Comments on: When the Ban Hammer Comes Down on StumbleUpon http://sem-group.net/search-engine-optimization-blog/when-the-ban-hammer-comes-down-on-stumbleupon/ Search Engine Optimization, pay per click campagin management, web development and social media optimization. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:48:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Gerald Weber http://sem-group.net/search-engine-optimization-blog/when-the-ban-hammer-comes-down-on-stumbleupon/comment-page-1/#comment-2116 Gerald Weber Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:02:46 +0000 http://sem-group.net/?p=86#comment-2116 I have even seen StumbleUpon <a href="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/01/problogger-is-banned-from-stumbleupon/" rel="nofollow">ban Problogger</a> once but then later ended up lifting the ban. I'm sure their intention is to prevent spam but not sure what methods they use to determine if something is spam or not spam. I have even seen StumbleUpon ban Problogger once but then later ended up lifting the ban. I’m sure their intention is to prevent spam but not sure what methods they use to determine if something is spam or not spam.

]]> By: Gerald Weber http://sem-group.net/search-engine-optimization-blog/when-the-ban-hammer-comes-down-on-stumbleupon/comment-page-1/#comment-2115 Gerald Weber Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:52:23 +0000 http://sem-group.net/?p=86#comment-2115 Your correct the Stumble algo looks for variety and uniqueness of stumbles. Also if they feel that you are using stumble for promotion they would rather use their paid service like you said. Your correct the Stumble algo looks for variety and uniqueness of stumbles. Also if they feel that you are using stumble for promotion they would rather use their paid service like you said.

]]> By: Gerald Weber http://sem-group.net/search-engine-optimization-blog/when-the-ban-hammer-comes-down-on-stumbleupon/comment-page-1/#comment-2114 Gerald Weber Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:45:46 +0000 http://sem-group.net/?p=86#comment-2114 I'm glad you found this post useful. It would be a great thing, if StumbleUpon had some kind of a guide for newbies. Here is another post that covers some other aspects of Stumble that you might find useful. <a href="http://sem-group.net/search-engine-optimization-blog/stumbleupon-essential-basics-a-beginners-guide/" rel="nofollow">StumbleUpon Essential Basics, A Beginners Guide</a> I hope you find that useful. Also keep in mind it's not against terms of service to stumble your own domain but it's best not to over do it. Also thanks for stopping by and commenting. Hope to see you around here more in the future. :-) I’m glad you found this post useful. It would be a great thing, if StumbleUpon had some kind of a guide for newbies. Here is another post that covers some other aspects of Stumble that you might find useful. StumbleUpon Essential Basics, A Beginners Guide

I hope you find that useful. Also keep in mind it’s not against terms of service to stumble your own domain but it’s best not to over do it.

Also thanks for stopping by and commenting. Hope to see you around here more in the future. :-)

]]> By: Gail from GrowMap http://sem-group.net/search-engine-optimization-blog/when-the-ban-hammer-comes-down-on-stumbleupon/comment-page-1/#comment-2113 Gail from GrowMap Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:40:38 +0000 http://sem-group.net/?p=86#comment-2113 I have seen several sites with excellent content that are obviously banned including BlueHatSEO. When I try to review them I get this message: "This Web site is not available for StumbleUpon members to rate or review From time to time, we may remove sites from our database for a variety of reasons. If you have a question about why this specific web page is unavailable, please contact our Community Support team, and we'll do our best to get back to you quickly." .-= Gail from GrowMap´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.growmap.com/retweet-apps/" rel="nofollow">Better Twitter Retweets From Favorite Twitter Apps</a> =-. I have seen several sites with excellent content that are obviously banned including BlueHatSEO. When I try to review them I get this message:

“This Web site is not available for StumbleUpon members to rate or review

From time to time, we may remove sites from our database for a variety of reasons. If you have a question about why this specific web page is unavailable, please contact our Community Support team, and we’ll do our best to get back to you quickly.”
Gail from GrowMap´s last blog ..Better Twitter Retweets From Favorite Twitter Apps My ComLuv Profile

]]> By: Gail from GrowMap http://sem-group.net/search-engine-optimization-blog/when-the-ban-hammer-comes-down-on-stumbleupon/comment-page-1/#comment-2112 Gail from GrowMap Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:04:57 +0000 http://sem-group.net/?p=86#comment-2112 I check back to see if StumbleUpon has corrected categories I have reported and often find they have not. I received this Tweet from them that may help: @StumbleUponHelp @GrowMap Blurb Links We can correct a mis-categorized site, if you send us a request to http://www.stumbleupon.com/feedback/, and include the URL. I just tried doing both that and the regular reporting again for ShopWiki (a shopping portal that they have in golf) so we'll see how that goes. I got it corrected to shopping once last year and a few days ago it was golf again. If anyone has the ear of StumbleUpon please pass along my post that I linked to in the normal URL field (not CommentLuv) in this comment. SU could be the most awesome Social Networking site ever and rival AdWords as a way to benefit small businesses while making SU even better for their users. I explain what I mean in that post. .-= Gail from GrowMap´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.growmap.com/tracking-serps/" rel="nofollow">Search Engine Positions: Easy Free Ways to Track</a> =-. I check back to see if StumbleUpon has corrected categories I have reported and often find they have not. I received this Tweet from them that may help:

@StumbleUponHelp @GrowMap Blurb Links We can correct a mis-categorized site, if you send us a request to http://www.stumbleupon.com/feedback/, and include the URL.

I just tried doing both that and the regular reporting again for ShopWiki (a shopping portal that they have in golf) so we’ll see how that goes. I got it corrected to shopping once last year and a few days ago it was golf again.

If anyone has the ear of StumbleUpon please pass along my post that I linked to in the normal URL field (not CommentLuv) in this comment. SU could be the most awesome Social Networking site ever and rival AdWords as a way to benefit small businesses while making SU even better for their users. I explain what I mean in that post.
Gail from GrowMap´s last blog ..Search Engine Positions: Easy Free Ways to Track My ComLuv Profile

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