Does anyone else expect to see a surge in YA spam / self promotion in the next weeks? - Printable Version +- Twitist Forums (http://twitist.com) +-- Forum: General Social Media & Marketing Forums (/forum-8.html) +--- Forum: General Social Media questions (/forum-9.html) +--- Thread: Does anyone else expect to see a surge in YA spam / self promotion in the next weeks? (/thread-47197.html) |
Does anyone else expect to see a surge in YA spam / self promotion in the next weeks? - strayinma - 11-27-2012 06:54 AM I really like my peers here in Advertising and marketing. And, like most, I really get annoyed with the "check out my site" spam that is rampant in this category. I thought this was the worst form of abuse. But.... after attending SES San Jose this week where there was a lot of talk of creating links from social networking sites and centralized communities, I have a new concern. Yes, there's a question here. Just wondering if anyone besides me (from the show or not) expects to see an influx of new enthusiastic blanket posters in the SEO / SEM space that will only be posting the same 10 scrolling pages of a boilerplate answer that cover all aspects of every web topic imaginable) only to have the resource point back to their own site/blog/shop. Does this really add any value? Obviously there's a little link love as a result. But, the contribution is spammy -- will that be reflected in the link quality that these posters are trying to receive? - pleeker - 11-27-2012 07:02 AM The links are no-followed, so there's no link juice being passed. And no, I don't expect the spam/garbage problem on Yahoo Answers to get any worse simply due to the sessions at SES this week. I didn't attend any of the SMO sessions this time, but I know the speakers and can't imagine any of them suggesting social media spamming as an effective tactic. I often refer to YA as an effective marketing tool for businesses or individuals whose expertise is the primary selling point, but I'd never suggest anything but becoming a valued resource here (and on other sites). |