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Google Search Results About to Get a Dose of Caffeine Syndicate content

It appears that the effects of Google's Caffeine update may be felt sooner rather than later. That is if you really do feel the effects at all. What are your thoughts on Google's Caffeine update? Discuss here.

Google Updates Blog Search Algorithm Syndicate content

Google has updated its Blog Search algorithm after postponing the update earlier in the month. Barry Schwartz at Search Engine Roundtable quotes Googler Jeremy Hylton who explains:

Digg Updates Algorithm Syndicate content

Digg is making updates to its promotional algorithm. The idea is to make the site more useful to more people. A select few have long had the most power over Digg's content.

How is Google Weighing Forum Results? Syndicate content

There is an interesting thread going on at the WebmasterWorld forum looking at whether or not Google favors forums in search results. Matt Cutts tells me that he can neither confirm nor deny this. The thread is started by someone with the handle "bouncybunny," who posts: Once it was directories, then blogs, now forums... maybe. I have no empirical evidence for this, but it seems to me that Google is increasingly returning results from forum posts...
News Tags: Search, Google, algorithms, Forums, SEO

Google on Defusing Googlebombs Syndicate content

Google only needs to run its "Googlebomb" algorithm once in a while. And just recently, one of these times emerged. You may have read about it. Obama was ranking for "failure". He doesn't rank for failure anymore, and that's because Google ran the algorithm. Matt Cutts was kind enough to explain Google's process for this type of thing:

How Is Google Ranking Knol Articles? Syndicate content

Some people noticed Knol articles are already sometimes ranking very well in Google results, even though Google promised Knol articles wouldn’t get any artificial boost.

Maybe Advertising Should Go the Netflix Route Syndicate content

This article in Wired is a good read about Netflix’s competition to improve it’s movie recommendation engine.
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