META NAME="revisit-after"....

Can anyone tell me weither this metatag is usefull? Does it really work?:

<META NAME="revisit-after" CONTENT="7 days">

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C o n k wrote:

Can anyone tell me weither this metatag is usefull? Does it really
work?:

META NAME="revisit-after" CONTENT="7 days"

work in what way?

if you set up an automated system to check by your site and set it to follow
the suggestions then yes it will work.

if you mean does google (et al) use the data, no.

might be worth doing a test sometime to see if any Search engines will
follow the suggestions if the data is an unusually large number e.g 180 days

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C o n k:

Can anyone tell me weither this metatag is usefull? Does it really work?:

META NAME="revisit-after" CONTENT="7 days"

From "Search Engine Visibility" by Shari Thurow
(http://safari.oreilly.com/0735712565):

"
<meta name="revisit-after" content="14 days">
According to the instructions in this meta tag, the search engine spiders
are instructed to revisit this particular web page every 14 days. I like
to use this particular meta tag to quiz potential search engine marketers
to see how knowledgeable they really are. I know that this particular meta
tag is useless.

No one can tell a search engine spider what to do. You cannot tell a
search engine to revisit your site every 14 of days. You cannot tell a
search engine the language in which to index your site. In fact, on their
submission forms, search engines do not even guarantee that your web pages
will be listed. So don't use this tag. It is useless."

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meta name="revisit-after" content="14 days"
According to the instructions in this meta tag, the search engine spiders
are instructed to revisit this particular web page every 14 days. I like
to use this particular meta tag to quiz potential search engine marketers
to see how knowledgeable they really are. I know that this particular meta
tag is useless.

That's what I suspected, but still I kept my hopes up high. ;-)
Thank you for your answer.


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On Fri, 3 Oct 2003 12:50:35 +0200, "C o n k" <nieuwslezer (AT) conk (DOT) nl>
wrote:

Can anyone tell me weither this metatag is usefull? Does it really work?:

META NAME="revisit-after" CONTENT="7 days"

I'd say it was of no use at all. I can't see that an engine's spider
is going to obey your individual wishes. They have their own agenda.

BB
MFW Britpack www.extreme-positioning.co.uk
There is only one war, and it's not the rich against the poor,
the blacks against the whites, the Federation against the Borg,
or the Democrats versus the Republicans. It's those of us who
aren't complete idiots against those of us who are.

On Fri, 3 Oct 2003 12:50:35 +0200, "C o n k" <nieuwslezer (AT) conk (DOT) nl>
wrote:

Can anyone tell me weither this metatag is usefull? Does it really work?:

META NAME="revisit-after" CONTENT="7 days"

It sucks. It blows chunks. It wastes space. Like, the search engine
spiders are really going to do what "you" tell them to? Duh!

BB