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Ask.com Implements Canonical URL Tag

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A couple of weeks ago, Google, Yahoo and Microsoft announced their support for a new tag that helps sites with duplicate content issues. The tag helps web developers show which URL the search engines should prioritize.

Now, Ask.com is getting in on the new tag action.

If you're not familiar with the tag, here's an example, provided by Ask.com:

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Basically, you'll want to place the tag on all the dup pages to point it to the original content.

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