Fred’s losers: Sistrix analysis says ad-heavy, thin-content sites hit worst

Here is our first report from an SEO data provider that analyzes 300 domains after the Google Fred update. The post Fred’s losers: Sistrix analysis says ad-heavy, thin-content sites hit worst appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Google says it has now tracked 4 billion store visits from ads

The company says thousands more advertisers will gain access to store visits data as a result of improved measurement techniques and machine learning-powered modeling. The post Google says it has now tracked 4 billion store visits from ads appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Google Home gets ‘Beauty & The Beast’ promo, but Google says it’s not an ad

Appears to be the first-ever commercialization of Google’s home assistant product. The post Google Home gets ‘Beauty & The Beast’ promo, but Google says it’s not an ad appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Google says no algorithm changes in new deal to demote pirated content in UK search results

Google and Microsoft Bing agree to reduce pirated content from their search results in an agreement named the Voluntary Code of Practice. The post Google says no algorithm changes in new deal to demote pirated content in UK search results appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Searchmetrics e-commerce ranking factors study says easy e-commerce sites rank higher in Google

Want to know what makes an e-commerce site rank well in Google? This study explores those ranking signals. The post Searchmetrics e-commerce ranking factors study says easy e-commerce sites rank higher in Google appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Searchmetrics Google ranking factors study says content gaining while links losing in importance

Google search ranking factors study is now out, it measured the top 20 search results for 10,000 keywords on Google.com. The post Searchmetrics Google ranking factors study says content gaining while links losing in importance appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Google Penguin looks mostly at your link source, says Google

When we asked Google’s Gary Illyes about Penguin, he said SEOs should focus on where their links come from for the most part, but they have less to worry about now that Penguin devalues those links, as opposed to demotes the site. The post Google Penguin looks mostly at your link source, says…

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Google says Penguin recoveries have started to roll out now

Have you been waiting two or more years to recover from your Penguin penalty? Google said the recoveries are starting now. The post Google says Penguin recoveries have started to roll out now appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Google updates Penguin, says now runs in real-time within the core search algorithm

The latest announced release, Penguin 4.0, will also be the last, given its new real-time nature. The post Google updates Penguin, says now runs in real-time within the core search algorithm appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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European court says linking to illegal content is copyright infringement

The facts of the present case were egregious but the law created by the court is bad for the internet. The post European court says linking to illegal content is copyright infringement appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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