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05/10/2013 11:09
Penguin 5, With The Penguin 2.1 Spam-Filtering Algorithm, Is Now Live
The fifth confirmed release of Google’s “Penguin” spam fighting algorithm is live. That makes it Penguin 5 by our count. But since this Penguin update is using a slightly improved version of Google’s “Penguin 2″ second-generation technology, Google itself is calling it “Penguin 2.1.”...
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26/06/2013 10:03
Google's Matt Cutts: Multi-Week Update Rolling Out
Jun 25, 2013 • 9:15 am
For the past week or so, I've been seeing a lot of chatter around a Google updating happening. The thing is, it is hard to tell what isgoing on right now.
The WebmasterWorld thread has a lot of chatter that symbolizes an update but that chatter has...
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25/06/2013 17:30
Screen Shots Of The New Google Webmaster Tools Structured Data Error Report
Google is now inviting webmasters to try out the new Webmaster Tools structured data error reports.
I signed up for the beta a few weeks ago and was invited yesterday to check out the reports. Fortunately for me, but unfortunately for you, I have no errors - so there is not much to show...
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21/06/2013 10:15
Google Language Change: Content That Gets Used & Shared, Not Linked To.
As I reported yesterday at Search Engine Land withGoogle Changes Ranking Advice, Says Build Quality Sites Not Links - Google made a change to their messaging on the ranking article help document. This was first spotted by @Baeumlisberger and it is an important change.
As I...
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20/06/2013 10:23
Google Search May Be Updating...
Jun 19, 2013 • 9:03 am
There is a lot of new chatter in the WebmasterWorldforums, along with random threads at other forums including Google Webmaster Help about Google's search results shifting around and some webmasters claiming huge declines in referrals from Google starting...
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17/06/2013 14:40
Matt Cutts: Google Panda Updated Monthly But Slowly Rolled Out
Jun 13, 2013 • 8:52 am
Back in March, Google said they will stop confirming Panda updatesbecause they are now more baked into the index and algorithm.
Well, at SMX Advanced, Matt Cutts of Google announced it is still roughly updated monthly (although it has been 6 weeks because...
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17/06/2013 11:06
How to SEO on the right side of Google in 2013 - Fourth Source
I believe that engaging content should be at the heart an SEO plan with keyword research as its foundation. The other elements are still vital and form the core structure, however the focus is on the former should the structure be correct (which is still very important).
1. Build the right...
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14/06/2013 11:09
Facebook To End Sponsored Search Ads — For Now
Facebook has said that it’s getting rid of sponsored search results for the time being. It’s not walking away from “search advertising,” however. In the future, there will be ads in Graph Search. But, the company is still in the process of working all that out.
Facebook told me this...
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12/06/2013 11:45
Google Payday Loan Algorithm: Google Search Algorithm Update To Target Spammy Queries
Google has officially launched a new search update to target “spammy queries” such as payday loan, pornographic and other heavily spammed queries.
Matt Cutts, Google’s head of search spam, announced this on Twitter saying “We just started a new ranking update today for some...
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11/06/2013 10:21
Now Updated: The Periodic Table Of SEO Success Factors
Two years ago, we released ”The Periodic Table Of SEO Ranking Factors.” Now we’re back with an update. We’ve introduced some new elements, adjusted a few rankings and given the table a more encompassing name, The Periodic Table Of SEO Success Factors.
Clicking on the image above...
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