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rel=canonical" - New Google Attribute

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    rel=canonical" - New Google Attribute

    Hey Guys,

    Google has recently released a new type of <link> attribute. It's the rel="canonical" attribute. This attribute is used to specify a preferred domain, so that Google bots don't penalize you for duplicate content.

    This is very useful for dynamic sites and forums.

    Read more here: googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2009/02/specify-your-canonical.html
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    Yes, all the 3 major search engines (Google, Yahoo, MSN Live) support this rel=canonical meta tag.

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