Video in article + Video section = Duplicate content?

[TVFreak]

Hi,

I have a website that create news articles that sometime includes videos (my own videos). Those videos are accessible in the video section too, most of the time with the same title as the article but with less content. All the video pages list related videos.

Should I:

1. Canonicalize the video page to the article
2. Add a link in the video page to the article
3. Add a link in the article to the video page
4. All of the above
5. Other

Thanks for the help

GaB

[trung.ngo]

Hey there! If the "...but with less content" piece you're referring to is just an excerpt from the article, I would recommend a canonical. As for options #2 and #3, I would say a link to the article from the video page would provide your viewers with more value, because it'll allow them to get more info if they're so inclined. However, a link to the video page from the article does not make much sense, since the video is already on the article page and the short snippet on the video page is likely an excerpt or summary of the article--hence, not providing any real value to users coming from the full article page.

[TVFreak]

Thanks for the answer, that's what I thought.

[PhilNottingham]

re="canonical"  - or noindex the video section, dependent on how similar the pages are. If they're different enough, a "noindex,follow" tag will be more appropriate.