Comments on: Is the Google Toolbar Spyware? http://www.sparkinternetmarketing.com/blog/is-the-google-toolbar-spyware/ Internet Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Pay Per Click Advertising Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:26:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: ckata http://www.sparkinternetmarketing.com/blog/is-the-google-toolbar-spyware/#comment-350 ckata Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:37:39 +0000 http://www.sparkinternetmarketing.com/blog/is-the-google-toolbar-spyware/#comment-350 You're welcome! You’re welcome!

]]> By: Kyle http://www.sparkinternetmarketing.com/blog/is-the-google-toolbar-spyware/#comment-349 Kyle Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:08:17 +0000 http://www.sparkinternetmarketing.com/blog/is-the-google-toolbar-spyware/#comment-349 I never thought of this before, but you made a good point. I will definitely uninstall my tool bar. If what you said is true, then the pr of websites and the search engine position, may be caused from different things than we had previously thought. Thanks, Kyle I never thought of this before, but you made a good point. I will definitely uninstall my tool bar. If what you said is true, then the pr of websites and the search engine position, may be caused from different things than we had previously thought.

Thanks,
Kyle

]]> By: ckata http://www.sparkinternetmarketing.com/blog/is-the-google-toolbar-spyware/#comment-325 ckata Sat, 10 Nov 2007 12:45:25 +0000 http://www.sparkinternetmarketing.com/blog/is-the-google-toolbar-spyware/#comment-325 Maybe they are not using it that way, but who knows! Maybe they are not using it that way, but who knows!

]]> By: accident prone http://www.sparkinternetmarketing.com/blog/is-the-google-toolbar-spyware/#comment-320 accident prone Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:39:26 +0000 http://www.sparkinternetmarketing.com/blog/is-the-google-toolbar-spyware/#comment-320 Interesting idea! I had never thought of that as being a way Google sees who is doing SEO or not but it's a valid point. I don't care about PageRank myself but I know other webmasters still do so I have to keep an eye on it. Great thoughts and suggestions ("the Google Fool Bar"), LOL! Interesting idea! I had never thought of that as being a way Google sees who is doing SEO or not but it’s a valid point. I don’t care about PageRank myself but I know other webmasters still do so I have to keep an eye on it. Great thoughts and suggestions (”the Google Fool Bar”), LOL!

]]> By: ckata http://www.sparkinternetmarketing.com/blog/is-the-google-toolbar-spyware/#comment-315 ckata Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:02:23 +0000 http://www.sparkinternetmarketing.com/blog/is-the-google-toolbar-spyware/#comment-315 The fear that I have is that there is a love-hate relationship between SEO's and the search engines. With data like this about me they can easily see where I am going and that I am an SEO. They can also figure out who my clients are what tools and services we use for our trade. If they wanted to they could use that information against us and our clients. The fear that I have is that there is a love-hate relationship between SEO’s and the search engines. With data like this about me they can easily see where I am going and that I am an SEO. They can also figure out who my clients are what tools and services we use for our trade. If they wanted to they could use that information against us and our clients.

]]> By: Ross - business interviews http://www.sparkinternetmarketing.com/blog/is-the-google-toolbar-spyware/#comment-313 Ross - business interviews Wed, 07 Nov 2007 07:43:25 +0000 http://www.sparkinternetmarketing.com/blog/is-the-google-toolbar-spyware/#comment-313 Of course they can see where you are going, but in return you get a useful toolbar. I think it is a fair trade. They will tell you though that you are a number, not a member - and that the data is anonymized. Of course they can see where you are going, but in return you get a useful toolbar. I think it is a fair trade. They will tell you though that you are a number, not a member - and that the data is anonymized.

]]> By: ckata http://www.sparkinternetmarketing.com/blog/is-the-google-toolbar-spyware/#comment-302 ckata Mon, 05 Nov 2007 02:10:39 +0000 http://www.sparkinternetmarketing.com/blog/is-the-google-toolbar-spyware/#comment-302 Having that kind of data is very, very, tempting! Given the recent rants about Gmail scanning mail on it's way out for SPAM I would not be surprised if they were looking into this data too! Having that kind of data is very, very, tempting! Given the recent rants about Gmail scanning mail on it’s way out for SPAM I would not be surprised if they were looking into this data too!

]]> By: drupal website design http://www.sparkinternetmarketing.com/blog/is-the-google-toolbar-spyware/#comment-299 drupal website design Mon, 05 Nov 2007 01:46:49 +0000 http://www.sparkinternetmarketing.com/blog/is-the-google-toolbar-spyware/#comment-299 It is a scary thought, but it would not surprise me. Google wants to know everything about anything, but I fear they do not know where to draw the privacy line. Hopefully this is not true, but I may just uninstall the plugin just in case. It is a scary thought, but it would not surprise me. Google wants to know everything about anything, but I fear they do not know where to draw the privacy line. Hopefully this is not true, but I may just uninstall the plugin just in case.

]]> By: Education Blogger http://www.sparkinternetmarketing.com/blog/is-the-google-toolbar-spyware/#comment-253 Education Blogger Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:18:19 +0000 http://www.sparkinternetmarketing.com/blog/is-the-google-toolbar-spyware/#comment-253 Interesting thoughts everyone. The bottom line is that people use the toolbar because so many other people care about PageRank or incorporate it into their decisions or evaluations of web pages. If there were (and there may well be in the future) fewer people who buy into PageRank / value PageRank, then fewer people would use the toolbar to begin with. It's pretty much a catch 22. Oh well. Interesting thoughts everyone. The bottom line is that people use the toolbar because so many other people care about PageRank or incorporate it into their decisions or evaluations of web pages. If there were (and there may well be in the future) fewer people who buy into PageRank / value PageRank, then fewer people would use the toolbar to begin with. It’s pretty much a catch 22. Oh well.

]]> By: ckata http://www.sparkinternetmarketing.com/blog/is-the-google-toolbar-spyware/#comment-250 ckata Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:11:11 +0000 http://www.sparkinternetmarketing.com/blog/is-the-google-toolbar-spyware/#comment-250 I agree to a certain degree. Dave N. also felt this way about Google Analytics, but he since has changed his opinion. I'm OK with the analytics bit, but not necessary the sites I visit in doing my work. I agree to a certain degree. Dave N. also felt this way about Google Analytics, but he since has changed his opinion.

I’m OK with the analytics bit, but not necessary the sites I visit in doing my work.

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