Was There a November 14th Google Update?
On the morning of Friday, November 15th, we woke up to a substantial one-day temperature spike on MozCast. Digging in, there were no signs of a glitch, and it seemed to hit across multiple IPs. The...
View ArticleHummingbird’s Unsung Impact on Local Search
Though I no longer actively consult for clients, there seems to have been a significant qualitative shift in local results since Google’s release of Hummingbird that I haven’t seen reported on search...
View ArticleThe Anatomy of a Perfect Evergreen Blog Post Case Study by @AlesiaKrush
Ever since Google got better at assessing online content quality (especially after the Panda update), content writers have started publishing less, but better-quality content. This has made many...
View ArticleThe Shape of Things to Come: Google in 2014
“I give you the light of Eärendil … May it be a light for you in dark places, when all other lights go out.” Even if I’m interested in large-scale correlation tests like the Moz Search Engine Ranking...
View ArticleGoogle Denies A Major Update On December 17th
Yesterday, most of the Google search results tracking tools showed major changes in rankings within Google’s search results but during my analysis of webmaster communication within the discussion...
View ArticleSearch Engine Land’s Top News Stories Of 2013: Hummingbirds, Penguins, Pandas...
As we get ready to close the books on 2013, the editorial team that brings you daily news and features on Search Engine Land and Marketing Land is going to look back at the most popular content we...
View ArticleSearch Engine Land’s Most-Shared Stories on Twitter for 2013: Google, Google,...
Welcome back, search marketing friends, to the second installment of our Search Engine Land Year In Review series. So far, you’ve seen the run-down of our top news stories to break in 2013 — now,...
View ArticleSearch Engine Land’s Most-Shared Stories on Facebook for 2013: How To Survive...
Search marketing friends — welcome, welcome! It’s time for another installment of our Search Engine Land Year In Review series. We’ve toured through the top news stories and those that were most ed –...
View ArticleWhen You Have Bad Links Impacting Your Google Rankings, Which Do You Remove?
I see this all the time, a forum thread, where a webmaster knows his rankings are suffering in Google because he was hit by Penguin because he has a lot of really bad, manipulative links. A...
View ArticleGoogle: A Digital History Infographic by @wonderwall7
Google has done a lot in its 16 year history. From its first known algorithm update in early 2000 to its approximate 24 Panda updates since early 2011, this infographic outlines major updates to...
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