Not surprisingly, the "link condom" attribute -- much like the occasional cheap or damaged contraceptive device -- doesn't always work. The new nofollow tag quickly became known as a "link condom," and experts at conferences across the world...
But far from a joke, I later
wrote a follow up
on how the link condom parody site was
a good jumping off point on how nofollow had many other uses, including as a
means for those selling links to tell search engines that they meant no harm.
More about this in my past article, More On Link Condom experimentally" or
not. Back in January, blogging software provider WordPress was one of several vendors that
signed on to support the new
nofollow attribute designed to stem blog and search...
Condom & Blogger Worries Over Nofollow. Nofollow isn't a perfect solution to blogging comment spam, but neither is it a waste of time. s versatility, the blogger can add more themes to the blog and tie them together, enabling a blog to maintain...
Earlier, I posted about the Link Condom site that went up, which pokes some fun at the new nofollow
attribute. And below, my full comments on the non-blogging issues about nofollow that Link Condom
highlights: