What is going on with the Site Reputation abuse policy?

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What are Twiddlers in Google’s ranking systems? And how can we use this knowledge to rank better?

Twiddlers are C++ code objects used in Google’s ranking algorithms that help Google re-order search results. They are used in a Google system called Superroot which is Google’s ranking framework. I came across this 2017 Google document on Twiddlers upon reading Mario Fischer’s excellent breakdown of what we can learn about how ranking works based […]

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August 2024 core update: Here’s what has changed in Google’s documentation on core updates.

The August core update is here! Google’s documentation on core updates has changed significantly. Let’s take a look at what has changed.  Here’s the archived version of the previous document. The purpose of this update is to show more content that people genuinely find useful Google’s announcement of the core update says that they are […]

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Does Google know if content is accurate? A review of a page struggling to rank behind potentially inaccurate & unhelpful content.

Why is this page ranking poorly behind one with less helpful / accurate information? We’ve been digging into the treasure trove of information given to us in the DOJ vs Google trial exhibits and testimonies to understand more about how Search works. (The afternoon of day 24 is the Pandu Nayak testimony that I can’t […]

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Navboost

This is part 3 of my series working to understand more about the attributes in the recently discovered Google API files. Part 1: What is this “leaked” Google documentation? Part 2: What are attributes? Navboost is one of Google’s core ranking algorithms. It uses user click data to help refine a bunch of search results […]

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The March 2024 Core Update. What to know and how to adapt.

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What are Twiddlers in Google’s ranking systems? And how can we use this knowledge to rank better?

Twiddlers are C++ code objects used in Google’s ranking algorithms that help Google re-order search results. They are used in a Google system called Superroot which is Google’s ranking framework. I came across this 2017 Google document on Twiddlers upon reading Mario Fischer’s excellent breakdown of what we can learn about how ranking works based […]

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August 2024 core update: Here’s what has changed in Google’s documentation on core updates.

The August core update is here! Google’s documentation on core updates has changed significantly. Let’s take a look at what has changed.  Here’s the archived version of the previous document. The purpose of this update is to show more content that people genuinely find useful Google’s announcement of the core update says that they are […]

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Does Google know if content is accurate? A review of a page struggling to rank behind potentially inaccurate & unhelpful content.

Why is this page ranking poorly behind one with less helpful / accurate information? We’ve been digging into the treasure trove of information given to us in the DOJ vs Google trial exhibits and testimonies to understand more about how Search works. (The afternoon of day 24 is the Pandu Nayak testimony that I can’t […]

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Navboost

This is part 3 of my series working to understand more about the attributes in the recently discovered Google API files. Part 1: What is this “leaked” Google documentation? Part 2: What are attributes? Navboost is one of Google’s core ranking algorithms. It uses user click data to help refine a bunch of search results […]

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The helpful content system has changed

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What are Twiddlers in Google’s ranking systems? And how can we use this knowledge to rank better?

Twiddlers are C++ code objects used in Google’s ranking algorithms that help Google re-order search results. They are used in a Google system called Superroot which is Google’s ranking framework. I came across this 2017 Google document on Twiddlers upon reading Mario Fischer’s excellent breakdown of what we can learn about how ranking works based […]

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August 2024 core update: Here’s what has changed in Google’s documentation on core updates.

The August core update is here! Google’s documentation on core updates has changed significantly. Let’s take a look at what has changed.  Here’s the archived version of the previous document. The purpose of this update is to show more content that people genuinely find useful Google’s announcement of the core update says that they are […]

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Does Google know if content is accurate? A review of a page struggling to rank behind potentially inaccurate & unhelpful content.

Why is this page ranking poorly behind one with less helpful / accurate information? We’ve been digging into the treasure trove of information given to us in the DOJ vs Google trial exhibits and testimonies to understand more about how Search works. (The afternoon of day 24 is the Pandu Nayak testimony that I can’t […]

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Navboost

This is part 3 of my series working to understand more about the attributes in the recently discovered Google API files. Part 1: What is this “leaked” Google documentation? Part 2: What are attributes? Navboost is one of Google’s core ranking algorithms. It uses user click data to help refine a bunch of search results […]

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Thoughts on why big brands dominate Google. And how this is soon likely to change.

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What are Twiddlers in Google’s ranking systems? And how can we use this knowledge to rank better?

Twiddlers are C++ code objects used in Google’s ranking algorithms that help Google re-order search results. They are used in a Google system called Superroot which is Google’s ranking framework. I came across this 2017 Google document on Twiddlers upon reading Mario Fischer’s excellent breakdown of what we can learn about how ranking works based […]

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August 2024 core update: Here’s what has changed in Google’s documentation on core updates.

The August core update is here! Google’s documentation on core updates has changed significantly. Let’s take a look at what has changed.  Here’s the archived version of the previous document. The purpose of this update is to show more content that people genuinely find useful Google’s announcement of the core update says that they are […]

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Does Google know if content is accurate? A review of a page struggling to rank behind potentially inaccurate & unhelpful content.

Why is this page ranking poorly behind one with less helpful / accurate information? We’ve been digging into the treasure trove of information given to us in the DOJ vs Google trial exhibits and testimonies to understand more about how Search works. (The afternoon of day 24 is the Pandu Nayak testimony that I can’t […]

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Navboost

This is part 3 of my series working to understand more about the attributes in the recently discovered Google API files. Part 1: What is this “leaked” Google documentation? Part 2: What are attributes? Navboost is one of Google’s core ranking algorithms. It uses user click data to help refine a bunch of search results […]

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Assistant and Search. Did Google just quietly launch a new Search Ecosystem?

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What are Twiddlers in Google’s ranking systems? And how can we use this knowledge to rank better?

Twiddlers are C++ code objects used in Google’s ranking algorithms that help Google re-order search results. They are used in a Google system called Superroot which is Google’s ranking framework. I came across this 2017 Google document on Twiddlers upon reading Mario Fischer’s excellent breakdown of what we can learn about how ranking works based […]

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August 2024 core update: Here’s what has changed in Google’s documentation on core updates.

The August core update is here! Google’s documentation on core updates has changed significantly. Let’s take a look at what has changed.  Here’s the archived version of the previous document. The purpose of this update is to show more content that people genuinely find useful Google’s announcement of the core update says that they are […]

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Does Google know if content is accurate? A review of a page struggling to rank behind potentially inaccurate & unhelpful content.

Why is this page ranking poorly behind one with less helpful / accurate information? We’ve been digging into the treasure trove of information given to us in the DOJ vs Google trial exhibits and testimonies to understand more about how Search works. (The afternoon of day 24 is the Pandu Nayak testimony that I can’t […]

Continue Reading

Navboost

This is part 3 of my series working to understand more about the attributes in the recently discovered Google API files. Part 1: What is this “leaked” Google documentation? Part 2: What are attributes? Navboost is one of Google’s core ranking algorithms. It uses user click data to help refine a bunch of search results […]

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Is the helpful content system only a negative classification?

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What are Twiddlers in Google’s ranking systems? And how can we use this knowledge to rank better?

Twiddlers are C++ code objects used in Google’s ranking algorithms that help Google re-order search results. They are used in a Google system called Superroot which is Google’s ranking framework. I came across this 2017 Google document on Twiddlers upon reading Mario Fischer’s excellent breakdown of what we can learn about how ranking works based […]

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August 2024 core update: Here’s what has changed in Google’s documentation on core updates.

The August core update is here! Google’s documentation on core updates has changed significantly. Let’s take a look at what has changed.  Here’s the archived version of the previous document. The purpose of this update is to show more content that people genuinely find useful Google’s announcement of the core update says that they are […]

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Does Google know if content is accurate? A review of a page struggling to rank behind potentially inaccurate & unhelpful content.

Why is this page ranking poorly behind one with less helpful / accurate information? We’ve been digging into the treasure trove of information given to us in the DOJ vs Google trial exhibits and testimonies to understand more about how Search works. (The afternoon of day 24 is the Pandu Nayak testimony that I can’t […]

Continue Reading

Navboost

This is part 3 of my series working to understand more about the attributes in the recently discovered Google API files. Part 1: What is this “leaked” Google documentation? Part 2: What are attributes? Navboost is one of Google’s core ranking algorithms. It uses user click data to help refine a bunch of search results […]

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What it (likely) takes to recover following a September 2023 helpful content update drop

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What are Twiddlers in Google’s ranking systems? And how can we use this knowledge to rank better?

Twiddlers are C++ code objects used in Google’s ranking algorithms that help Google re-order search results. They are used in a Google system called Superroot which is Google’s ranking framework. I came across this 2017 Google document on Twiddlers upon reading Mario Fischer’s excellent breakdown of what we can learn about how ranking works based […]

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August 2024 core update: Here’s what has changed in Google’s documentation on core updates.

The August core update is here! Google’s documentation on core updates has changed significantly. Let’s take a look at what has changed.  Here’s the archived version of the previous document. The purpose of this update is to show more content that people genuinely find useful Google’s announcement of the core update says that they are […]

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Does Google know if content is accurate? A review of a page struggling to rank behind potentially inaccurate & unhelpful content.

Why is this page ranking poorly behind one with less helpful / accurate information? We’ve been digging into the treasure trove of information given to us in the DOJ vs Google trial exhibits and testimonies to understand more about how Search works. (The afternoon of day 24 is the Pandu Nayak testimony that I can’t […]

Continue Reading

Navboost

This is part 3 of my series working to understand more about the attributes in the recently discovered Google API files. Part 1: What is this “leaked” Google documentation? Part 2: What are attributes? Navboost is one of Google’s core ranking algorithms. It uses user click data to help refine a bunch of search results […]

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What changed with Google’s September 14, 2023 helpful content system update?

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What are Twiddlers in Google’s ranking systems? And how can we use this knowledge to rank better?

Twiddlers are C++ code objects used in Google’s ranking algorithms that help Google re-order search results. They are used in a Google system called Superroot which is Google’s ranking framework. I came across this 2017 Google document on Twiddlers upon reading Mario Fischer’s excellent breakdown of what we can learn about how ranking works based […]

Continue Reading

August 2024 core update: Here’s what has changed in Google’s documentation on core updates.

The August core update is here! Google’s documentation on core updates has changed significantly. Let’s take a look at what has changed.  Here’s the archived version of the previous document. The purpose of this update is to show more content that people genuinely find useful Google’s announcement of the core update says that they are […]

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Does Google know if content is accurate? A review of a page struggling to rank behind potentially inaccurate & unhelpful content.

Why is this page ranking poorly behind one with less helpful / accurate information? We’ve been digging into the treasure trove of information given to us in the DOJ vs Google trial exhibits and testimonies to understand more about how Search works. (The afternoon of day 24 is the Pandu Nayak testimony that I can’t […]

Continue Reading

Navboost

This is part 3 of my series working to understand more about the attributes in the recently discovered Google API files. Part 1: What is this “leaked” Google documentation? Part 2: What are attributes? Navboost is one of Google’s core ranking algorithms. It uses user click data to help refine a bunch of search results […]

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Should you remove/noindex content if you have an unhelpful content suppression? My theory.

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What are Twiddlers in Google’s ranking systems? And how can we use this knowledge to rank better?

Twiddlers are C++ code objects used in Google’s ranking algorithms that help Google re-order search results. They are used in a Google system called Superroot which is Google’s ranking framework. I came across this 2017 Google document on Twiddlers upon reading Mario Fischer’s excellent breakdown of what we can learn about how ranking works based […]

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August 2024 core update: Here’s what has changed in Google’s documentation on core updates.

The August core update is here! Google’s documentation on core updates has changed significantly. Let’s take a look at what has changed.  Here’s the archived version of the previous document. The purpose of this update is to show more content that people genuinely find useful Google’s announcement of the core update says that they are […]

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Does Google know if content is accurate? A review of a page struggling to rank behind potentially inaccurate & unhelpful content.

Why is this page ranking poorly behind one with less helpful / accurate information? We’ve been digging into the treasure trove of information given to us in the DOJ vs Google trial exhibits and testimonies to understand more about how Search works. (The afternoon of day 24 is the Pandu Nayak testimony that I can’t […]

Continue Reading

Navboost

This is part 3 of my series working to understand more about the attributes in the recently discovered Google API files. Part 1: What is this “leaked” Google documentation? Part 2: What are attributes? Navboost is one of Google’s core ranking algorithms. It uses user click data to help refine a bunch of search results […]

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