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Re:Rap Genius Traffic Has Dropped By Over 80% by fragsworth on Sunday December 29, 2013 @03:14PM (#6981098)
> but it was certainly a shit business decision

Not really, because they're using this kind of punishment to make an example of them in order to prevent future SEO abuse by others. It's probably for the better.

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Re:Rap Genius Traffic Has Dropped By Over 80% by jonknee on Sunday December 29, 2013 @03:28PM (#6981183)
Almost no one will notice as long as they get their lyrics.
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Re:Rap Genius Traffic Has Dropped By Over 80% by schrodinger on Sunday December 29, 2013 @05:41PM (#6981816)
Consumers don't have to notice, rap genius and other sites considering similar tactics do.
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Re:Rap Genius Traffic Has Dropped By Over 80% by Destitute on Sunday December 29, 2013 @03:23PM (#6981148)
The abuse already goes on, and it's much more involved and 1,000% more effective than trading links.
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