Google’s head of search spam, Matt Cutts announced on Twitter earlier that Google will be rolling out a “small” algorithm change that will “reduce low-quality ‘exact-match’ domains” from showing up so highly in the search results.
Source: searchengineland.com
Do you remember the “Google Dance?” It was when Google’s rankings went through a change each month, sometimes dramatically, when a new algorithm was launched. And while the Google Dance is back and happening in various ways, remember, you don’t have to go out on the dance floor.
It's baaaack! The meta keywords tag…
…but for news publisher sites only.
According to comScore, Tumblr traffic has doubled in the past year. And did you know that Tumblr blogs rank extremely well in Google, too?
Source: marketingland.com
Google Algorithm Changes, Mobile Internet Have Most Significant Impact On Search Marketers [SEMPO]
According to the SEMPO State Of Search Marketing Report, about nine out of 10 search marketers say Google’s recent algorithm changes have had a significant impact on them, and about the same amount say that the rise of the mobile internet and local search are also having a significant impact. Read more about the report here.
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SERPS.com new Volatility Index instantly tracks Google and Bing fluctuations in search results.
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The Google Webmaster Central blog announced that the Site Errors report now is a lot more detailed and useful for webmasters.
Source: searchengineland.com
The SEO community has been buzzing about a newly discovered Google Patent named Ranking documents.
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Matt Cutts reminded webmasters in a blog post that selling links that pass PageRank can lead to a Google penalty. John Mueller in a Google Hangout yesterday said the same thing. Watch the video and read the story.
Source: searchengineland.com
Google has moved well beyond word matching and onto matching based on intent. That’s exactly what happened with electronics store h. h. gregg.
