While Google has now rolled the Panda algorithm into the main algorithm, many publishers have never recovered from the many Panda updates that took place before this happened. Even though we may not see announcements of updates or refreshes of the...
This is a penalty, not the algorithm, so not a Panda issue. While Panda is an algorithmic change that addresses sites that have thin content, there is also a manual site action that can be applied to your site that means someone on the Webspam Team...
Google's Penguin/Panda algorithm changes combined with the sheer volume of content being produced, makes PR a much larger component to effective SEO. Getting your company's brand and employees exposed through media and social channels is incredibly...
I have seen a lot of accusations after Panda and Penguin that Google is just trying to increase its revenue, and let me just confront that head on. Panda, if you go back and look at Google’s quarterly statements, they actually mention that Panda...
This is going to be the summer of change on Google, and this article has only touched on some of the items known to be part of the Penguin and Panda algorithms and the coming attractions. Because while content is great and certainly a very...
This is good for news aggregators and other sites that reuse content appropriately and have been hit hard by the Panda filter. Focusing on long-tail keywords renders more immediate results, increases the breadth of a website (remember Panda), and...
The infamous algo updates like Panda and Penguin, and some lesser talked about ones like the page layout algorithm. It's been a crazy couple of years for SEO. We've seen the rise of unnatural links manual penalties.
No Panda, Penguin, or any other cute furry creatures back then, nope! The problem for Google is these sites provided little value for Google's users, so Google decided to deal with them by putting out the Panda Update, part of which deals with thin...
While Google's Panda updates did help define "better content" through a user-focused lens, with Panda's future as part of Google's primary algorithm, it seems an opportune time to help redefine exactly what is "awesome frickin' content.
Panda has already been subsumed into the core algorithm and Penguin will follow. While traffic metrics probably fall more under Panda than Penguin, the lines between the two are increasingly blurring to a point where the two will shortly become...
April Fools Pranks 2011 - Bamboo Update Restores Sites Dropped by Google Panda Google Apps Levity Algorithm Created in partnership with legendary improv comedians from Chicago's Second City Communications, the Levity Algorithm is carefully tuned to...
After Blocked Sites launched, Google said it was using data from this feature, as well the Chrome Personal Blocklist extension, as a ranking signal as part of the Panda algorithm. Remember Google's search feature that let you block websites?
Panda and Penguin, Google's major algorithmic updates targeting thin content and unnatural linking practices respectively, have forced us to evolve. The biggest change over the last 12 months has been that Google has closed the gap between where...
Google Panda will soon evolve from monthly (or so) manual refreshes to a constant part of Google's real-time algorithm, according to Google's Distinguished Engineer Matt Cutts. Now if Panda hits your website for having "low-quality" (thin) content...
Panda is Google’s algorithm aimed at surfacing high-quality sites higher in search results. You can expect another Google Panda update to roll out this Friday or Monday, according to Google’s Distinguished Engineer Matt Cutts.
These are low quality pages that shouldn’t, in a post Panda world rank for anything, but in some cases they still do, so they keep trying. If you’re working with a site that relies on this type of tactic trickery in order to survive, then perhaps...
For webmasters attempting to reshape an SEO strategy that failed in 2012 due to Penguin and Panda, re-engaging SEO cocitation is a smart move. These factors are all gaining traction in the Google algorithm as Google evolves and becomes smarter at...
I receive a lot of calls from companies that have been hit by Panda or Penguin, and both algorithm updates have been fascinating to analyze. I always explain Panda as a much deeper algorithm update at this stage than Penguin, and there could be a...
Upholding quality content on the web has been a priority for Google for some time, and is reflected in its Panda algorithm update, among other initiatives like its human quality raters. Back in the day, the “gatekeepers” of information were the...
I learned about Google’s algorithm named “PANDA” that hammers poor quality content on the internet. I was amazed at how much they retained, including information about Google, Facebook, Panda, Penguin, social media, etc.
