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google [ bot] ?? whats that ?

Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 8:03 pm
by mcevoyi
hi all

seen this alot... #

google [ bot ]

what the heck is that >??? is it some sort of trojen horse trying to knacker our site >>>

any one explain please ??

iain

Re: google [ bot] ?? whats that ?

Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 8:07 pm
by Woz
It's google spying on use.

Re: google [ bot] ?? whats that ?

Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 8:09 pm
by Ex_Pat_Tanker
google (and other search engines) have bot programs that catalogue the contents of a web page so that it can be searched on later. They have always been here, just now this new forum software recognises them and shows them as a user and not a guest

Re: google [ bot] ?? whats that ?

Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 8:13 pm
by mcevoyi
ahh

now that interesting

it may explain why some pics take from the old site or pre this better new site have been published in an italian MM mag

with out my permission ????

Re: google [ bot] ?? whats that ?

Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 8:50 pm
by Ex_Pat_Tanker
a google image search might have turned it up if you named your pictures, or the post it was in had the keywords the person was searching for.

Re: google [ bot] ?? whats that ?

Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 11:10 pm
by hatakashi
mcevoyi wrote:ahh

now that interesting

it may explain why some pics take from the old site or pre this better new site have been published in an italian MM mag

with out my permission ????
I know ur feeling mate, I constantly see my KT's photos on numerous websites, forums, blogs and even online bidding sites....

Re: google [ bot] ?? whats that ?

Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 11:13 pm
by Ex_Pat_Tanker
If you guys are bothered by image theft, then I would suggest that you add the forum URL across the picture in a place where it can't be cropped off - check the mmodell.de site for examples ;)

Re: google [ bot] ?? whats that ?

Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 11:46 pm
by Matdragon
yes google bots liek other search engines go through every accessible page on a website, taking down key words and expressions from each page so that if somebody google searches it, then it will match the keyword tp the searchss, and display the results ;)

cheers,

Matt