I’d say that Google is aware of both attributes – and it would be damn stupid if they ignored one half of the information that they have about a link … but hey with Google anything is possible eh?
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I’ve also read in search engine forums about a theory on possible penalties – but frankly you can probably find a search engine theory on anything these days – and nobody writing in a forum really knows the exact truth about the algos.
It’s possible that someone got penalised or knocked down at the same time that they added titles – but it could have been a google algo change or for anyone of a hundred other onsite and/or offsite reasons and no-one will ever know.
But still – a new theory is born – and becomes internet myth.
Personally – I add titles to about 3/4 of my links on each page if I think they help define what is at the other end of the link.
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