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Google Doesn’t Like .0 extension
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Loading ...We all know that search engines have strange quirkes when it comes to filtering the indexes they have. Well very recently it came to my attention that Google has added some new extensions to the filter list.
We already new that files with .exe, .dll and .lib were being filtered from the search results. Which I think is a good thing, as it protects the visitors from potential harm. But just a few days back I got word that Google is now also banning or blocking pages ending on .0.
Some examples are:
- The wikipedia page Web 2.0 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0) ending in .0 is no longer showing up in the search results, rather the page ending in 2 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2).
- The Seomoz page for Web 2.0 has disappeared from the results. Instead the summary page is listed.
After some chatter about the issue around the internet and blogs Matt Cutts wrote a quick entry in his blog as to why they have been removed from the search results. Read it at http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/dont-end-your-urls-with-exe/.
So for know try to avoid ending Url’s with .0 or any of the already known blocked extensions.
New Toy: The Roland HPD 15
Some time ago I ordered a Roland HPD 15 percursion instrument. And today after almost three weeks waiting it was delivered. So I thought it was a good time to write a short piece about my latest ‘gadget’.
I’ve been playing instruments for a very long time now. First starting on the Keyboard (for which I have a Yamaha PSR S900) and now expanding my horizon to the Roland HPD 15. This beautiful instrument is an electronic percursion instrument. Able to emulate any drum kit available.
Like the name hints the instrument has got 15 ‘pads’ that you can play on. As well as dual ribbon control and D Beam. Which means two long pads on the sides of the device for rolling sounds and two leds on the top to measure the hand position.
I’ve only been able to play on it for a short while today, but so far I like it. You can even simulate the slapping on the drums. When I’ve played on it some more I’ll post an update. See the Youtube movies below:
