Comments on: DiggBar: The Plot Thickens https://www.webmaster-source.com/2009/04/15/diggbar-the-plot-thickens/ Useful Resources For Webmasters Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.42 By: redwall_hp https://www.webmaster-source.com/2009/04/15/diggbar-the-plot-thickens/#comment-7951 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:30:21 +0000 http://www.webmaster-source.com/?p=2059#comment-7951 "although Google's docs suggest that canonical tag can direct search bots only towards a page in the same domain. "

Correct. I checked recently to be sure, and you're right. Canonical tags don't do anything cross-domain. Either the Digg people don't know that, or it's just public relations crap.

]]> By: Sumesh https://www.webmaster-source.com/2009/04/15/diggbar-the-plot-thickens/#comment-7948 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:35:43 +0000 http://www.webmaster-source.com/?p=2059#comment-7948 I would also add that DiggBar's rel canonical tag directs to the actual page, although Google's docs suggest that canonical tag can direct search bots only towards a page in the same domain.

In other words, unless Digg has a secret agreement with Google, even Google does not obey canonical tag, making a Digg engineer's claim that "the canonical tag helps mitigate SEO concerns" complete bullsh**t.

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