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Google Syndication on AOL

AOL Refering URLS

         

Location3

5:52 pm on Nov 28, 2005 (gmt 0)

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From our click tracking system, we are seeing the following referring URL's from AOL:

1) aolsearch.aol.com
2) search.aol.com

Does anyone have an idea what is the difference between these 2 syndication URL's?

My thinking is #1 might be an actual search on AOL, and #2 might be a further syndication from its partners.

Section_8

6:54 pm on Dec 1, 2005 (gmt 0)

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It could be further syndication, it also could be the same seach spider from another one of their servers. Just in case the site/server has blocked AOL from spidering it. This ensures AOL that their search strings are still up to par, and a way around people who block their content from an AOL spider.