Monday, August 08, 2011
Everyone on the web knows how frustrating it is to perform a search and find websites gaming the
search results. These websites can be considered webspam – sites that violate Google’s Webmaster
Guidelines and try to trick Google into ranking them highly. Here at Google, we work hard to keep
these sites out of your search results, but if you still see them, you can notify us by using our
webspam report form. We’ve just rolled out a new, improved
webspam report form, so it’s now easier
than ever to help us maintain the quality of our search results. Let’s take a look at some of our
new form’s features:
Option to report various search issues
There are many search results, such as sites with malware and phishing, that are not necessarily
webspam but still degrade the search experience. We’ve noticed that our users sometimes report
these other issues using our webspam report form, causing a delay between when a user reports the
issue and when the appropriate team at Google handles it. The new form’s
interstitial page
allows you to report these other search issues directly to the correct teams so that they can
address your concerns in a timely manner.
Simplified form with informative links
To improve the readability of
the form, we’ve made the text more
concise, and we’ve integrated helpful links into the form’s instructions. Now, the ability to
look up our
Webmaster Guidelines, get
advice on
writing actionable form comments,
and
block sites from your personalized search results
is just one click away.
Thank you page with personalization options
Some of our most valuable information comes from our users, and we appreciate the webspam
reports you submit to us. The thank you page explains what happens once we’ve received your
webspam report. If you want to report more webspam, there’s a link back to the form page and
instructions on how to report webspam more efficiently with the
Chrome Webspam Report Extension.
We also provide information on how you can immediately block the site you’ve reported from your
personalized search results, for example, by
managing blocked sites
in your Google Account.
At Google, we strive to provide the highest quality, most relevant search results, so we take your
webspam reports very seriously. We hope our new form makes the experience of reporting webspam as
painless as possible (and if it doesn’t, let us know in the comments).
Cómo lo aplicamos
We archive Search Central announcements because client questions often trace back to a change that was announced years ago. Reading the original is faster than reconstructing it from second-hand summaries.
Servicios relacionados