Comments on: YouTube introduces the canonical tag on usernames http://imlr.org/18/youtube-introduces-the-canonical-tag-on-usernames My place to discuss what interests me in the world of SEO, SEM, Social Media and the odd bit of general geekery... Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:19:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: @millerian http://imlr.org/18/youtube-introduces-the-canonical-tag-on-usernames/comment-page-1#comment-14 @millerian Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:19:38 +0000 http://imlr.org/?p=18#comment-14 Interesting, it certainly was working before when I tested it. Now I get the canoncial version taking me to the user name with 3 /'s giving an error page. <br><br>However, you're completely right about using the full URL. Without specifying that you are only doing half the job. Interesting, it certainly was working before when I tested it. Now I get the canoncial version taking me to the user name with 3 /'s giving an error page.

However, you're completely right about using the full URL. Without specifying that you are only doing half the job.

]]> By: Fishman5 http://imlr.org/18/youtube-introduces-the-canonical-tag-on-usernames/comment-page-1#comment-12 Fishman5 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:01:24 +0000 http://imlr.org/?p=18#comment-12 YouTube is actually using the canonical tag wrong. They are not using the full URL in the canonical tag and it is causing an error. If your using the newest version of firefox you can see the canonical element in the address bar. If your on the canonical link the canonical element shows up as a gray C, if your not on the canonical link it shows up blog and you can actually click on the "C" and it tries to bring you to watch.com/?trackingurl<br><br>Check it out and let me know what you all think. YouTube is actually using the canonical tag wrong. They are not using the full URL in the canonical tag and it is causing an error. If your using the newest version of firefox you can see the canonical element in the address bar. If your on the canonical link the canonical element shows up as a gray C, if your not on the canonical link it shows up blog and you can actually click on the “C” and it tries to bring you to watch.com/?trackingurl

Check it out and let me know what you all think.

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