Delhi HC Issues Stay Order Preventing e-Eighteen From Publishing Mint Column . Some of the most “reputed” websites just copy content, and unfortunately with current search engine system, they rank higher than the original article writers. I have posted some information on my website and after a few days, other websites have reproduced it and they rank higher in the SERPS.
The algorithms do not recognise that the big portals usually hire content writers who are paid by word count, while a smaller site may have far more useful content written by a person interested in the subject. For many terms, about.com ranks very high in the SERPs , but when you visit the website, you will find only 1-2 lines of useful content.