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Generally the zombies just talk to one another

Results are definitely less relevant now.

Is it possible that Google is punishing over optimization? Yes... however sites that seem as optimized as sites that dropped are still ranked well.
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The toolbar has been weird for months now -- this most recent update didn't help anything.

I'm going to my Parents for the next two days incase anyon emisses me.

It could yes.

I haven't put any adsense ads on the main site yet.

About 5k page views a day.

No

I've seen a program before that was supposed to automate most of the php/mysql site creating process but it never made it out of beta.

Yes... it is just that they are similar.

Ya I'm not trying to compete with anyone.

Its not the same server. Rackspace changes a huge amount more for bandwidth.

Really -- with rackspace most of your monthly fee goes for support, with rackshack it goes for bandwidth. If you...

So use php to write a cookie indicating the site the person first visits.

Then on every page view compare the current site with whatever is in the user's cookie and you'll know if he just jumped...

Can't you just point to different streams based on what speed the person selects?

You need to tell Google to display all links, even if their similar. There is a link at the bottom of your search results to display "all results."

There are ways to do this with IIS but you generally need admin access to the server or you need them to install special software on the server to make it happen.

And unfortunately I believe...

It depends entirely on how your stat program works and what kind of technologies you're using on your site (php, javascript, just straight html).
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You simply block a folder that contains a redirect script with robots.txt

The problem I see with that patent is that it deals with ranking sites more than pages and pages are what come up in search results, not sites.

A patent does not equal implementation. People have been bringing that patent up to explain things for a long time, long before this most recent update.

Besides, there are some glaring problems...

Traffic is picking up nicely too. I might put some ads (adsense) up soon.

Actually you'd be suprised at how many uniques a Yahoo directory listing can get you per day.

It is

My first website was back in 1993. I was 13 or 14 and I would go online and download dirty pictures and chat. I made a website, just a stupid personal website, with some writings and some dirty...