Strange Google Listing

Hi All,

Heres one for you.. One of my sites has been indexed by Google but
when i search for the site name the information displayed back is not
from the actual page (or an older version of the page). See for
yourself: http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=i-logic&meta= the
website I am taking about is i-logic.co.uk

Dos anyone know where Google will have retreived this text from ?

Thanks,
Tom

tom_burrow (AT) umbro (DOT) co.uk wrote:

Hi All,

Heres one for you.. One of my sites has been indexed by Google but
when i search for the site name the information displayed back is not
from the actual page (or an older version of the page). See for
yourself: http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=i-logic&meta= the
website I am taking about is i-logic.co.uk

Dos anyone know where Google will have retreived this text from ?

DMOZ http://search.dmoz.org/cgi-bin/searc...=i-logic.co.uk

--
Fred
http://www.rezultz-web-site-promotion.com/
search engine optimization ethics and basics

On 1 Jun 2006 06:52:48 -0700, tom_burrow (AT) umbro (DOT) co.uk wrote:

Hi All,

Heres one for you.. One of my sites has been indexed by Google but
when i search for the site name the information displayed back is not
from the actual page (or an older version of the page). See for
yourself: http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=i-logic&meta= the
website I am taking about is i-logic.co.uk

Dos anyone know where Google will have retreived this text from ?

DMOZ if you're in it.

BB
--

http://www.kruse.co.uk/seo-competition.htm
http://www.here-be-posters.co.uk/lin...an-posters.htm
http://www.crystal-liaison.com/angel...-me/index.html

Big Bill wrote:

On 1 Jun 2006 06:52:48 -0700, tom_burrow (AT) umbro (DOT) co.uk wrote:

Hi All,

Heres one for you.. One of my sites has been indexed by Google but
when i search for the site name the information displayed back is not
from the actual page (or an older version of the page). See for
yourself: http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=i-logic&meta= the
website I am taking about is i-logic.co.uk

Dos anyone know where Google will have retreived this text from ?

DMOZ if you're in it.

What's the rationale for showing the DMOZ information instead of an
excerpt from the page?

Harlan Messinger wrote:

Big Bill wrote:
On 1 Jun 2006 06:52:48 -0700, tom_burrow (AT) umbro (DOT) co.uk wrote:

Hi All,

Heres one for you.. One of my sites has been indexed by Google but
when i search for the site name the information displayed back is not
from the actual page (or an older version of the page). See for
yourself: http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=i-logic&meta= the
website I am taking about is i-logic.co.uk

Dos anyone know where Google will have retreived this text from ?

DMOZ if you're in it.

What's the rationale for showing the DMOZ information instead of an
excerpt from the page?

Sorry for cutting you off with your answer BB. I didn't know anybody
was still awake on the other side of the big lake.

If I may state an opinion regarding the OP's follow-up question, I
would be much obliged.

Google is seeking the most credible way to describe the web site. It
wants to show something that has authenticity. It trusts the DMOZ
description and uses it rather than the suggested description in META
tags or snippets created from the web page's content.

--
Fred
http://www.rezultz-web-site-promotion.com/
search engine optimization ethics and basics

canadafred wrote:

Harlan Messinger wrote:
Big Bill wrote:
On 1 Jun 2006 06:52:48 -0700, tom_burrow (AT) umbro (DOT) co.uk wrote:

Hi All,

Heres one for you.. One of my sites has been indexed by Google but
when i search for the site name the information displayed back is not
from the actual page (or an older version of the page). See for
yourself: http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=i-logic&meta= the
website I am taking about is i-logic.co.uk

Dos anyone know where Google will have retreived this text from ?
DMOZ if you're in it.
What's the rationale for showing the DMOZ information instead of an
excerpt from the page?

Sorry for cutting you off with your answer BB. I didn't know anybody
was still awake on the other side of the big lake.

If I may state an opinion regarding the OP's follow-up question, I
would be much obliged.

Google is seeking the most credible way to describe the web site. It
wants to show something that has authenticity. It trusts the DMOZ
description and uses it rather than the suggested description in META
tags or snippets created from the web page's content.

I had always thought, and considered it to be most useful, that the text
would be an excerpt that included one or more of the search terms so
that I could tell without visiting the page in what context my terms
appeared. That's more useful to me as a searcher than knowing the
general gist of what the page is about.

On Thu, 01 Jun 2006 13:35:07 -0400, Harlan Messinger
<hmessinger.removethis (AT) comcast (DOT) net> wrote:

Big Bill wrote:
On 1 Jun 2006 06:52:48 -0700, tom_burrow (AT) umbro (DOT) co.uk wrote:

Hi All,

Heres one for you.. One of my sites has been indexed by Google but
when i search for the site name the information displayed back is not
from the actual page (or an older version of the page). See for
yourself: http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=i-logic&meta= the
website I am taking about is i-logic.co.uk

Dos anyone know where Google will have retreived this text from ?

DMOZ if you're in it.

What's the rationale for showing the DMOZ information instead of an
excerpt from the page?

They trust humans more than algos.

BB
--

http://www.kruse.co.uk/seo-competition.htm
http://www.here-be-posters.co.uk/lin...an-posters.htm
http://www.crystal-liaison.com/angel...-me/index.html

On Thu, 01 Jun 2006 22:01:19 +0200, Harlan Messinger
<hmessinger.removethis (AT) comcast (DOT) net> wrote:

Google is seeking the most credible way to describe the web site. It
wants to show something that has authenticity. It trusts the DMOZ
description and uses it rather than the suggested description in META
tags or snippets created from the web page's content.

I had always thought, and considered it to be most useful, that the text
would be an excerpt that included one or more of the search terms so
that I could tell without visiting the page in what context my terms
appeared. That's more useful to me as a searcher than knowing the
general gist of what the page is about.

DMOZ description is used only for the main page, all others snippets are
(usually) created as you suggest.

Best,
Borek
--
http://www.chembuddy.com
http://www.ph-meter.info/pH-Nernst-equation
http://www.terapia-kregoslupa.waw.pl

Borek wrote:

On Thu, 01 Jun 2006 22:01:19 +0200, Harlan Messinger
hmessinger.removethis (AT) comcast (DOT) net> wrote:

Google is seeking the most credible way to describe the web site. It
wants to show something that has authenticity. It trusts the DMOZ
description and uses it rather than the suggested description in META
tags or snippets created from the web page's content.

I had always thought, and considered it to be most useful, that the text
would be an excerpt that included one or more of the search terms so
that I could tell without visiting the page in what context my terms
appeared. That's more useful to me as a searcher than knowing the
general gist of what the page is about.

DMOZ description is used only for the main page, all others snippets are
(usually) created as you suggest.

Best,
Borek
--
http://www.chembuddy.com
http://www.ph-meter.info/pH-Nernst-equation
http://www.terapia-kregoslupa.waw.pl

Thanks for your responses that is very useful and I guess that it makes
sense.. My next question then is how do you change the dmoz listing?

tom_burrow (AT) umbro (DOT) co.uk wrote:

Borek wrote:
On Thu, 01 Jun 2006 22:01:19 +0200, Harlan Messinger
hmessinger.removethis (AT) comcast (DOT) net> wrote:

Google is seeking the most credible way to describe the web site. It
wants to show something that has authenticity. It trusts the DMOZ
description and uses it rather than the suggested description in META
tags or snippets created from the web page's content.

I had always thought, and considered it to be most useful, that the text
would be an excerpt that included one or more of the search terms so
that I could tell without visiting the page in what context my terms
appeared. That's more useful to me as a searcher than knowing the
general gist of what the page is about.

DMOZ description is used only for the main page, all others snippets are
(usually) created as you suggest.

Best,
Borek
--
http://www.chembuddy.com
http://www.ph-meter.info/pH-Nernst-equation
http://www.terapia-kregoslupa.waw.pl

Thanks for your responses that is very useful and I guess that it makes
sense.. My next question then is how do you change the dmoz listing?

I figured that out.. Another question then.. How much bearing does
the DMOZ listing have on the sctual serch engine ranking?