Google Indexing Facebook Comments
Now Google search indexes Facebook comments on third-party sites
Now Facebook comments that people publish on web sites from the add-on commenting system are indexed by Google. The change became possible because the technology that scans Web pages, Googlebots, now has the ability to execute AJAX/JS and recognizes comments encased in JavaScript platforms like Facebook Comments, Disqus, and Echo.
Web sites like DailyBeast, Patch, and Examiner, which use the Facebook Social Plugin, let readers leave comments using their Facebook profile instead of forcing them to create a new account. Comments published using the platform are accompanied by the user's name, profile picture, and a link to his or her Facebook profile.
The Social Plugin also makes Web site managers happy, as the convenience
to leave comments without creating a new account encourages user
engagement. But until today, the benefit of Facebook Comments came at
the expense of SEO (search engine optimization), as comments left via
Facebook were not indexed by Google.
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