Has anyone noticed Google tracking out bound traffic on their core results? I have just noticed their serps have a tracking system in place for each listing. Is this new?
keeper
6:29 am on Nov 25, 2002 (gmt 0)
Well, whaddya know. I just did some more searching and the tracking links are gone.... Luckily I remember what the tracking code looked like. Went something like: [google.com...]
I guess the "start" variable means the rank. obvoiously "q" is the url to redirect to....dunno what "sa" means tho...
Marcia
6:38 am on Nov 25, 2002 (gmt 0)
I believe there was once mention made. I think it's done once in a while, just temporarily.
2_much
6:41 am on Nov 25, 2002 (gmt 0)
keeper I can't find the post but Brett mentioned this recently and Googleguy responded, saying it's something they do sporadically and use it as a research tool.
Dante_Maure
7:01 am on Nov 25, 2002 (gmt 0)
Here's the thread where GoogleGuy responded directly about their tracking....
