Bad guys create fake YouTube videos for linkbait and organic search optimization – to show up on page 1 of search results. The videos are not even real videos, but contain links to the sites they are promoting.
Fake YouTube Videos for SEO Investigation by Augustine Fou
1. Fake YouTube
Videos for SEO
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http://linkd.in/augustinefou
December 2013
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2. Google Search
“natalie portman nude”
10.6M results
• 4 of 10 page 1 results are
YouTube videos
• exact duplicate
video, different keywords on
page
• click through to same porn site
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3. Video 1
Banned Celebrity Sex Tapes
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http://www.youtube.com /watch?v=xnkM9RrDzhM
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4. Video 2
Banned Celebrity Sex Tapes
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http://www.youtube.com /watch?v=7nBEfp2WT-c
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5. Video 3
Banned Celebrity Sex Tapes
bannedsextapes .com
http://www.youtube.com /watch?v=rWPiM-AaBY8
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6. Video 4
Banned Celebrity Sex Tapes
bannedsextapes .com
http://www.youtube.com /watch?v=b4TPSbnLfXc
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7. Google Search
“selena gomez nude”
22.3M results
• 4 of 10 page 1 results are
YouTube videos
• exact duplicate
video, different keywords on
page
• click through to same porn site
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8. All Videos Go To Same Site
http://www.youtube.com /watch?v=upSOCzlSoHk
http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=lhbDGpqCmZQ
http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=UcdiM4uD6fM
http://www.youtube.com /watch?v=an6xRpQ5Wh8
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9. Google Search
“ariana grande nude”
3.3M results
• 5 of 10 page 1 results are
YouTube videos
• exact duplicate
video, different keywords on
page
• click through to same porn site
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10. Dr. Augustine Fou – Digital Consigliere
“Bad guys create fake YouTube videos for linkbait
and organic search optimization – to show up on
page 1 of search results. The videos are not even
real videos, but contain links to the sites they are
promoting.”
FORMER CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER, HCG (OMNICOM)
MCKINSEY CONSULTANT
CLIENT SIDE / AGENCY SIDE EXPERIENCE
PROFESSOR AND COLUMNIST
ENTREPRENEUR / SMALL BUSINESS OWNER
PHD MATERIALS SCIENCE (MIT '95) AT AGE 23
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The Mainstream Porn Problem
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