Google: Panda Update
What Is The Google Panda Update?
Google’s Panda Update is a search filter introduced in February 2011 meant to stop sites with poor quality content from working their way into Google’s top search results. Panda is updated from time-to-time. When this happens, sites previously hit may escape, if they’ve made the right changes. Panda may also catch sites that escaped before. A refresh also means “false positives” might get released.
Our Guide To Google Panda:
Google: Panda 4.1 Still Rolling Out
Over the weekend, there was a tremendous amount of chatter within the SEO community, including discussion forums, social media and other...
Are Games & Lyrics Sites Google Panda 4.1′s Biggest Losers?
Google began rolling out Panda 4.1 last week, a process that continues into this week, but we already have the winners and losers report from...
Panda 4.1 — Google’s 27th Panda Update — Is Rolling Out
Google has announced that the latest version of its Panda Update — a filter designed to penalize “thin” or poor content from...
The Confusion Over Google’s Algorithm Updates & Refreshes
I personally spend a lot of time within the SEO space investigating claims of Google algorithm updates; it is a fascinating topic because there...
HubPages Acquires Squidoo: Content Migration To Begin Within A Few Weeks
Seth Godin, the founder and owner of Squidoo, announced the social content platform, has been acquired by HubPages. Squidoo was founded back in...
Panda Strikes Again: Yahoo Voices & The Yahoo Contributor Network Closing Down
Yahoo has announced another round of product cuts and changes, all part of what it calls a continued effort on “furthering our...
PR Newswire’s Answer To Their Google Panda Troubles: Taking Action On Press Release Spammers
When Google released its most recent modification to the Panda algorithm, Panda 4.0, on May 20th, one of the sites reportedly hit hard by the...
Panda 4.0: Redefining Site Authority
Everyone in SEO talks about it: authority. It’s the key measurement for ranking, right? But what defines authority in the eyes of each...
Did Google Panda 4.0 Go After Press Release Sites?
Nine days ago when Google released Panda 4.0 – which aims to filter out “thin” content from top rankings – we focused...
RetailMeNot Says On Google Ranking Drop: The Reports “Greatly Overstate” Our Organic Search Impact
On Tuesday, Google pushed out their revised Panda Algorithm code-named Panda 4.0. Panda is designed to remove low-quality content from...
On MetaFilter Being Penalized By Google: An Explainer
MetaFilter is a news and discussion site dating back to the early years of the web. Founded in 1999, it’s attracting attention this week...
Is eBay A Big Loser In Google’s Panda 4.0 Update? — Winners & Losers Data
Yesterday, Google began rolling out their Panda 4.0 update designed to punch low-quality content. That’s generated both...
Google Begins Rolling Out Panda 4.0 Now
Google’s Matt Cutts announced on Twitter that they have released version 4.0 of the Google Panda algorithm. Google’s Panda algorithm...
Were You Really Hit By A Search Engine Penalty, Or Is It Something Else?
Often, I’ll speak to prospective clients who think they’ve been hit by an algorithm update or a penalty. They’ve lost a lot of...
Google Granted Patent For Panda Algorithm
Google’s Panda update has been one of the most talked about algorithmic updates by SEOs and webmasters since it launched in February 2011....
Google Working On A Softer & Gentler Panda Algorithm To Help Small Businesses
Google’s head of search spam, Matt Cutts, announced at Search Marketing Expo that his search team is working the “next...
The Brave New World of SEO: Beyond Websites
We hear it regularly – the death knell tolling for SEO. In the past several years, we’ve been bombarded by a barrage of change in...
Google’s Matt Cutts: Feel Free To Use The Disavow Tool Even Without A Manual Action
In a new video answer today from Google’s head of search spam, Matt Cutts, he says that you can use the disavow tool even if you do not...
Google’s Matt Cutts On What To Do If Your Site Was Hit By Panda
Google’s head of search spam, Matt Cutts posted a new video today talking about the Panda update. The question he tried to answer was,...
How to Recover When Your Content Is Stolen
Last month, I shared a case study of a client I’m currently working with on a duplicate content issue. It turns out that this particular...
