I modified my website's search engine to log queries--including the search string, timestamp, referer, and visitor IP--in order to discover what visitors are searching for from which pages. Several of the queries have a blank referer and come from the IP 66.249.70.235. Those query strings are not spam-like. Typically they have some relation to my site's topic.
The IP appears to belong to the Googlebot, buy why would it behave that way? The queries seem like things a human would enter. Is there some method of accessing a site's search engine that strips the referer header and leaves a bogus IP? As I said, nothing about this appears malicious. I am just wondering what is happening.
posted on Apr 11, 2008 - 10 answers 
Why are library search engines always given first names? [more inside]
posted on Mar 24, 2008 - 27 answers
A few months ago I saw a people search engine where you typed in a name and it returned profiles of online personalities matching that name, complete with contact information. Any idea what it was? [more inside]
posted on Jan 17, 2008 - 13 answers
What's up with Yahoo! Am I alone or are there problems? [more inside]
posted on Dec 14, 2007 - 13 answers
Why does my site keep showing up on search engines with out of date met descriptions and keywords? [more inside]
posted on Nov 30, 2007 - 7 answers
I need a search that works. I got Drupal but I'll try anything, homebrew, standalone spiders, anything at all. [more inside]
posted on Nov 4, 2007 - 8 answers
I have a jpg file. What is the best way to find any instances of this file posted anywhere on the web. This is pretty much a dupe of this AskMe from 2004 but i was hoping technology might have advanced enough to provide a new answer. [more inside]
posted on Oct 29, 2007 - 12 answers
Some one know how to have more of 10 result from this url? And from this? Thanks to all.
posted on Jul 8, 2007 - 4 answers
Can you recommend a forum on Search Engine Optimization? [more inside]
posted on Apr 19, 2007 - 9 answers
Is the price you pay for Google Sponsored links determined by simple supply-and-demand or is it determined by the the service/product being offered?
posted on Jan 13, 2007 - 2 answers
Sorry for the banal question, but I have to make a decision in the next couple of weeks. We have a new website with a unique product to promote. As of 2007: Paid search. Google or Yahoo? Combination of both? What percentage for each? Does it depend on the product / website?
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posted on Jan 6, 2007 - 7 answers
How do search engines react when you change a 301 redirect? [more inside]
posted on Jun 10, 2006 - 2 answers
are there still search engines that accept an asterisk as a wild card? [more inside]
posted on Jun 7, 2006 - 10 answers
Is there any regular expression based search engine or search engine that allows to search for one word in the vicinity of another word, like say word1 within 10 words of word2 ?
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posted on Mar 21, 2006 - 8 answers
I'm looking for a way to find out what keywords/keyphrases are being used on all search engines for my website. My stats program shows a few but there must be loads that I haven't found yet. Thanks for reading.
posted on Jan 20, 2006 - 5 answers
I'm trying to get a new phpBB forum going, and I can't figure out how to begin getting word out. I have a few questions. [more inside]
posted on Dec 19, 2005 - 8 answers
How come Google ignores my sites I try to submit to it? [more inside]
posted on Dec 10, 2005 - 10 answers
I just started working for an IT company that has been dipping it's toes in the world of web design & development for a while, but not been doing things right. How do I get them to shape up? Or do I ship out? [more inside]
posted on Sep 21, 2005 - 13 answers
