Why Google Should Scrap Rich Snippets

[davebuts]

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Google simply must get better at detecting rich snippets abuse or scrap rich snippets altogether. Rich snippets are still too easy to spam and the SERPs would be better off without them.

Star ratings are a joke and have been for a long time. Authorship and video snippets are (mostly) gone - good! Recipe images should be the next to go because they are very easy to spam and use on non-recipe related pages. Tweet John Mueller about rich snippets and you will lose your rich snippets :P

As long as rich snippets exist, they will be spammed.

I'm interested to hear everyone else's opinions on rich snippets!

[edited by: goodroi at 6:49 pm (utc) on Nov 3, 2015]
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[goodroi]

As long as Google exists, it will be spammed. That doesn't mean Google should close down. I know it can be frustrating seeing others take shortcuts and get rewarded but no one ever said life was going to be fair. I try to focus my efforts on things that I can control and avoid getting upset over things I have no control :)