What Does Google Really Know About Webmasters?
Webmasters are scrambling to figure out (again) what Google knows about us. At Pubcon Vegas, Matt Cutts was using some of his magical tools
during the site review panel. He mentioned to several webmasters that he noted they had 30-40 sites and that their content was often overlapping on that many domains. He discouraged operating that many domains stating that it is unlikely that a webmaster can give enough time and attention to each site to offer anything really unique, and that approach often results in cookie cutter sites that don’t add value to the customer. that not only did he own the domain that was being reviewed but he owned about 30 other domains.
The fact that Matt mentioned that some of these webmasters had used private registrations on their domains sent people running for cover. Can Google see behind private registrations? The answer appears to be – no. But the greater issue is the profiling of website owners that is going on.
If you were at Pubcon and missed this session, shame on you 
It was a great session and that little revelation has big implications…especially if you are running a large network of sites.
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