So a co-worker of mine, Kristi Dugan from Dugan Creative recommended I add a claimId to my pages to validate the web pages I say are mine are actually mine. I've go ahead and done that. Pretty neat idea, you have to include a script to your web pages and then tell claimID to validate that code. Their servers go to the site you claim is yours and looks for the code, if it finds the code, then they record the site as being validated and that it actually belongs to you.
A nifty idea, but it has it downfalls. The code has to be in the HEAD of your document, doesn't work in the body. That means it doesn't play nice with my Google Page Creator web site, I don't have access to the HEAD of my HTML pages using that tool (yet...come on Google open the Head).
It also means you can't claim your LinkedIn Profile. Too bad.
I'd like to see this technology expanded and other tools allow for you to add these types of scripts to your profiles.
Monday, October 1, 2007
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Thanks, Brian, for the feedback.
We are looking at other ways to verify sites are under the control of the same person - but without making it so easy that it loses its importance.
Do realize that all of the links on your page get credibility when *any* of your links are verified.
Because I see that this blog URL is verified, I am more likely to believe the linked LinkedIn account is actually yours as well.
Also - you can point back to your claimID from your LinkedIn - but that may be asking a bit much :)
Again, thanks - and I hope you continue to find claimID useful.
Terrell
http://claimID.com
Terrell,
Thanks for the feedback, your points are well taken, links from a verified site DO earn credibility, especially when the linked page deals with the author originating the verified site.
I hope to see Google open up the Head tag of their Google Page Creator web pages so that we can add our own customized scripts.
Not sure why they'd lock the head tag down yet, guess more research on my part is needed.
Thanks again Terrell. I do appreciate technologies like claimID.
Shalom Brian,
I stumbled upon your page while trying to solve the same problem - here's what I ended up doing:
1. I created a hand-crafted HTML page using notepad, containing the MicroID and a 0-second HTTP refresh to my real home page. I named it "home.microid.html" (it's included at the bottom of my comment).
2. I uploaded this page as a resource to Google page Creator
3. I told claimID that that's my home page.
The result? Great success - The claimID ninj^H^H^H^Hspider sees the microID, Googlebot sees the 0-second refresh and indexes the correct home page, you can keep editing your home page using the GPC GUI, and your ID is claimed.
Here's the HTML for my "home.microid.html":
< html>
< head>
< title>Redirecting...< /title>
< meta name="microid" content="mailto+http:sha1:589456d5a64f0193b2b1e58db6eebf927e19611d" />
< meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;url=http://iss.oy.ne.ro/"/>
< head>
< body>< /body>< /html>
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