Google counting natural outgoing links via url?

**Barry** · 18-12-06

I know that google can track outgoing clicks without the use of extended get urls - but has anybody noticed today that all outgoing links from the natural results have extended tracking on them today?

**Barry** · 05-01-07

Is it only particular datacentres that do this, as I've noticed it alot more over the last few days.

**morleymouse** · 05-01-07

im not seeing it at the moment but have before, one of those things that they switch on and off a lot

could be something, could be nothing

might just be a way to see how accurate their other JS tracking is?

**Barry** · 05-01-07

Yeah could be. I just wondered if they count how many people that press the back button when they get to a site and use it to determine how relavent that site is for future searches using the same keywords?

**morleymouse** · 05-01-07

Possibly, every now and again they show "what this site useful [yes] [no]" if you do that, clic ka link then go back - http://www.morleymouse.com/2006/12/1...s-link-useful/ so could be an automated extension of that