Comments on: Linking Abuse Or Linking Awareness

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:34:56 +0000

I’ve just finished reading over all of your comments and they are quite impressive. Certainly gives a better look into what the world of editing and journalism looks like. After reading through the article it seems that a link would have been warranted in this situation but not required.

By: Faina , Princeton NJ

Faina , Princeton NJ — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:45:04 +0000

I read all the comments to get to the point of view of the editors. Their practice is similar to the one used by US on line press. If it’s something related to a lot of information on the topic (for example, S&P Case-Shiller index) WSJ would link to the relevant S&P site. Otherwise, their blog links to their articles on the subject. In their view, giving attribution in print does not take the person away from the page, on the Internet -it does. Respected bloggers(non-press)would always give the attribution with a link.

By: Paid Content - A Dying Business Model? | Andy Beard - Niche Marketing

Paid Content - A Dying Business Model? | Andy Beard - Niche Marketing — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:06:42 +0000

[...] might also remember my run-in with The Guardian where I was a major source for an article, but didn't receive a link. The author and editor of [...]

By: Flimjo.com

Flimjo.com — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:02:45 +0000

Yes, after reading these comments (great post by the way), I think some things might have been misunderstood. I think that Charles provides some useful information about how they use links and when they use them.

By: Flimjo.com

Flimjo.com — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:59:46 +0000

First time I come across this post. I think they should CERTAINLY have linked to Andy. He was a major source of information for the article. He deserves the credit and, thus, the link.

By: Doug Heil, white hat seo troll

Doug Heil, white hat seo troll — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:55:26 +0000

[...] Heil the Don Quixote of search. Forever ranting about whats not ethical in search optimization. He also happens to be a SEO professional providing services via his site [...]

By: The BlogCatalog Blog » Blog Archive » Bloggers Unite & Make a Difference

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 01:45:11 +0000

[...] All of us here at BlogCatalog are pretty proud of our members who posted against abuse today. Every story is special. Every one unique. Many are timeless. All of them touch our lives in ways that are big and small. (http://andybeard.eu/2007/09/linking-abuse-or-linking-awareness.html). [...]

By: Timothy Lim, Singapore Chiropractic

Timothy Lim, Singapore Chiropractic — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:32:06 +0000

I don’t there’s a difference about stealing information regardless online or offline. But to make a quick buck and more people will find means to take whether by whitehat, blackhat or even greyhat.

By: Why are so many online news writers so deep into the dark abyss when it comes to link netiquette

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 06:42:15 +0000

[...] Here is what I suggest, since we are no longer allowed to take these people out behind the barn to tar and feather. We must write up a packet teaching them the effect they would have on their sites if we were all to link to their posts. Outline how they need to know who these people are that they reference and what sites they write for and link to them. Also how to determine if the site is a bad neighborhood to avoid linking. An example Andy Beard offers in his post Linking Abuse Or Linking Awareness. [...]

By: If You Don’t Ask For A Link You Won’t Get One - Get Your Staff Engaged In Link Building

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 13:35:37 +0000

[...] you have to ask for the link, even if you think you’re going to get one any way. Don’t assume that you’ll get [...]