Tumblr the next Squidoo?
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What does SEO Moz think of all this SEO abuse that is happening on tumblr lately? I mean, it doesn't take much time to look around tumbler and realize pretty much every page looks like this:
http://staff.tumblr.com/post/454906416/blackberry-app
Below the post check out the "reblogged". With the correct settings in your tumblr profile, all you gotta do is click reblog on a couple tumblr pages and you get instant backlinks to your website from tumblr pages.
Some examples from this page:
aticards reblogged this from staffmymuffincorner reblogged this from staff
contextual-links reblogged this from staff
It's actually a followed link if you reblog. if you just 'like' you end up with a nofollowed link.
Questions:
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Why is tumblr so blind to allow this to happen
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Surely google must be aware of this and devaluing links that come from tumblr posts?
Thoughts?
edit: 50 views and no responses. maybe my question isnt clear enough?
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Like i mentioned in my post. If you "Reblog" the link is followed. If you "Like", the link is nofollowed. Tumblr is not randomly no-following certain users, that is not what is happening at all.
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I checked the url you gave as example, several ot those spammy backlinks were nofollowed, but not all of them...
So there's definitely a choice by tumblr to follow the link or not,
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