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ID # in URL not good for SEO?

Using ID# in URL

         

Brindara

2:08 am on Jun 28, 2005 (gmt 0)



I remember reading somewhere that it is not a good for SEO to use ID # in URLs. Does anyone remember what was said about this and why?
Thanks.

coffeebean

2:21 am on Jun 28, 2005 (gmt 0)

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GoogleGuy said:
I've been aching for a long time to mention somewhere official that sites shouldn't use "&id=" as a parameter if they want maximal Googlebot crawlage, for example. So many sites use "&id=" with session IDs that Googlebot usually avoids urls with that parameter...

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