How does Google index titles and descriptions?

I finally got google to index the pages listed in my sitemap, but the
titles and descriptions are from outer space! They are not using my
title and description tags. Why not? Where are they getting the titles
and descriptions they are using?

Dot

"dot" <seo (AT) visualtransformation (DOT) com> wrote:

I finally got google to index the pages listed in my sitemap, but the
titles and descriptions are from outer space! They are not using my
title and description tags. Why not? Where are they getting the titles
and descriptions they are using?

See: http://johnbokma.com/mexit/2006/07/15/

for one reason + fix

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__/ [ dot ] on Monday 21 August 2006 02:04 \__

I finally got google to index the pages listed in my sitemap, but the
titles and descriptions are from outer space! They are not using my
title and description tags. Why not? Where are they getting the titles
and descriptions they are using?

Dot

Title is obtained from the <title> in your page. Description is pulled from
<meta description> (can't recall the syntax). If these are not available,
there will be some guesswork. Can you give examples of what you are seeing?
There was recently a bug that had some on-page content appended to page
titles in one of my sites, but it seems to have been resolves. And I don't
use XML sitemaps, FWIW...

On 20 Aug 2006 18:04:56 -0700, "dot" <seo (AT) visualtransformation (DOT) com>
wrote:

I finally got google to index the pages listed in my sitemap, but the
titles and descriptions are from outer space! They are not using my
title and description tags. Why not? Where are they getting the titles
and descriptions they are using?

Dot

Is this on all pages or just the home page?
What did you use to make the site map? Specifically?
What's your url?

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http://www.kruse.co.uk/google-mountain.htm
http://www.kruse.co.uk/search-engine...n-firms-uk.htm

Title is obtained from the <title> in your page. Description is pulled
from
meta description> (can't recall the syntax). If these are not available,

They also use dmoz now. Whatever fits the query and page content best.
There is a meta tag to avoid dmoz.



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__/ [ dk_sz ] on Monday 21 August 2006 17:27 \__

Title is obtained from the <title> in your page. Description is pulled
from
meta description> (can't recall the syntax). If these are not available,

They also use dmoz now. Whatever fits the query and page content best.
There is a meta tag to avoid dmoz.

I noticed that John mentions this in his page and also acknowledges Tonnie.

http://johnbokma.com/mexit/2006/07/15/

I can vaguely remember that discussion. I never made it into DMOZ myself...

Best wishes,

Roy

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On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:53:50 +0100, Roy Schestowitz
<newsgroups (AT) schestowitz (DOT) com> wrote:

__/ [ dk_sz ] on Monday 21 August 2006 17:27 \__

Title is obtained from the <title> in your page. Description is pulled
from
meta description> (can't recall the syntax). If these are not available,

They also use dmoz now. Whatever fits the query and page content best.
There is a meta tag to avoid dmoz.

I noticed that John mentions this in his page and also acknowledges Tonnie.

http://johnbokma.com/mexit/2006/07/15/

I can vaguely remember that discussion. I never made it into DMOZ myself...

I'm trying to get out of date links out of it.

BB
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http://www.kruse.co.uk/affordable-we...n-services.htm
http://www.kruse.co.uk/google-mountain.htm
http://www.kruse.co.uk/search-engine...n-firms-uk.htm

__/ [ Big Bill ] on Monday 21 August 2006 20:16 \__

On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:53:50 +0100, Roy Schestowitz
newsgroups (AT) schestowitz (DOT) com> wrote:

__/ [ dk_sz ] on Monday 21 August 2006 17:27 \__

Title is obtained from the <title> in your page. Description is pulled
from
meta description> (can't recall the syntax). If these are not
available,

They also use dmoz now. Whatever fits the query and page content best.
There is a meta tag to avoid dmoz.

I noticed that John mentions this in his page and also acknowledges Tonnie.

http://johnbokma.com/mexit/2006/07/15/

I can vaguely remember that discussion. I never made it into DMOZ myself...

I'm trying to get out of date links out of it.

BB

Pass 'em over here, mate. *smile* It's not pr0nographic, is it?