What is a [bot] ?

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Gerry D
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What is a [bot] ?

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Google [Bot]
Who or what are these google and bing bots that are seen online now and then ?
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Basically, google and bing and other search engines work by crawling around the web, keeping a record of what they see so that when somebody searches for something they know where to find it.

They're always watching...!
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Aaargh !!! That's what I was afraif of.

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They're actually ok - if we exclude them then the site won't show up in searches.

If you really want to be scared, install Google analytics and you can nearly tell what a lad had for breakfast that day.....
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