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Glossary of terms used on this site
There are 352 entries in this glossary.| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Real Simple Syndication |
An XML-based web feed format. |
| Real Time Search |
Real Time Search provides the user with search results that include most recent postings about a topic rather than links to Web sites that may not have been updated for a number of years. Real Time Search has developed to search across social media sites to deliver the latest news as it is being commented. |
| Reciprocal Link |
A link agreement between two web sites where each site places a link on its site to the other. A reciprocal link is typically worth less than a one way link. |
| Referrer Spam |
A type of spam that involves making repeated web site requests using a fake referring URL pointing to the spammer's site. Sites that publicize their referrer statistics will then also link to the spammer's site. |
| Referring URL |
The URL of the page from which a website visitor comes. Referring URLs are useful for tracking the results of natural search engine optimization efforts, as well as for tracking traffic and actions of visitors from links where you don't want to use a tracking URL. |
| Rented Links |
As opposed to permanent links, rented links are purchased on a monthly basis. The advantage of such links is that one generally receives absolute control over anchor text and deep linking. The disadvantage, naturally, is that one must pay for them every month. And, due to Google's requirement that links be aged, no benefit is received for months after their creation. Wherever possible, the page from which such links come should match the theme of the key phrases on the page being linked to. If the geographic theme of the page matches that for the site, one might even receive decent direct traffic. |
| Robot |
An alternative name for a web crawler. |
| Robots.txt |
A file used to prevent particular web pages from being indexed by search engines. |
| RSS |
An abbreviation for Real Simple Syndication. |
| RSS Feed |
RSS is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works - such as blog entries, news headlines, audio and video - in a standardized format. An RSS feed can include full or summarized text and meta data. They can be read using an aggregator. |
| Run of Site Links |
An alternative name for site wide links. |
