Why does Google tip us off to search updates with minor ranking impacts but surprise us with the major ones?

It is the updates Google does not give us huge lead time to prepare for that impact the rankings the most, like the core updates, the Penguin and Panda updates from the past and most of the updates that go unconfirmed or unannounced.

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SearchCap: Common SEO mistakes, Facebook outage impacts news site traffic & remarketing lists

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.

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SearchCap: Google says yes to reviews from Yelp, Google Maps, algorithm change impacts local search & more

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Google clarifies the upcoming Speed Update only impacts the ‘slowest sites’

Google clarifies that if you have a fast site, making it faster ‘won’t change things’ with your rankings specific to the upcoming Speed Update.

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Google uses RankBrain for every search, impacts rankings of “lots” of them

Last year, RankBrain was used for less than 15% of queries. Now Google’s confidence has increased enough that it’s used all the time. The post Google uses RankBrain for every search, impacts rankings of “lots” of them appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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How To Recover From A Manual Action: “Unnatural Links To Your Site — Impacts Links”

Though Google has outlined steps for recovering from this particular penalty, columnist John E Lincoln notes that the solution isn’t as simple as it sounds. Here is his method for removing this manual action from your account. The post How To Recover From A Manual Action: “Unnatural Links To…

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