Will Google Penalize You For Having Long URLs?
I have been reading around the Web that there is a big to do about some statements that a Google employee has made regarding the fact that Google does not like long URLs. The conversation started over at Google Groups. The comments came from guy named JohnMu and specifically used this URL as an example:
http://www.gadgetguy.com.au/small-kitchen-appliances-toaster-kettle-coffee-machine-blender-juicer-channel7-sunrise-australia-42.html
Now using descriptive URLs is typically a good thing, and I say typically because in this case it is overkill. And if the page that the URL goes to is not relevant to the URL then that is definitely not a good thing. The question that we all ask ourselves is will this trigger an algorithmic filter/flag, or will it simply be something that only a manual review would be able to notice?
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He is sad because your URLs are too long. 
