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12:20:2002 Entry: "Ann : The Google Award"

The Google Award

Do you have something on your website that comes up as #1 on Google? I'm not talking about something that is relevant to your site, for example, if someone had a site dedicated to Old Mac Plus Macintosh Computers and their site came up #1 on a search of the same words, that's not the same thing as if their site came up as #1 on a search for Fashion Styles for Plus Size Old Women, beating out actual stores that really do sell clothes for large, elderly females. The latter is the Google Award, an unintentional benefit from your site's words that promote your site in a way it wasn't intended.

Ornamental Illness won the Google Award for "David Sedaris Stadium Pal" for its entry Better Living Through Pee Bags. I beat out NPR.org, thislife.org, online magazines like Salon that feature his writing, plus other journals, online booksellers, etc.

The Google Award is something you can only give yourself from analyzing your web site referrals.

I'm proud of my award. I'd like to thank all the little peebags...

5 Comments

Well, congratulations! ;o)

Posted by Nico @ 08:07:2002:09:01 AM CST

If you can't give yourself an award, who can you give an award to...

Congratulations!

Posted by Suzanne @ 08:07:2002:07:49 PM CST

Thank you!

Posted by Ann @ 08:08:2002:02:30 PM CST

I don't mean to rain on your parade.. but it's a fault in Google's algorithm.. causing blogs to be listed higher based on their daily updates and recriprocal links. But saying that.. the day I pass LeAnn Rhimes and become #1 on Google when searching for Leann.. I'll be thrilled. (silly self important sensations!)

Posted by Leann @ 08:09:2002:05:37 PM CST

OK, everyone, visit LeAnn Rhimes' page here!

(just trying to help you out, Leann!)

Posted by Ann @ 08:09:2002:05:47 PM CST

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