Which search engines still use Meta Keywords?
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I know Google doesn't use meta keywords in meta tags, but i was wondering if there are other smaller search engines that still do? Id it worth it to add meta keywords for them?
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Me neither, some examples would be great
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Do you have an examples of some directories or social sites that actually use them, Takeshi? I've never been able to find any to use as examples.
Paul
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Awesome article! Thank you!
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If the search engines are using it, it's as a spam signal - I'd recommend staying away from it, and usually tell my clients to leave it blank and have them remove keywords tags that are stuffed and could seem to be a spam indicator - see this article on Search Engine Land
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I think it can be worth it if you can generate them automatically. I don't know of any search engines that use them, but a lot of directories and social sites will pull that information when you submit your site to them.
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