Jan
Why does Sphinn outrank me for my own content?
Check this search result out:
So Sphinn outranks this blog, the original source, for that article.
I guess this is to be expected, as Google probably saw the article on Sphinn first, so if anything, my post shouldn’t be in the index at all, flagged as duplicate content.
but….
Surely Google realise that sites like Sphinn, Digg, Technorati do not produce content in their own right? Surely there should be some sort of ranking penalty handed to these sites so that the producers of the original content have a chance to rank for themselves? Social Networking sites should be given a zero authority by the Search Engines.
I guess I should be happy that my article in effect grabs the top two spots for that query (not that it gets any search volume).
5 comments so far
I think because Sphinn has more authority and Google think it is an News site.
Well that makes google pretty damned dumb then, doesn’t it?
A-Men! Those sites should have a NEGATIVE authority. They produce no content whatsoever. The original source should always rank higher. Well said!!
If you click the “sphinn” button at the top of this post, you’ll see some interesting comments by people much smarter than me on the subject.
(While you’re there, why not sign up for a sphinn account, it’s way cool!)
I think it’s a unique content on sphinn and their site has higher priority compared to yours, so there goes 
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