searching your domain name post Florida

I was #1 and notice that google info is gone

[mattlamb]

when you search "widget.com" in google it returns information including
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Show Google's cache of widget.com
*Find web pages that are similar to widget.com
*Find web pages that link to widget.com
*Find web pages that contain the term "widget.com"
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Having gone from # 1 for my single word and double word search terms, to only showing up on 3 word searches (1st page).

I now also notice that searching for my domain "widget.com" google says " Sorry, no information is available for the URL"

How many others that have been demoted and have the same issue and what is the relavance given that I still am in googles directory and DMOZ?

[Zonka]

Had the same happen here, had duplicate information in www.mydomain and mydomain, asked G to remove indexing of www.mydomain with the result that mydomain disappeared as well :( googlebot crawls the site and gets the information daily, but it doesn't show up in the index, I wonder when it will show up again, funny thing is that it still has a PR!?!

[dazzlindonna]

what happens if you search for www.yourdomain.com?

[Zonka]

None of them are now listed in G :(

[kaled]

Zonka, you're a plonka.

Of course both results vanished. My site works fine with or without the www prefix but I make sure that all links to my site use the full [domain.com...] form.

You have two choices, ask google to reinclude your site or start fresh with a new domain.

Sorry for being blunt.

Kaled.

[Zonka]

Of course both results vanished.

It would be simple if the two paths www.mydomain and mydomain was indeed pointing to the same files, then I would agree with you... However I made sure that the www.mydomain was moved to another location before asking for removal to avoid the obvious deletion of both, and the mydomain was left intact.

[mattlamb]

dazzlindonna:

your right if I search for www.mydomain.com it does show up, but I used to be able to search "mydomain.com" without the www.

And I also notice that searching the full [mydomain.com...] has increased the number of pages linked to google by about 50% compared to a few weeks ago?

just searching for possible clues to googles changes..

[dazzlindonna]

yes, i asked because i encountered the same thing. suddenly seeing that message for mydomain.com (and i panicked) but then noticed www.mydomain.com was ok. dont know what it means. anyone else?

[LateNight]

I posted this yesterday and I found the same thing :

On the website.com searches all the survivors I have tried will show a listing.....it seems like many of the missing sites no matter how many pages indexed get this message? The addition of www. or the patented new advanced search feature of -abcde will make missingsite.com searches show something other than :

Sorry, no information is available for the URL Missingsite.com

If the URL is valid, try visiting that web page by clicking on the following link: Missingsite.com
Find web pages that contain the term "Missingsite.com"

I really have no clue - I personally think Google is broken. GG explain how fully indexed sites get that message on a simple search for missingsite.com?

[edited by: LateNight at 1:54 am (utc) on Nov. 30, 2003]

[steveb]

"For all those who think the new serps are great, explain how fully indexed sites get that message on a simple search for missingsite.com?"

Um, what does one have to do with the other?

The "sorry no information" would seem to be an example of how Google is now in a cycle of pretty poorly handling the www versus domain.com after several months of doing pretty good.

[LateNight]

>>>>Google is now in a cycle of pretty poorly handling the www versus domain.com after several months of doing pretty good<<<<

Seems that many of sites that were decimated generate this error. Anyone generate this error on a site that was not dropped into oblivion?

[dazzlindonna]

all of my sites that dropped into oblivion have this error. all of my sites that retained their rankings do NOT have this error.

surely, if this happening to others...this must mean something. i just wish i knew what.

[LateNight]

I am even finding older sites - online and indexed since 1998 - that are producing the url not found message on searches. Where is Kackle?

[Powdork]

Sorry, this isn't working for me. My site shows sorry we... but none of the others missing show this. I would think that if Google doesn't show an instance of mydomain.com, that would be a good thing. Wouldn't that mean Google hasn't found any links to that domain?

[LateNight]

You will not get that message on all missing sites; however, I am betting for the surviving sites you will never find the Sorry, no information... resulting from a survivor.com search. I have no clue what it means other than something is not working correctly?

[steveb]

"I am betting..."

You lose your bet.

[LateNight]

Did the site display anything prior to Florida? ie:

nourlinfo.com -uhjyhg

[Spica]

<<<I am betting for the surviving sites you will never find the Sorry, no information... resulting from a survivor.com search>>>

LateNight:
Unfortunately, your hypothesis does not fit what I see for the "major survivor"* as compared to other sites that disappeared from the SERPs I check.

*This is a site that has ranked at position #1 for a very long time thanks to keywords and links hidden in 1x1 pixel images and heavy-duty link exchanges. Good job, Google! Throw away the babies! Keep the bathwater!

[seoArt]

You guys need to do a 301 redirect to the domain you want to use. GoogleGuy has already said that this is the proper way to handle the "duplicate content" issue on "www" vs. non-"www" domains.

GoogleBot follows 301's

I don't know if that's why your website is having problems, but why not do the 301 just to be safe? PR transfers appropriately per my experience.