Like Valleyvag (Good Linking Etiquettes), the good folks at TechCrunch have also decided to completely discontinue the “self-linking” habit.
Now if you click a link on TechCrunch that’s titled “Google”, you’ll now be taken to www.google.com and not to some internal page on TechCrunch.
Maybe all these discussions on “internal linking” in the blogging community are getting noticed.
Pete at Mashable had admitted that they do practice self-linking for the purpose of pageviews and because their competitors are doing it. With TechCrunch and Valleywag taking the lead, expect a sea of change. Good times.
[Picture of TechCrunch house from Wired]
Find this article at: http://www.labnol.org/internet/blogging/after-valleyvag-techcrunch-too-has-stopped-internal-linking/1629/
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Reader Comments
If I’m providing my readers with further reading on a topic, “self-linking” is still valid, even if TechCrunch does it or not… Who the hell is TechCrunch after all to impose what blogger should do? C’mon!
Written by Guillermo on 10.25.07
This is good news
Written by Yoav on 10.25.07
Are you planning to stop it in DI, Amit?
Written by Ramanathan on 10.26.07