Check your portfolio after a major algorithm update. Do it on Twitter, on Facebook, on Google+, and anywhere else there's a conversation. Stop thinking about rankings and Google's Toolbar PageRank. Whereas we used to think that getting a link from...
Yet there is a working value dynamic at the heart of Google’s own algorithm which creates a secondary market of services - namely the right anchor text from the most links. Furthermore, from his perspective the competitive landscape seemed to...
Google Penalty or Algorithm Change: Dealing With Lost Traffic – Explains the difference between penalties, filers and dampeners (as well as things you can do). The first thing we need to consider is that there are numerous Google algorithm updates...
Remember, recent updates such as the Google Page Layout Algorithm, (GooPLA) are in fact not a penalty per se. The thing with that is, if you have an algorithmic penalty, Google would likely take no action from the reconsideration request, just...
In the heart of search conference season, there has been great discussion about how the algorithm is diversifying through the integration of social data, Query Deserves Freshness (QDF) and Query Deserves Diversity (QDD), and personalized/instant...
Generally, the modus operandi for Google algorithm changes is to talk about something for a while, warn a few times, and then bring the smack down. Although Google hasn't gotten to the "shut it down" phase yet, excessive reciprocal links along with...
This would only look natural to a search algorithm if the target site has tens of thousands of existing links. As Google says on their submission page, however, "We do not add all submitted URLs to our index, and we cannot make any predictions or...
Wonder how long before Google sees this as some type of traffic conspiracy and downplay any influence it may have on its search algorithm. Given the social aspect of Twitter, it could be a forum killer long before it becomes a serious threat to...
They don't understand that there are at least 100 or more factors that make up the Google algorithm, and a higher PageRank number doesn't necessarily mean better rankings. Google Rebrands, Enhances Google Site SearchPosted by Eric EngeOriginally...
Sage thinks the process of linking "really needs to be held in much higher regard simply because there's evidence Google has set up an algorithm that closely resembles how the human brain works. Longtime WebmasterWorld and SEW Forum member Robert...
NY Times Goes Deep on GoogleAn article in Sunday's New York Times goes in-depth with Google's Amit Singhal, one of the Google engineers on the search quality team primarily responsible for building, maintaining and tweaking its ranking algorithm.
According to some interpretations of the Google Blog post from last week, reciprocal linking is now an "official no-no" when it comes to Google's ranking algorithm. The trouble, Eric feels, is when people enter into a reciprocal link engagement...
It seems as if Google is hinting that they are now officially incorporating within their algorithm something which seeks out reciprocal links as well as link networks. Would Google be willing to give as much credence in their algorithm for on topic...
Plagiarism In The Eyes Of An Algorithm Google Goes to Congress to Block IAPs Charging for Faster Data Webmaster World Hitwise: Google Nearing 60% Of Queries In US Is Google's love affair with quality directories over since the Big Daddy update?
It should really be up to the search engines to sort out linking and its prominence in the algorithm for ranking sites. NoFollow was introduced by Google over a year ago to combat prevalent comment spam as blogs became extremely popular.
Why I Try to Spend Less Time Analyzing Algorithm Updates from Todd over at So I go away for vacation for two weeks, and discussion of Google's October He summarize two key things that seem to be involved, duplicate content issues and reciprocal...
Rankings drop due to a search engine algorithm shift Also, as every search engine has a unique algorithm, they have different systems for applying and removing penalties, so we have to review each search engine separately.
Knowledgeable webmasters realize that PageRank is just one component of Google's ranking algorithm, and that the reported value on the Google Toolbar is often virtually meaningless. The Second Eigenvalue of the Google Matrix SearchDay, March 17...
Knowledgeable webmasters realize that PageRank is just one component of Google's ranking algorithm, and that the reported value on the Google Toolbar is often virtually meaningless. A linking strategy is an excellent way for a new site to appear...
