mobidick said:
Wouldn't it be a cinch for Google to find all parked domains - just by their hosting server, or dns? If they want to categorically delist parked domains, would they bother checking which ones had content, and then trying to judge how worthy the content was to keep in the index?
Actually, that's exactly what they do ...by Google's own admission. It is all very significantly affected by the "company you keep" (server wise). Remember their mantra: "relevant Results!" Given all the policing they do, anything less would be logistically impractical.
Once Google identifies a "preponderance of evidence" associated with a specific server scheme, they've been known to take down the whole damn thing with the flick of a switch (which also explains why mainstream hosting companies are so militant about even the appearance of spam by their customers, etc.).
It's just simple, "...Guilt by Association."
There are many documented cases of entire customer-bases on shared servers being taken down in such sweeps -- which, clearly, is exactly what has transpired in the case of Whypark. Rightfully or wrongfully, their servers are now "politically incorrect" -- no, make that, "Persona Non Grata" -- in the eyes of the almighty Google... and now EVERYONE -- no matter how robust or original their content -- is paying a very, very hefty price for it.
mobidick said:
Wouldn't it be a cinch for Google to find all parked domains - just by their hosting server, or dns? If they want to categorically delist parked domains, would they bother checking which ones had content, and then trying to judge how worthy the content was to keep in the index?
Oh, I hasten to add, to my knowledge they
don't generally go after parking companies that have formal feed arrangements in place.
Remember, the big difference here is/was that Whypark had no such arrangements in place ...in fact, their whole pitch was predicated on the notion that you "bring your own Adsense Code" and keep 100% of the revenue. Clearly, Whypark's model (and servers) are distinctly removed from any direct or formal association with Google advertising... hence the all-encompassing "draconian" play they made on Whypark ...it's like, "shoot first and ask questions later!"