First Google Webmaster Tools Update in 2014
Cyrus Shepard (via Thomas Høgenhaven) has just reported an exciting update in Google Webmaster Tools. When you log in and navigate over to “Search Queries” you’ll see a timeline annotation saying: “An improvement to our top search queries data was applied retroactively on 12/31/13″:
Click on “Top Pages” and you’ll notice a vast amount of new and improved keyword data for your URLs:
According to Thomas Høgenhaven the data is now accurate and not just rounded numbers.…
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The Biggest SERP Flux Since Penguin 2.0
Algoroo has measured the highest recorded level of SERP flux in Google since Penguin 2.0. The jump happened on the 17th of December, following a week of intermittent fluctuation in results.
Our team has already investigated the cause and there doesn’t seem to be a reason to believe this was a layout change or a technical error.…
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Feature Request for Google Places Reviews
Google’s current way of detecting fake customer reviews is far from perfect. Thanks to Mike Blumenthal some of my own falsely suspended reviews were brought to attention of Jade Wang from Google. I haven’t had any direct answer as to why they are still suspended but am glad they’re aware of the issue.…
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Google Helpouts: AdWords is OK, SEO is Not
After submitting my application to join Google Helpouts I had a video interview with a Google Helpouts team member and my listing was approved. I embraced the platform with great enthusiasm, as it allowed me to give back to the community and provide free support to webmasters in need of guidance and ideas for their website.…
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Fifth Most Turbulent Day in Google This Year
Algoroo measured an extremely high level of SERP flux in Google last night indicating that something significant has changed in the way search results are displayed. This may reflect internal changes such as ranking or search quality algorithm updates. The jump happened on the 27th of November, following an unusually quiet fortnight between the 3rd and 19th and a rather active weekend just days before the big SERP flux.
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Possible Google Update: Friday 25-10-13
Algoroo has measured a significant ranking flux on Friday after a relatively stable fortnight indicating at a possible algorithmic tweak at Google.
The SERP turbulence level this Friday was at a whopping 2.33 roos making it the 8th most volatile day in 2013:
Are we looking at a new layer in the search quality algorithm or a tweak to an existing one?
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Google SERP Curve Ball – Test?
Google’s latest curve ball in the SERPs with ‘Product Listing Ads‘ being tested!
So is what sort of impact this may have on the look of Serp’s and most importantly the impact to real world business, time will tell. My thoughts are, authentic retailers may well be a little bitter over this latest update pushing them towards Adwords spend and indeed Google Shopping vs focusing energy on organic efforts.
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Universal Analytics – A new take on data
So…., what’s new?
Many may be familiar with the existing Google Analytics platform, its evolution over the years since its release in 2005, its benefits and indeed its flaws.
Currently in beta, Google have released a Universal Analytics tool set features to their well known analytics platform.
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Google’s Pengin Update: Far from over?
Starting from May 22nd there have been a lot of shifts in the SERPs, but we thought they would settle down, as they started to a few days later. But, starting from June 1st we noticed a lot of activity in the SERPs, Algoroo shows quite a bit of movement, and it is not just Algoroo, so what is actually going on?
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Successfully Cloaking in 2013?
I am well-aware that Google’s algorithm is work in progress and they continuously work on improving their search quality algorithm. What I saw today, however, makes me wonder if I give the algorithm too much credit.
Search query “assumptious“ brings up the following page:
I was shocked to see something like this ranking as #1 even for rare queries.
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Link Disavow Tool Gets an Upgrade
John Mueller from Google has recently stated1 that Google’s link disavow tool had a little upgrade. Google’s team has made the tool smarter and safer to use by adding a feature which checks for common mistakes. The tool will now automatically flag potential issues upon file upload allowing webmasters to correct and re-upload the error-free file.
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Cheating Penguin is Easy
TL;DR: Google’s latest Penguin update doesn’t seem to detect unnatural link surges or anchor text abuse from expired domain link networks.
After Venice-like update in Australia, we had a rather uneventful week. Google started warming things up again on May 21 hitting orange alert on Algoroo on the 22nd of May.
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OMG! Algorithm Update is off the Scale
Matt Cutts wasn’t wrong, the latest algorithm change was major. Algoroo was off the scale yesterday, we don’t even have a gauge that goes that high in our roo metric widget.
Source: http://algoroo.com/
Even though the estimated percentage of affected queries was apparently quite low, we’re still seeing major fluctuations (both ups and downs) in the 10,000 tracked keywords.
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Raven Hangout
Dan Petrovic discusses the evolution of Raven Tools with Jeremy Rivera.
Join the Google Hangout and find out what new and exciting features this awesome suite has to offer. Dan will also be discussing the future of SEO and actionable metrics we can use for research, decision making, performance tracking and reporting.
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Schema Markup for Organisation Logos
Yesterday Google announced that they launched a support for new type of schema markup, one for organisation logos. As described on their webmaster central blog, this new markup will help Google and other search engines pick your preferred logo to show in search results.
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Penguin 2.0 and Matt’s overview
Algorithm Update – the next leap!?
Called Penguin 2.0 internally at Google, the latest updates to roll out in the next week or so aim to have a significant impact on webspam tactics and the value these methodologies impart to SERPs and a sites authority, even more so than the last major update.
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May 2013: A Massive Algorithm Update at Google?
It started in Australia as many webmasters and SEOs noticed a Venice-like update and now it looks like we’re looking at a global algorithm change.
Mozcast shows a very turbulent 5th of May.
Jim Stewart was one of the first Australian SEOs to spot the change saying “ They’ve replaced places for organic…”.
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Discover Google+ pages while you browse the web
Enhance your Google+ stream by following the Google+ pages that you find interesting:
- When you visit a site connected to a Google+ page, a slider will appear on the side of the browser window. Hover over the slider to expand it and easily add the page to your circles.
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New Improvements to Google Places for Business
We are used to seeing Google making new improvements to their services all the time, so it is of no surprise that Google Places for Business will soon get a new look and feel as stated in the Google announcement post.
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