Comments on: Microsoft Search Powered 404 Error Pages : Good Idea or Not? http://www.searchenginejournal.com/microsoft-search-powered-404-error-pages-good-idea-or-not/7025/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:19:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Alexander Bickov http://www.searchenginejournal.com/microsoft-search-powered-404-error-pages-good-idea-or-not/7025/comment-page-1/#comment-1105107 Alexander Bickov Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:36:18 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/microsoft-search-powered-404-error-pages-good-idea-or-not/7025/#comment-1105107 I remember that I develop owm error page 404 idea http://www.kontain.com/bickov/entries/36756/page-404/ I remember that I develop owm error page 404 idea http://www.kontain.com/bickov/entries/36756/page-404/

]]> By: Paolo Rossi http://www.searchenginejournal.com/microsoft-search-powered-404-error-pages-good-idea-or-not/7025/comment-page-1/#comment-1081384 Paolo Rossi Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:26:41 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/microsoft-search-powered-404-error-pages-good-idea-or-not/7025/#comment-1081384 Considering that all you do is setting a parameter, why wouldn't you return a result of a site search in your customized 404 page? In this case every one of the issues you raise becomes pointless. Considering that all you do is setting a parameter, why wouldn’t you return a result of a site search in your customized 404 page?

In this case every one of the issues you raise becomes pointless.

]]> By: Robin Cannon http://www.searchenginejournal.com/microsoft-search-powered-404-error-pages-good-idea-or-not/7025/comment-page-1/#comment-1079820 Robin Cannon Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:08:50 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/microsoft-search-powered-404-error-pages-good-idea-or-not/7025/#comment-1079820 As Jaan points out, it seems something that becomes redundant if you know how to deal with error handling as a developer. As I would *hope* is the case with most large scale companies. The only beneficiaries would appear to be Microsoft Live Search. The sites on which the 404 errors would appear are offering...um...functionality for visitors to leave their site more easily, rather than trying to redirect visitors appropriately. As Jaan points out, it seems something that becomes redundant if you know how to deal with error handling as a developer. As I would *hope* is the case with most large scale companies.

The only beneficiaries would appear to be Microsoft Live Search. The sites on which the 404 errors would appear are offering…um…functionality for visitors to leave their site more easily, rather than trying to redirect visitors appropriately.

]]> By: Jaan Kanellis http://www.searchenginejournal.com/microsoft-search-powered-404-error-pages-good-idea-or-not/7025/comment-page-1/#comment-1079779 Jaan Kanellis Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:46:48 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/microsoft-search-powered-404-error-pages-good-idea-or-not/7025/#comment-1079779 I really dont see a reason fro it if you know anything about handling errors on your own website. I really dont see a reason fro it if you know anything about handling errors on your own website.

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