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Back at the beginning of October after I read a TechCrunch article about it, I had put up a widget on my side back called Scratchback. Since at the time I was preparing for my Cozumel trip, I had com……

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I don’t see how Google is hampering anyone here but people trying to game the system, just like how people try to boost / game Digg articles all the time. Sure, you *can* build an application to try and exploit Digg’s system, but don’t expect them to take it lying down.

Likewise, you can build as many applications or start-ups you want that abuse or exploit Google’s search technology, but don’t expect them to roll over and take it as their search quality decreases. Google, like Digg, has its own interests to look out for too — it just so happens that Google’s interests happen to be a cross-section with most of its searcher’s interests, too (clean, relevant results).

I really don’t see the scenario of Google dominating the web as you’ve described it. They’re not stopping you from creating applications that abuse the system — they’re *fighting* you tooth and nail for that contested ground, but that’s a natural and really unsurprising response.

I think you’re reading too much into the terminology ScratchBack used: Google’s said they don’t like paid links without nofollow, so ScratchBack is using paid links *with* nofollow. That’s about everything you need to do to make your site “Google Compatible” according to the way you see it.