I give you a post from SEO Roundtable that highlights still another reason why MSN Search is stinkariffic. Anyone who deals with these people is very clear on why they might want to buy Yahoo, because they clearly can’t code an algorithm of any value. I am getting very tired of explaining to clients that they aren’t listed in MSN because MSN is stinktastic.
Microsoft Live Search Says Admits They Were Too Tough on Sites: Making Algorithm Less “Strict”
Yeah, I noticed. They’d index a site, then the site would disappear. They even have an FAQ on the topic:
Occasionally, a website may disappear from search results as we continue to improve our website-ranking algorithms. In some cases, search results may change considerably as we test new algorithms.
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Because our web crawler (A program that scans websites and indexes their information for searching.) manages millions of pages, it’s normal for some pages to move in and out of the index.
Look, if you have to have an FAQ on site disappearances and have to claim that due to volume some sites go boom!, your algo is broken and stinky. On the plus side, they seem to be fessing up to it, but that it took them this long isn’t the most promising sign.