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Would This Be Duplicate Content?

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    Would This Be Duplicate Content?

    I am trying to figure out a way to have different URL's to the same content without it being considered duplicate content while at the same time trying to find a way to track some clicks in Google Analytics. Let's say I have multiple Facebook Fan pages but I want to use different URL's to keep facebook from grouping the links as well as provide the ability to track them. Would these URL's be a problem?

    www.domain.com/cms/content-123/?utm_source=page1
    www.domain.com/cms/content-123/?utm_source=page2
    www.domain.com/cms/content-123/?utm_source=page3

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    If you want to track by GET parameter, you don't have a choice really. The canical tag helps, but its still not ideal.

    I would suggest making shortcuts with the custom redirect panel.
    This may not be feasable if you do a lot of links though.

    Another option is to make a landing page....

    site.com/incoming.php?source=123
    for example, and on this page, set up any analytics data/cookies you need, robots.txt out incoming.php, and then perform a standard redirect to cms/content/123/ so your tracking and cookies is already set by the time anyone loads the page, and your cms info don't gain random canocal issues.

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    Brian,

    Could I assume that the same duplicate content problem occurs with anchors?

    www.domain.com/cms/content-123/#page1
    www.domain.com/cms/content-123/#page2

    Basically every article that gets posted on my site is already submitted to several FB pages...

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    No, anchors are 1-page bookmarks only and do not effect multiple content issues. Google/etc will never index a bookmark as a seperate apge.

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    Ok, so to confirm posting a link with multiple different bookmarks as listed above will not be seen as duplicate content?
    www.domain.com/cms/content-123/#fb1
    www.domain.com/cms/content-123/#fb2

    Both of those are fine in your opinion?

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    Yes, that will be fine. but, it might not track as you expect it to either...

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    Rock on! Hopefully it's enough to get around my facebook problem too!

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