Google Spidering Encoded HTML in Urls?

Apr 24, 2008 - 2:13 pm 4 by
Filed Under Misc Google

Maybe so, just a spidering glitch, weird links, or sitemap error? I was searching this morning in Google doing some tests on Google's new Whois feature. When I plugged in a domain what popped up in the first page of the results was a weird URL including encoded ampersand and other characters in front of the shown URL for the website (aboutus.org). Once I clicked on the link I got a 404 error.

Screenshot: google spidering encoded urls

Link to Result.

Thoughts? Comments?

 

Popular Categories

The Pulse of the search community

Follow

Search Video Recaps

 
Gvolatility, Bing Generative Search, Reddit Blocks Bing, Sticky Cookies, AI Overview Ads & SearchGPT - YouTube
Video Details More Videos Subscribe to Videos

Most Recent Articles

Search Forum Recap

Daily Search Forum Recap: July 26, 2024

Jul 26, 2024 - 10:00 am
Search Video Recaps

Google Volatility, Bing Generative Search, Reddit Blocks Bing, Sticky Cookies, AI Overview Ads & SearchGPT

Jul 26, 2024 - 8:01 am
Google

Google Gemini Adds Related Content & Verification Links

Jul 26, 2024 - 7:51 am
Other Search Engines

SearchGPT - OpenAI's AI Search Tool

Jul 26, 2024 - 7:41 am
Search Engine Optimization

Google's John Mueller: Don't Use LLMs For SEO Advice

Jul 26, 2024 - 7:31 am
Google

Google Search With Related Images Carousel Below Image Box

Jul 26, 2024 - 7:21 am
Previous Story: Yahoo's Q1 Profits: $542.2 Million