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February 23, 2009
Ask.com Implements Canonical URL Tag
A couple of weeks ago, Google, Yahoo and Microsoft announced their support for a new tag that helps sites with duplicate content issues. The tag helps web developers show which URL the search engines should prioritize.
Now, Ask.com is getting in on the new tag action.
If you're not familiar with the tag, here's an example, provided by Ask.com:
Basically, you'll want to place the tag on all the dup pages to point it to the original content.
Posted by Nathania Johnson on February 23, 2009 2:24 PM
Comments
Nick Stamoulis February 23, 2009 3:04 PM
I've been using canonical tags for the past year and have not noticed any significant changes in rank.
Rick January 23, 2010 12:51 PM
This will work great for search results. Having optimized URLs goes a long way.