Comments on: Negotiating with the RSS content scrapers http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:30:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Article Database » Blog Archive » Why You Should Use Full Feeds http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/comment-page-1/#comment-349400 Article Database » Blog Archive » Why You Should Use Full Feeds Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:39:59 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/#comment-349400 [...] profitable may ultimately be debatable). Apart from that, Dan brings up an important issue, that of RSS content-scraping which may prevent some people from publishing full feeds, but then himself provides the solution: [...] [...] profitable may ultimately be debatable). Apart from that, Dan brings up an important issue, that of RSS content-scraping which may prevent some people from publishing full feeds, but then himself provides the solution: [...]

]]> By: Why You Should Use Full Feeds | Internet Marketing Blog http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/comment-page-1/#comment-182891 Why You Should Use Full Feeds | Internet Marketing Blog Mon, 23 Apr 2007 21:07:47 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/#comment-182891 [...] The main reason for wanting to get readers to click through to one’s content (by using partial feeds) would be to get more advertisement impressions, to which Rick responds by mentioning feed monetizing options (which one is more profitable may ultimately be debatable). Apart from that, Dan brings up an important issue, that of RSS content-scraping which may prevent some people from publishing full feeds, but then himself provides the solution: 1. Use internal linking. [...] [...] The main reason for wanting to get readers to click through to one’s content (by using partial feeds) would be to get more advertisement impressions, to which Rick responds by mentioning feed monetizing options (which one is more profitable may ultimately be debatable). Apart from that, Dan brings up an important issue, that of RSS content-scraping which may prevent some people from publishing full feeds, but then himself provides the solution: 1. Use internal linking. [...]

]]> By: The iGizmodo splogger rant at The Blog Herald http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/comment-page-1/#comment-177226 The iGizmodo splogger rant at The Blog Herald Wed, 28 Mar 2007 22:56:15 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/#comment-177226 [...] I’ve written about them in the past, but omitted to name them. Until now. [...] [...] I’ve written about them in the past, but omitted to name them. Until now. [...]

]]> By: Andy Merrett» Blog Archive » iGizmodo (The Gadget World) shamelessly steals other tech sites content http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/comment-page-1/#comment-165660 Andy Merrett» Blog Archive » iGizmodo (The Gadget World) shamelessly steals other tech sites content Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:22:04 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/#comment-165660 [...] I’ve already written about the nasty little sites that scrape complete content from legitimate web sites via their RSS feeds, so I won’t go into huge detail here. Suffice it to say that this particular breed of scrapers, who go by the name of “The Gadget World” but have registered ‘igizmodo.com’ as their domain name (hmm, sounds familiar), see nothing wrong in what they’re doing. They even dare to suggest that our much higher ranked site would benefit from being linked to by a splog. Yeah, I don’t think so. [...] [...] I’ve already written about the nasty little sites that scrape complete content from legitimate web sites via their RSS feeds, so I won’t go into huge detail here. Suffice it to say that this particular breed of scrapers, who go by the name of “The Gadget World” but have registered ‘igizmodo.com’ as their domain name (hmm, sounds familiar), see nothing wrong in what they’re doing. They even dare to suggest that our much higher ranked site would benefit from being linked to by a splog. Yeah, I don’t think so. [...]

]]> By: Socially Driven Today, 01-17-2006 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/comment-page-1/#comment-148646 Socially Driven Today, 01-17-2006 Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:01:49 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/#comment-148646 [...] 3. Andy Merrett on ‘Negotiating with the RSS content scrapers‘ [...] [...] 3. Andy Merrett on ‘Negotiating with the RSS content scrapers‘ [...]

]]> By: Deep Jive Interests » Recommended Reads for January 17, 2007 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/comment-page-1/#comment-148307 Deep Jive Interests » Recommended Reads for January 17, 2007 Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:33:53 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/#comment-148307 [...] Negotiating with the RSS content scrapers The topic comes up every 3-6 months in the blogosphere. Sploggers scrape content. Blogger gets enraged. I still don’t know of an easy way to solve this save for partial feeds. (tags: litigation content steal blogherald splog rss) [...] [...] Negotiating with the RSS content scrapers The topic comes up every 3-6 months in the blogosphere. Sploggers scrape content. Blogger gets enraged. I still don’t know of an easy way to solve this save for partial feeds. (tags: litigation content steal blogherald splog rss) [...]

]]> By: Andy Merrett http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/comment-page-1/#comment-148249 Andy Merrett Wed, 17 Jan 2007 13:09:29 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/#comment-148249 You're right Ajay. I'll look into it. The site in question is still taking content from our site. You’re right Ajay. I’ll look into it. The site in question is still taking content from our site.

]]> By: Ajay http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/comment-page-1/#comment-148206 Ajay Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:37:23 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/#comment-148206 @Duncan, Scoble got a link blog that republishes full posts? As in is it a scraper? @Duncan, Scoble got a link blog that republishes full posts? As in is it a scraper?

]]> By: Ajay http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/comment-page-1/#comment-148204 Ajay Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:35:45 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/#comment-148204 Andy, I use <a href="http://redalt.com/Resources/Plugins/AntiLeech" rel="nofollow">Antileech</a> for my WordPress feeds. I also use Angsuman's feed copyrighter to embed a copyright below my feeds. So in case my feed is scraped then the splog gets a blaring copyright notice, I get a linkback and so can easily trackback. And I suggest you directly report them to Adsense and the webhost with the DMCA note. He may take off your feed but there are other webmasters out there who will be suffering right now. We need to work together against splogs. Andy, I use Antileech for my WordPress feeds. I also use Angsuman’s feed copyrighter to embed a copyright below my feeds. So in case my feed is scraped then the splog gets a blaring copyright notice, I get a linkback and so can easily trackback.

And I suggest you directly report them to Adsense and the webhost with the DMCA note. He may take off your feed but there are other webmasters out there who will be suffering right now. We need to work together against splogs.

]]> By: Duncan http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/comment-page-1/#comment-148033 Duncan Wed, 17 Jan 2007 01:19:32 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/#comment-148033 I love their response: I'll take it down if you ask but if I keep it up you'll get more traffic. This is the *EXACT* same argument Robert Scoble is using with his link blog that republishes full posts. I love their response: I’ll take it down if you ask but if I keep it up you’ll get more traffic. This is the *EXACT* same argument Robert Scoble is using with his link blog that republishes full posts.

]]> By: Andy Merrett http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/comment-page-1/#comment-147810 Andy Merrett Tue, 16 Jan 2007 13:30:13 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/#comment-147810 It wasn't unfortunately - but a blog with a domain name remarkably similar to one of the BIG tech sites. It wasn’t unfortunately – but a blog with a domain name remarkably similar to one of the BIG tech sites.

]]> By: Markku Seguerra http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/comment-page-1/#comment-147731 Markku Seguerra Tue, 16 Jan 2007 10:25:26 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/#comment-147731 If it's blogger/blogspot, you can always use the "mark as spam" button, though I don't know how fast they address that. Sometimes, it really is a waste of time going through the process. Would you rather be writing new content than catching scrapers? I'm not sure myself. If it’s blogger/blogspot, you can always use the “mark as spam” button, though I don’t know how fast they address that. Sometimes, it really is a waste of time going through the process. Would you rather be writing new content than catching scrapers? I’m not sure myself.

]]> By: Andy Merrett http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/comment-page-1/#comment-147709 Andy Merrett Tue, 16 Jan 2007 09:28:12 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/#comment-147709 The 'original content' that this site talks of is rewriting articles from other tech sites - not a huge problem and does give attribution. However, ALL of the articles that are scraped from the site I write for are just pulled verbatim. Paranoid? Moi? I won't name and shame them... this time... The ‘original content’ that this site talks of is rewriting articles from other tech sites – not a huge problem and does give attribution. However, ALL of the articles that are scraped from the site I write for are just pulled verbatim.

Paranoid? Moi?

I won’t name and shame them… this time…

]]> By: Amit Agarwal http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/comment-page-1/#comment-147677 Amit Agarwal Tue, 16 Jan 2007 08:40:38 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/#comment-147677 Just send a very short email saying that if the content is not removed in the next 24 hours, you are contacting Adsense and their web host. You will meet with success in 99% of the cases. Just send a very short email saying that if the content is not removed in the next 24 hours, you are contacting Adsense and their web host.

You will meet with success in 99% of the cases.

]]> By: Darren http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/comment-page-1/#comment-147542 Darren Tue, 16 Jan 2007 02:15:11 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/#comment-147542 I feel your pain Andy - i find one of these every second day and am at a similar point of trying to work out whether it's worth my time dealing with it any more. My main problem with it previously was around duplicate content issues but Google recently came out with info on duplicate content that seemed to indicate that this wouldn't be too big of an issue in this situation - however for me its also more of an ethical thing - i put many hours of work into my content and to have it republished word for word without them making it more useful in any way and republishing every post I write just feels wrong to me. So I fight each one and hope that someone will find a way to stop it or at least automate how we track them down and stop it happening.... I feel your pain Andy – i find one of these every second day and am at a similar point of trying to work out whether it’s worth my time dealing with it any more.

My main problem with it previously was around duplicate content issues but Google recently came out with info on duplicate content that seemed to indicate that this wouldn’t be too big of an issue in this situation – however for me its also more of an ethical thing – i put many hours of work into my content and to have it republished word for word without them making it more useful in any way and republishing every post I write just feels wrong to me.

So I fight each one and hope that someone will find a way to stop it or at least automate how we track them down and stop it happening….

]]> By: alan herrell - the head lemur http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/comment-page-1/#comment-147503 alan herrell - the head lemur Tue, 16 Jan 2007 01:26:58 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/#comment-147503 As much time as necessary. Here is how I deal with it: http://www.google.com/search?q=john+bransford&btnG=%C2%BB&domains=theheadlemur.typepad.com&sitesearch=theheadlemur.typepad.com As much time as necessary.
Here is how I deal with it:
http://www.google.com/search?q=john+bransford&btnG=%C2%BB&domains=theheadlemur.typepad.com&sitesearch=theheadlemur.typepad.com

]]> By: Tony http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/comment-page-1/#comment-147489 Tony Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:49:20 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/#comment-147489 One of the biggest reason to publish only partial feeds is to get around this annoyance. Its a bit of a debate, but if you do, you'll guarantee that this won't happen -- at least to the extent that it does. Its funny how sploggers rationalize it by saying that it "sends" "traffic" to your blog -- which is patently ridiculous. Also, feel free to publish their name if you want ... its time we put a spotlight on sploggers, many of whom seem not to have an ethical bone in their bodies. Cheers Tony. One of the biggest reason to publish only partial feeds is to get around this annoyance. Its a bit of a debate, but if you do, you’ll guarantee that this won’t happen — at least to the extent that it does.

Its funny how sploggers rationalize it by saying that it “sends” “traffic” to your blog — which is patently ridiculous.

Also, feel free to publish their name if you want … its time we put a spotlight on sploggers, many of whom seem not to have an ethical bone in their bodies.

Cheers
Tony.

]]> By: Darnell Clayton http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/comment-page-1/#comment-147467 Darnell Clayton Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:12:44 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/#comment-147467 These type of people really tick me off! After discovering one site from [a certain domain] hosting blogs stealing my content, (which I had shut down) I discovered dozens more! You're right about one thing...fighting these types of blogs is time consuming and irritating as well. I have better things to do in life than to send "cease and desist" orders to spam infested blog host sites. These type of people really tick me off!

After discovering one site from [a certain domain] hosting blogs stealing my content, (which I had shut down) I discovered dozens more!

You’re right about one thing…fighting these types of blogs is time consuming and irritating as well.

I have better things to do in life than to send “cease and desist” orders to spam infested blog host sites.

]]> By: Rhys http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/comment-page-1/#comment-147466 Rhys Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:10:03 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/negotiating-with-the-rss-content-scrapers/#comment-147466 Why don't you just add a signature to the bottom of each post with your name and URL. That way you get the credit and, maybe, a little traffic. Why don’t you just add a signature to the bottom of each post with your name and URL. That way you get the credit and, maybe, a little traffic.

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