Search Engine Spam is:

What is search engine spam?

[grnidone]

Ladies and Gentlemen:
I'd like to keep this thread in the "Thou shalt not" [webmasterworld.com] short and concise 'list of rules' style. -G

[big]Spam is:[/big]

Two domain names with the same content

Text that is the same color as the background

-G

<edit>Changed the SPAM to Spam..</edit>
Edited by: grnidone

Edited by: grnidone

[msgraph]

"In a message posted on the official Spam Web site, Hormel says it has no qualms with the alternate meaning as long as one writes SPAM, the meat, in all capital letters, and spam, the unsolicited e-mail, in lowercase. "

spam in the news [cnn.com]

[chiyo]

Spam is:

Whatever the Search Engine says it is, no matter what you think it is.

[mivox]

[big]spam is:[/big]
Any page designed solely to increase search engine rankings, with little or no independently redeeming value, or little or no interest or value to the site visitor.

[big]spam is:[/big]
<edit>Cloaked pages who's content differs significantly from the associated "visible" page. Including keyword stuffing, use of marginally-related or unrelated keyword targeting, etc.</edit>

Edited by: mivox

[agerhart]

Spam is:

-Including someone in a bulk-email without their knowing

-Submitting the same page repeatedly hoping to get ranked

-Using 50 keywords without any content on the page

-Using keywords that have nothing to do with your page/site

[agerhart]

Spam is:

Using excessive and/or un-necessary pop-up windows or pop-under windows to advertise or solicit your product

[sugarkane]

[big]spam is:[/big]
Using multiple subdomains with identical content to saturate listings

[big]spam isn't:[/big]
Accidentally saturating listings because of an SEs dodgy algo...

[PeteU]

spam is:
Anything a competitor does that gets him ahead of me
spam isn't:
Anything I do to get ahead of competition

:) :) :) :)

[ihelpyou]

"PageJacking" with the sole purpose of "tricking" the engines by using someone else's hard earned good work!

[chiyo]

Spam Is:

getting something that you wouldn't reasonably expect given what you requested.

(applies to email spam, pop up under and after windows, extra windows, misleading indexing in SE's either generated by the Se itself or submitter spam) Spam is fairly subjective and depends on the "Reasonable expectation" which is in constant flux.

[skirril]

spam is
- unsollicited e-mail sent to someone
(in an opt-out mailing list)
- damaging your company's reputation

spam isn't
- e-mail sent to someone who explicitely agreed to
it.

[Eric_Jarvis]

Spam is:

defined by ones ISP and web host...any other definition is worthless

Spam is:

to be LARTed mercilessly before the web and internet become unusable

[grnidone]

Spam is:

Web Position Gold auto submits

-G

[agerhart]

(SE's see) Spam is:

not submitting by hand

[nicebloke]

Some interesting definitions here [dictionary.com]

[Robert Charlton]

spam is spam is spam is spam is spam is spam is spam is spam is spam is spam is spam

[WebGuerrilla]

So far, Chiyo's answer is the most accurate. (But Robert's is the funniest!!!)

[TallTroll]

To expand on one of chiyos replies

>Whatever the Search Engine says it is, no matter what you think it is.

Spam is:

Something that causes an SE to take offence, and take action against you (ie if they dont DO anything, they don't really mind). This can vary, so spam in one context sometimes isn't in another

[Bentler]

Spam generally is promotion without regard to the interests or preferences of those on the receiving end of it.

This would include activities from passing off sh*t as if it were a candy bar to aggressive directory submissions, bulk email, keyword stuffing, etc.

Sometimes spam happens innocently though, or what might be considered spam is actually GOOD-- for example using multiple domain names for identical content during a domain name change is good for the public.

[Macguru]

Spam is

The best way to fight spammers.

All UNIX webmasters can install a free software called Sugar Plum. It feeds spam bots with known spammer adresses so they spam each other.

[devin.com]

[chiyo]

Spam is:

Smart Tags
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[hbird64]

Everything I delete/decline from our searchengine. Except the sites which aren't suitable for kids, these will be deleted too.

Hbird64