Silly Me, But What Is User Google

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Silly Me, But What Is User Google, It's got me bamboozled

Sharron View Member Profile	Feb 16 2008, 07:29 PM Post #1
Fresh Squeezed Posts: 31 Joined: 13-February 08 From: Texas, USA - North Central Texas	Topic titles says it all really. I keep seeing user Google online but the user name is not underlined. I see it in lastest click etc. Is it a user name that was instituted just so someone could not choose it or is it a real live person somewhere? -------------------- I think I'm going to like this place.

karinne View Member Profile	Feb 16 2008, 07:29 PM Post #2
Co-Founder Posts: 3,107 Joined: 13-February 08 From: my little igloo up north	It's the google robot -------------------- a web design portfolio \| web non-sense - REDESIGNED! I'm also on: del.icio.us \| flickr \| virb \| facebook \| twitter The Web Squeeze is also on: twitter \| virb \| facebook \| stumbleupon

Sharron View Member Profile	Feb 16 2008, 07:37 PM Post #3
Fresh Squeezed Posts: 31 Joined: 13-February 08 From: Texas, USA - North Central Texas	QUOTE (karinne @ Feb 16 2008, 06:29 PM) It's the google robot Really? And it's emailing topic as we speak? Didn't know Lady Google could do that. And how do you know, is it their image bot or post nosy bot? -------------------- I think I'm going to like this place.

Ross View Member Profile	Feb 16 2008, 07:48 PM Post #4
Rapid Squeezer Posts: 155 Joined: 14-February 08 From: The t'interweb	The reason it is showing up as emailing a topic because Google is not restricted from accessing that link in the robots.txt. If Google doesn't get told it can't follow a url by the robots.txt it just follows it. -------------------- Sound Unsound : Mashup Forum : Podcast Forum : Remixes Forum Sound Unsound Media

Sharron View Member Profile	Feb 16 2008, 08:22 PM Post #5
Fresh Squeezed Posts: 31 Joined: 13-February 08 From: Texas, USA - North Central Texas	Thanks for the explanation! -------------------- I think I'm going to like this place.

Jacob View Member Profile	Feb 17 2008, 12:54 AM Post #6
Co-Founder Posts: 2,664 Joined: 13-February 08 From: On the forum!	The reason you see him in the members area is because he is a user on the website, and instead of showing up as a guest we have put in a conditional statement which gives Google a name! CODE googlebot=Google slurp@inktomi=Hot Bot ask jeeves=Ask Jeeves lycos=Lycos whatuseek=What You Seek ia_archiver=Archive.org -------------------- Thanks, Jacob

Sharron View Member Profile	Feb 17 2008, 10:17 AM Post #7
Fresh Squeezed Posts: 31 Joined: 13-February 08 From: Texas, USA - North Central Texas	QUOTE (Jacob @ Feb 16 2008, 11:54 PM) The reason you see him in the members area is because he is a user on the website, and instead of showing up as a guest we have put in a conditional statement which gives Google a name! CODE googlebot=Google slurp@inktomi=Hot Bot ask jeeves=Ask Jeeves lycos=Lycos whatuseek=What You Seek ia_archiver=Archive.org Him? Google Bot is a woman! lol or Lady Google to be exact, she paid us a visit a while back here. -------------------- I think I'm going to like this place.

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