Could KD be used by search engines or web page creators to check for spam keyword?
Word repetition determined by search engines as spam keyword should be of more concern than what web page creators or a KD tool tags as spam keyword. After all search engines and not designers of web pages are the one that assign a rank to the documents. This goes with the user-machine relevance perception mismatch and the concept of document linearization as a gap analysis. We have thoroughly discussed both in our IRWatch Newsletter, at this blog, and at Mi Islita. However, this does not mean end users are a zero to the left, as they are the ones that pay the bills. And even if they don’t, why rank high a page just to see users going to some place else after visiting it because is not suitable for human consumption? So, rather than using a KD tool, just write as natural and useful to your prospective clients and readers as you can. Regarding the use of KD tools for checking for spam, this allegation reminds me of certain seo books, marketers, and community forums that insist in such n
