Definition: Google sometimes refers to spamming Web sites as "bad neighborhoods." These are Web sites which employ tricks to misdirect users into clicking on them and contain little or no original content. Linking to a bad neighborhood will lower your Web site's PageRank.
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By Marziah Karch, About.com Guide
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