, if you are viewing links for http://www.google.com/, all the links that originate from pages on any subdomain of google.com, such as http://www.google.com/ or mobile.google.com, would appear as internal links to your site.

This is what they are given the definition for Internal Links at their official Blog: http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2007/02/discover-your-links.html

]]> By: graywolf http://www.seo-scoop.com/2007/01/18/are-subdomains-no-longer-separate-sites-in-the-eyes-of-google/#comment-873 graywolf Sat, 20 Jan 2007 14:07:50 +0000 http://www.seo-scoop.com/2007/01/18/are-subdomains-no-longer-separate-sites-in-the-eyes-of-google/#comment-873 I'm voting on site: being foobar'd, it's a shame it was really a good diagnostic tool ... sigh I’m voting on site: being foobar’d, it’s a shame it was really a good diagnostic tool … sigh

]]> By: Michael Martinez http://www.seo-scoop.com/2007/01/18/are-subdomains-no-longer-separate-sites-in-the-eyes-of-google/#comment-872 Michael Martinez Sat, 20 Jan 2007 00:44:17 +0000 http://www.seo-scoop.com/2007/01/18/are-subdomains-no-longer-separate-sites-in-the-eyes-of-google/#comment-872 They've been showing subdomains under site search for a very long time but the "site:" operator has been worked on in recent months. It now appears that the sub-domains show up on the basis of how you canonize your domain name in the query. They’ve been showing subdomains under site search for a very long time but the “site:” operator has been worked on in recent months. It now appears that the sub-domains show up on the basis of how you canonize your domain name in the query.

]]> By: NetMidWest http://www.seo-scoop.com/2007/01/18/are-subdomains-no-longer-separate-sites-in-the-eyes-of-google/#comment-870 NetMidWest Fri, 19 Jan 2007 13:51:11 +0000 http://www.seo-scoop.com/2007/01/18/are-subdomains-no-longer-separate-sites-in-the-eyes-of-google/#comment-870 There has been a reversion in the way Google is handling redirects as well: http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=217061 Matt Cutts has discussed these in the past under the subject of canonical issues: http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/seo-advice-url-canonicalization/ Here's an article discussing these bugs in Google: http://www.seoimage.com/stardate/google-bugs/ At the time it was written, I thought the problem was over... There has been a reversion in the way Google is handling redirects as well:
http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=217061
Matt Cutts has discussed these in the past under the subject of canonical issues:
http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/seo-advice-url-canonicalization/
Here’s an article discussing these bugs in Google:
http://www.seoimage.com/stardate/google-bugs/
At the time it was written, I thought the problem was over…

]]> By: DazzlinDonna http://www.seo-scoop.com/2007/01/18/are-subdomains-no-longer-separate-sites-in-the-eyes-of-google/#comment-869 DazzlinDonna Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:45:53 +0000 http://www.seo-scoop.com/2007/01/18/are-subdomains-no-longer-separate-sites-in-the-eyes-of-google/#comment-869 SEOrefugee, maybe you've been seeing it on a particular DC, and mine is just getting around to showing it, but I'm pretty sure it hasn't been showing it for weeks for me. SEOrefugee, maybe you’ve been seeing it on a particular DC, and mine is just getting around to showing it, but I’m pretty sure it hasn’t been showing it for weeks for me.

]]> By: NetMidWest http://www.seo-scoop.com/2007/01/18/are-subdomains-no-longer-separate-sites-in-the-eyes-of-google/#comment-868 NetMidWest Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:58:52 +0000 http://www.seo-scoop.com/2007/01/18/are-subdomains-no-longer-separate-sites-in-the-eyes-of-google/#comment-868 There is something going on with canonical isssues. http://www.google.com/search?q=allinurl:www.cookbook-bookstore.com&filter=0 - 62 results. http://www.google.com/search?q=allinurl:cookbook-bookstore.com&filter=0 - almost 5,000 results. No subdomains, and a good .htaccess from non-www to www for that site. 5,000 is about right. Matt Cutts would say that site: is just an estimate, but obviously something is wrong there. There is something going on with canonical isssues.
http://www.google.com/search?q=allinurl:www.cookbook-bookstore.com&filter=0 – 62 results.
http://www.google.com/search?q=allinurl:cookbook-bookstore.com&filter=0 – almost 5,000 results.
No subdomains, and a good .htaccess from non-www to www for that site. 5,000 is about right.
Matt Cutts would say that site: is just an estimate, but obviously something is wrong there.

]]> By: johnt http://www.seo-scoop.com/2007/01/18/are-subdomains-no-longer-separate-sites-in-the-eyes-of-google/#comment-867 johnt Fri, 19 Jan 2007 09:43:52 +0000 http://www.seo-scoop.com/2007/01/18/are-subdomains-no-longer-separate-sites-in-the-eyes-of-google/#comment-867 Hadn't noticed this before, but I've just checked McDar and there appear to be two distinct sets of data centers, one using the old method of excluding subdomains and one using the new method that you've commented on. A brief check on keyword searches seems to show that both sets are returning the same results though, so maybe they're just tinkering with the site: command ? Hadn’t noticed this before, but I’ve just checked McDar and there appear to be two distinct sets of data centers, one using the old method of excluding subdomains and one using the new method that you’ve commented on.
A brief check on keyword searches seems to show that both sets are returning the same results though, so maybe they’re just tinkering with the site: command ?

]]> By: SEOrefugee http://www.seo-scoop.com/2007/01/18/are-subdomains-no-longer-separate-sites-in-the-eyes-of-google/#comment-866 SEOrefugee Fri, 19 Jan 2007 05:19:17 +0000 http://www.seo-scoop.com/2007/01/18/are-subdomains-no-longer-separate-sites-in-the-eyes-of-google/#comment-866 Donna, I think they've been showing up in searches for a little while now (a few weeks). That being said, I have seen a drop across the board for my subdomain rankings. It's been between 5-10 spots for most of my major terms. Donna, I think they’ve been showing up in searches for a little while now (a few weeks). That being said, I have seen a drop across the board for my subdomain rankings. It’s been between 5-10 spots for most of my major terms.

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