Search Engine Warfare in the New Age of Play By Mail Gaming

[GrimFinger]

Today is the first day that I have did a search for something related to PBM or PBM gaming, and the results of a search engine's searching yields an entry for this site, for PlayByMail.Net, on page one of the search results.

There, way down in position # 10 on that first page, the following appeared:

Pulling PBM gaming back from the brink
Mar 28, 2011 ... Some say that PBM gaming teeters on the brink of destruction. Other say that PBM gaming went over the edge long, long ago. ...
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So, an article that I create a mere two days ago makes the first page of Google's search engine results. While that doesn't speak especially well for how many people are doing web searches for the search phrase PBM gaming, I think that it does mean that the number one search engine in use, today, knows that our site is here.

What I would like to know, though, is whether other of our site's users would receive similar results, if they did a similar search on their end? So, if any of you site users who are registered here wouldn't mind, could you do a search of your own, and copy and paste the first entry that you come across for this site, as well as tell me what page and what position on that page that the results appear in?

Thanks in advance for your time and assistance in this matter.

[JonO]

Interesting.

In Google, the same link shows up as the 5th link on page two if the search is for "play by mail gaming"

In Bing the same search makes this the 4th link on page two:

PlayByMail.Net - A place for fans of Play By Mail fans to congregate!
Contrary to rumor, play by mail gaming is not quite dead. In some sectors, it is very much alive and kicking. Thank you for your time, interest, and consideration.
No replies since original post on March 21 2011
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[ixnay]

searching "PBM Gaming" in google yields the same results for me that you got, Grim. Congratulations - you're front page news!

[Ramblurr]

Searching for "play by mail games news" also lists PlayByMail.Net on the first page.

[JonO]

Searching for "Rimworlds PBM" puts playbymail.net in the first entry on the first page of Google:

Rimworlds Ref
Mar 25, 2011 ... I hope that you will start a Rimworlds discussion thread, and tell us what distinguished Rimworlds from other space type PBM games, ...
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and third place on page one of Bing:
PBM Boneyard
Rimworlds Paper Tigers The Land of Karrus Paspa Games Swashbuckler PBM Adventures Jurien Range PBM Enterprises Legends II: Adventures in Avalon Legends II: Crown of Chaos
playbymail.net/mybb/showthread.php?tid=2

Searching for Far Horizons PBM brings these up in 4th place on page 1 of Google

Far Horizons: The Awakening
Mar 11, 2011 ... It is subject matter of primary interest for gamers of the PBM genre. The names Far Horizons and Rick Morneau both ring a bell somewhere in ...
playbymail.net/mybb/showthread.php?tid=73 - Cached
recommend me a PBM game‎ - Mar 22, 2011
PBM News Blurb - March 19th, 2011‎ - Mar 19, 2011
PBM News Blurb - March 14th, 2011‎ - Mar 14, 2011
Game: Alpha Galaxy‎ - Mar 11, 2011
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PlayByMail.Net :: A place for fans of Play By Mail games to ...
Mar 30, 2011 ... Pulling PBM gaming back from the brink ... Player Questions ...
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and third place on page one for Bing
PlayByMail.Net :: A place for fans of Play By Mail games to ...
Far Horizons Flying Buffalo, Inc. Gad Games Harlequin Games HexWar Jason Oates Games ... PBM Hivemind - Where PBM

[GrimFinger]

Google page rankings for select search phrases for PlayByMail.Net.
Saturday, April 2nd, 2011

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[JonO]

Interesting the rankings for play-by-mail and play by mail are very different on both Google and Bing and they are different by search engine, as well.

[GrimFinger]

Google page rankings for select search phrases for PlayByMail.Net.
Saturday, April 4th, 2011

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recommend me a PBM game
Mar 24, 2011 ... RE: recommend me a PBM game. (Yesterday 04:39 PM)ixnay Wrote: Grim - after reading all you've written about Hyborian War, I'd like to sign ...
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Play by mail gaming shares many similarities with board gaming, as well, the turn based aspect a signature feature of many PBM games. Unlike many modern-day ...
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Pulling PBM gaming back from the brink
Mar 28, 2011 ... Some say that PBM gaming teeters on the brink of destruction. Other say that PBM gaming went over the edge long, long ago. ...
playbymail.net/mybb/showthread.php?tid=122 - Cached
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PBM News Blurb - March 24th, 2011
Mar 24, 2011 ... PBM News Blurb - March 24th, 2011. PBM Gamer Mark Wardell, the Mad Scientist of PBM, responded to an e-mail that I sent to him, yesterday. ...
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Search Engine Warfare in the New Age of Play By Mail Gaming
Mar 30, 2011 ... searching "PBM Gaming" in google yields the same results for me that you got, Grim. Congratulations - you're front page news! ...
playbymail.net/mybb/showthread.php?tid=125 - Cached
Barriers and Obstacles: Into the Breach of a New Era in Play-By ... - Mar 31, 2011
PBM News Blurb - March 24th, 2011 - Mar 24, 2011
PBM Boneyard - Jan 6, 2011
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PlayByMail.Net :: A place for fans of Play By Mail games to ...
Barriers and Obstacles: Into the Breach of a New Era in Play-By-Mail Gaming ... The rulebook for Galaxy:Alpha, a play by mail game from Intergalactic games ...
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PlayByMail.Net :: A place for fans of Play By Mail games to ...
Off-Site Articles. Play By Mail: The Infancy of Cyberspace · Greyhawk Grognard: Play-By-Mail Games · Thoughts on the Evolution of PBM ...
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Customer Service and Pbm
Apr 3, 2011 ... Net :: A place for fans of Play By Mail games to congregate ... Forum Home, Play-By-Mail, -- News & Announcements, -- Introduce Yourself ...
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PBM News Blurb - March 24th, 2011
Mar 24, 2011 ... As numerous old hands at play by mail gaming begin to reconnect with ... I believe that it qualifies as news, since the game seems to have ...
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PlayByMail.Net :: A place for fans of Play By Mail games to ...
PBM News Blurb - April 1st, 2011. Posted by: GrimFinger - 04-01-2011 10:50 ...
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[GrimFinger]

Google page rankings for select search phrases for PlayByMail.Net.
Saturday, April 13th, 2011

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recommend me a PBM game
Mar 24, 2011 ... RE: recommend me a PBM game. (Yesterday 04:39 PM)ixnay Wrote: Grim - after reading all you've written about Hyborian War, I'd like to sign ...
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Main Page - PlayByMail.Net PBM Wiki
Apr 11, 2011 ... Whether one says PBM, PBM games, PBM gaming, play by mail, play-by-mail, postal games, postal gaming, play by post, correspondence games, ...
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PBM Gaming: Expanding the Beachhead
Apr 4, 2011 ... What better time could you ask for, gentlemen and ladies of the PBM gaming world, to invade the gaming world? ...
www.playbymail.net/mybb/showthread.php?tid=139&action... - Cached
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PBM News Blurb - April 5th, 2011
Apr 5, 2011 ... PBM News Blurb - April 5th, 2011. Project Libertine Hatch, over at the Project Libertine Development Blog, is getting ready to implement the ...
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Search Engine Warfare in the New Age of Play By Mail Gaming
Mar 30, 2011 ... pbm news. Listed 9th on page 1 (9th rank). pbm gaming news ... PBM News Blurb - March 24th, 2011. PBM Gamer Mark Wardell, the Mad Scientist of PBM, ...
playbymail.net/mybb/showthread.php?tid=125 - Cached
PBM News Blurb - April 5th, 2011‎ - Apr 5, 2011
Computer Moderation: The Bane of the Play By Mail Industry‎ - Mar 17, 2011
PBM Boneyard‎ - Jan 6, 2011

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Main Page - PlayByMail.Net PBM Wiki
Apr 11, 2011 ... Published titles such Nuts & Bolts, PBM Universal, Gaming ...
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The rulebook for Galaxy:Alpha, a play by mail game from Intergalactic games ... Off-Site Articles. Play By Mail: The Infancy of Cyberspace ...
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Search Engine Warfare in the New Age of Play By Mail Gaming
Pulling PBM gaming back from the brink. Mar 28, 2011 ... Some say that PBM gaming teeters on the brink of destruction. Other say that PBM gaming went over ...
playbymail.net/mybb/showthread.php?tid=125 - Cached
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Search Engine Warfare in the New Age of Play By Mail Gaming
Mar 30, 2011 ... Today is the first day that I have did a search for ...
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PBM News Blurb - March 19th, 2011
Mar 19, 2011 ... A visit to Pegasus Productions website, home of Alamaze, a strategic fantasy play-by-email game running since 1987, reveals no news updates ...
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Search Engine Warfare in the New Age of Play By Mail Gaming
Apr 2, 2011 ... pbm news. Listed 9th on page 1 (9th rank). pbm gaming news. Listed 1st on page 1 (1st rank). play by mail. Listed 3rd on page 2 (1st rank). ...
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[GrimFinger]

Google page rankings for select search phrases for PlayByMail.Net.
Saturday, May 1st, 2011

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PBM Boneyard
Jan 6, 2011 ... PBM Boneyard. This will be an attempt to list Play-By-Mail games that have existed over the years, some of which are still up and running, ...
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Pulling PBM gaming back from the brink
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Hell, they invested bits and pieces of themselves into these games, into these dad-burned PBM games, as they called them - play by mail. ...
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Pulling PBM gaming back from the brink
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Hell, they invested bits and pieces of themselves into these games, into these dad-burned PBM games, as they called them - play by mail. ...
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Pulling PBM gaming back from the brink
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Some say that PBM gaming teeters on the brink of destruction. Other say that PBM gaming went over the edge long, long ago. ...
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Mining the Gold of Play By Mail Gaming - Apr 14, 2011
PBM Gaming: Expanding the Beachhead - Apr 5, 2011
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PBM News Blurb - April 13th, 2011
Apr 13, 2011 ... I don't visit all of the sites that I track for the PBM News Blurb each time that I get ready to do a new instance of the Blurb. ...
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Search Engine Warfare in the New Age of Play By Mail Gaming
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Pulling PBM gaming back from the brink
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Apr 23, 2011 ... Whether one says PBM, PBM games, PBM gaming, play by mail, play-by-mail, ... aspect of PBM gaming, delivering a cornucopia of PBM news to a gaming ... The resulting diversity can only benefit PBM gaming, as the PBM hobby ...
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