Entries from Search Engine Roundtable tagged with '302'

In August 2005, Matt Cutts, the head of search quality at Google, launched his blog at http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/. Notice, if you click on that URL, you are redirected to http://www.dullest.com/blog/. Why? Well, Matt explained that he was to switch things around,...

Posted on May 8, 2009 8:32 AM

WebmasterWorld administrator tedster urges each and every webmaster to ensure that their 404 custom error page actually returns an appropriate 404 error code. He explains that he sees more 200 response codes than ever, lately, because custom 404 pages are...

Posted on April 14, 2008 10:07 AM

A HighRankings Forums thread has one member reporting the "diary" of a 302 redirect. Here is the timeline so far: 12/19/07: 302 Re-direct implemented from www.oldsite.com to www.newsite.com 12/20/07: New site name (not url - so BRAND NAME rather than...

Posted on December 24, 2007 7:33 AM

In late 2004 and early 2005, page hijacks were a huge concern with Google. Back then, sites used a 302 redirect to take over a susceptible page within the search results. Marcia reports at Search Engine Watch Forums that the...

Posted on June 27, 2007 6:47 AM

Update From Matt Cutts of Google: It's definitely not related to the 302 on hotfroguk.co.uk though. See Matts full explanation below. A Search Engine Watch Forums thread has a thread about a site that appears to be hijacked within the...

Posted on March 27, 2007 6:59 AM