Page layout is one of them. Back in early 2012, Google introduced the page layout update, which was refreshed in late 2012 and covered with aplomb by Miranda Miller here on SEW. While Google's Panda updates did help define "better content" through...
Continuing this theme, Bing revamped the Friends Photos Search interface with a new tiled layout. In addition to revamping the design of Friends Photos search and changes to the autosuggest algorithm, Bing also unveiled a plugin to help webmasters...
Google continues to tweak their search algorithm multiple times per month and adjust the layout of their results to test for improved visitor experience and advertising revenue. If there is a weakness in the Google model this is it; they need to...
Although not a major change that directly impacted the actual contents of the search results like many of the other changes rolled out in 2012, the shift reflects Google’s ongoing willingness to tinker with layout and user experience in the SERPs...
Google’s Matt Cutts has announced the first official update to January’s Page Layout algorithm, designed to reward sites with content, rather than ads, above the fold. What is Google's Page Layout Algorithm?
Now sometimes the local intent is obvious, but as in the case of this site you can see, it is the only result with this display and layout. So you give your data to Google with microformats as part of the new algorithm changes, then one day you see...
Note to Katz: A more compelling argument could be made that Google is punishing websites that place too many ads “above the fold” with its page layout update, while obviously doing what it is preaching against within its own search results.
Google recently announced its page layout algorithm, which penalizes sites with too many ads above-the-fold. Google’s Panda updates were also aimed at sites with “thin” or “low quality” content, as was the introduction of a spam algorithm preceding...
Google also made note of a couple other significant algorithmic updates: the launch of Search Plus Your World, which brought “social” results into Google’s search results, and the page layout algorithm, which targets ad-heavy websites.
Remember, recent updates such as the Google Page Layout Algorithm, (GooPLA) are in fact not a penalty per se. It is an effect of the algorithm evolution. That's an algorithm change. Algorithm updates: Such as Panda, GooPLA and so on, (see below).
If you decide to update your page layout, the page layout algorithm will automatically reflect the changes as we re-crawl and process enough pages from your site to assess the changes. Google’s Distinguished Engineer Matt Cutts, in a blog post...
With web copy, commissioning content when you know the layout of your page is a custom service, and you can expect a higher standard of product as a result. A good copywriter can work with your site's layout to make every word count, without...
Layout on tablets. Tablet users will see some changes in the color and layout that make Google more usable. Additionally, Google has committed to writing a new post with algorithm updates each month. Google announced they will deliver a series of...
Five blog posts rewritten using Inbound Writer’s suggestions at Convince t accounted for; in the case of eBeanstalk.com, two of the four category pages also had their layout optimized. The results don’t differentiate between those that received the...
Here's a quick rundown of four of their latest tests involving Twitter profile integration, AdWords display URL spacing, a revamped News layout, and AdSense ad variations. It sounds like Google is planning more significant changes to their...
Here's how to get the old layout back. YouTube Homepage Layout Protest Shows Less Civility Than Egyptian Protests by Greg Jarboe YouTube changed its homepage layout. Google's Content Farm Algorithm Harm You?
Note: There will be a circular back and forth between content outline and architecture until you settle on how everything will layout. Unless you're really so niche as to not have been affected by the changes in Google places, Google Instant, SERP...
Whenever functionality and layout of the Google result pages change, it increases the focus on preferred navigation. Where the Google algorithm doesn't give a clear ruling on potentially spammy SEO activities, Google could use its search quality team.
Layout Proper layout could easily be an article on its own, but we'll just run down a few key points: Google realizes this and has incorporated load times into the algorithm. By no means is link building going away; it's the premier and most...
Companies have the right to refuse service, change their prices, the layout of their stores, what products they offer and promote etc.etc.etc. But is the article really just a way for TechCrunch to do a test of Twitter traffic and its impact on...
