Googlebot things

FG ≫ 2004 ≫ Googlebot things

Was going to try and put together some stuff about the changes to the entries in the log files of this site, seems Google1 are updating the way they grab pages from this site, but I'll link to Pid's blog2 instead... Check out What does "Mozilla/5.0 (compatible)" actually mean?3 for starters. If you're interested in that sort of thing.

Now, how can I be sure that Google indexes this site properly and ranks it fairly? We're being penalised for some reason, the old URL is being used in preference to the new one...

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This is part of my website The 'Gerald that I set up in a fury of excitement when I first came here sometime in '04. I had been a frequent visitor for a while previous to that so I am technically one of those DFLs you get now. This site was updated more frequently with a gig calendar and voting for favourite places + things, + I hear it was a useful resource for others who were moving to the area. Now I've moved out of Folkestone again (though just a couple of miles) it doesn't get as much attention as it used to. Ironic really as Folkestone itself is now becoming the exciting place we knew it was about to become. My name is not Gerald by the way, this comes from the name of a pretend paper in an episode of The Day Today or something, the Portsmouth Gerald, + how there is a local newspaper here called the Folkestone Herald. Puns like this are great aren't they? Do get in touch if you have something to contribute, email anythign @ this domain, or try @folkestone or @pauly on Twitter.