How can you protect your blog content from these blog scrapers?
Blog Scrapers are bloggers who gather blog contents from other bloggers and post it on their blog. Is this ethically correct? Absolutely NOT particularly if you have copyright restrictions on your blog content. Blog Scrapers are bloggers looking to make money on the internet the quickest and easiest way. Due to the increase and popularity of blogs, Blog Scraping has become an issue.
Many of you asked “how did I find out my blog was being plagiarized?” Well, on the road we listen a lot to talk radio. Weeks ago the topic was “words/phrases search in Google.” It was supposed to be a relaxing weekend but we did some Googling. YES, Google is your best buddy finding Blog Scrapers. Take Note: Most Blog Scrapers will change the title of your blog post, so make sure to search specific words you used in your blog post. Grateful for Google’s strength in determining plagiarism and tracking down these Blog Scrapers.
Golden Thanks to all of your comments and concerns. I am happy to report that one of the blogger has deleted all the post stolen from many pet bloggers. He finally responded to our email and said “sorry i did not know. i was thinking that if i give you link back to your blog its just ok.” I’m happy all the posts were deleted but do I believe the Blog Scraper … NOT at all. We are working on the other blogger to remove not only my posts but all the posts they have stolen from other pet bloggers. We are crossing our paws and hoping to resolve this matter in the next days. Special Golden Thanks to my kitty bloggie friend, Keiko.
Both of these blogs are newly created in WordPress. What I found out is that WordPress has a “plugin(s)” that automatically copies content from RSS feed in which a blogger can also specify what posts will be copied. Imagine that! Why would someone create such “plugin(s)”? How about Blogger? … Not Sure. If anyone can shed light on this topic …….
I would appreciate knowing.
I would appreciate knowing.
From my research I learned …
Ways To Detect Plagiarizm and Blog Scrapers …
Submit your url to Copyscape www.copyscape.com (Plagiarism Checker)
Set Google Alerts (use the words/phrases you use in Google) www.google.com/alerts
Ways to Avoid to be a Victim of Blog Scrapers …
Set your Blog Feed to Summary or Short
Copyright n Link Restrictions Declaration
(place it on top and bottom of your blog)
(for now I will also include a Copyscape on every post blog I make)
I hope all of this information is helpful to everyone as we all unite to help one another from these Blog Scrapers. Will definitely do an updated post about this matter. Many Golden Thanks.
Lots of Golden Woofs,
I try to give people the benefit of the doubt. I'm hoping that he really didn't know what he was doing was wrong.
wow, I've never heard of this…I checked out copyscape & will look into this when I'm more awake. Good night.
Thank you for all the great information you have researched!!
Elizabeth & Luna
Sugar, thank you so much for the info.
Love,
Teddy Bear
Yup, getting one deleted is a great start – We are still hissed off about the second one, we haven't been able to get a response yet…
Purrrrs
Thanks Sugar, will check this out.
See Yea George xxx
Thanks for the tips, Sugar! In this case, copying is not a form of flattery!
Sam
Great information, thanks!
Your pal, Pip
Hi Sugar,
Thanks a lot for such good info. We'll look into that. It's good to know that the "blogger" deleted your posts just hope that he really meant what he said.
We love your blog and we learn from you. We hope that people just appreciate it and not do anything bad anymore.
Love,
Piappies Fudgie, Princess, Frappie, Mocha, Sugar, Wai-Pai & Wai-Max
Sugar, this is great information – thank you so much. We are glad that your posts were taken off of one of the sites and hope that the second site will take them down as well!!
Pugs & Kisses,
Yoda & Brutus
Sugar, this is great information – thank you so much. We are glad that your posts were taken off of one of the sites and hope that the second site will take them down as well!!
Pugs & Kisses,
Yoda & Brutus
Thanks for sharing what you've learned with us! It's been very eye opening!
Bunny
Grrrreat Work Sugar. Your Paws must be sore from all the keyboarding.
Thank you for TEACHING US all that you Learned.
We are all better off now. You are a goooooooood furend.
Thanks for all this great info…it's a shame we have to consider these things, huh?
~K
Great information. I think I will try to see if anyone has done anything with mine….
We have had the same thing, a long time ago, if nothing else it made us more aware of all the little darlings out there that have no imagination of their own !
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
You and Keiko have spent a LOT of time researching that benefits the rest of us – thank you sooooo much! Just so sorry this happened to you. Will see if I can figgur out about plug ins… what they are and copyscape. Work to do here! Bless you!
Hugs xoxoxo
Sammie and Avalon
Thanks Sugar-
We are off to do some investigating, to see if we have been pirated. Someone asked for pictures from our blog for something called an e-flip magazine. I said okay, now I'm wondering what I did…..:(
Wyatt's Mom
It's a shame you have to do this. There are so many nasty people in blogland. There truly are.
Have a terrific day Sugar. My best to your mom too. 🙂
thanks for all the information! I can't believe they have a plug-in to copy blogs to your blogs.
miss sugar,
i'm glad that one "blogger" removed all the posts that he stole from you, and i really hope the other "blogger" follows suit ASAP!
thanks bunches 'n tons for this super informational. me and asa and mama are gonna have to do some mega researchin'. i have a question…where can i find those little copyright restriction badges? or do i just make my own?
*woof*
the booker man
hi Sugar, I blogged about copyscape this morning & gave a link to this blog post giving you credit for pointing me in the direction of copyscape. Is this okay? if not, please email me at
bdorsa@bdorsa.com
you can read my blogpost at
http://www.bdorsa.blogspot.com
I linked to your post, I didnt copy it.
Thanks for the information! My mom is gonna have to look more into this so she can put up a copyright for me. She is kinda a blog dummy since she just started and has to figure things out.
Thanks!!
Thanks for all the info, Sugar. I'm so sorry this happened to you! We put one of those buttons on our blog.
Elyse and Riley
I'm very sorry that this happened to you. I frequently do Google searches, but maybe I should crack down harder. What do you do if you find someone using your stuff?
Oh, Sugar. We are just catching up on this post and the last. On behalf of doggie bloggers everywhere, we want to thank you.
Hugs,
Sallie and Alien
Oh, Sugar. We are just catching up on this post and the last. On behalf of doggie bloggers everywhere, we want to thank you.
Hugs,
Sallie and Alien
Thank you for this information Sugar! We always worry about our pictures being used somewhere else since they are on Google images but now we'll look out for our posts being put somewhere else too.
Thanks for sharing that info!
Kisses and hugs
Lorenza
Wow, that's pretty crummy.
I hope it all gets resolved soon.
Thanks for telling us about it.
Nubbin wiggles,
Oskar
Boo scrapers! Yay Sugar!
Scrapers belong on the same island as spammers and people who forward urban legend e-mails without checking them on Snopes first.
Hi Sugar! Wow thanks for all the great info. I hate that there are jerks out there who think it is ok to steal other people's content! We are glad that the one blogger deleted your stuff but still think it is ridiculous that anyone could do it in the first place!
This all just stinks when you are a Golden Retreiver just enjoyin life.
I'm so sorry you're goin frew this… and I fank you for the education!
wif love from the Luke
Excellent research and good work hounding these people. Sad to think that they resort to such tactics.
Can't explain the wordpress plug in. We are wordpress users, however, and know that it is an opensource product, so anyone can write any type of plugin. Sadly, some of those people are more interested in mischief than good.
I have seen copyright restrictions on some blogs and thought who would want to copy my little blog so I never bothered but I had no idea these things were out there! Sorry it happened to you Sugar and really appreciate your sharing this info!
Thank you for all these tips Sugar, I'm going to go check out these sites. We appreciate you looking out for your blog friends 🙂