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Digg's Toolbar Disrupts SEO Flow

A new toolbar recently launched by social news site Digg has sent bloggers into a tizzy. Some suggest it stands between Internet content and Google's search indexing algorithm, according to Mark Mullen. In response, Digg said Wednesday it would work closely with SEO experts to ensure search engines could index the code.

Mullen suggests the new toolbar brings up host of other issues, too, from "Digg drinking all the [link] juice," to taking up prime "onscreen real estate." But it also lets sites weave in ads and other features to "improve the browsing experience." Digg might have settled the SEO debate, but critics remain bothered by many others, he writes.

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