Sorry for missing last week, I was in Germany but I covered the past two weeks in this short video. Google confirmed there was a Panda update about two weeks ago. There was more chatter of an other update on June 16th which Google shot down. Rae interviewed several link experts and I summarized the general consensus. Google partially removes penalties. Google said you can use the nofollow for crawl prioritization. Google said a fantastic web site is not enough to rank. Google algorithms look for natural links. Removed all the links you can, then submit a reconsideration request and specify the links you can't remove. Google is testing a top down navigation, maybe we will see more ads? Google said 9,500 web sites are infected daily with 12-14 million searches per day showing a hacked site warning. Google explains that words in file names and on the page can trigger SafeSearch filter. Google AdWords launched a new interface design and added a way to target mobile apps. 25% of SEO companies said they should not be penalized for what they do on client sites. I then ramble on how the SEO community is divided. Finally, happy fathers day to all those fathers out there. That was this past (two) weeks at the Search Engine Roundtable.
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Search Topics of Discussion:
- Confirmed: Google Panda 3.7 Update
- June 16th Google Update? Google Says No.
- Link Experts: Google Hostility, Links Less Important, Not Worried About Bad Links
- Link Incentives Are Against Google's Webmaster Guidelines
- Google Partially Removes Penalties
- Google: Nofollow Can Be Used For Crawl Prioritization
- Google: Fantastic Web Sites Not Enough To Rank Well
- Google Algorithms Look For Natural Links
- 85% Of Inorganic Links Removed? Google: Submit A Reconsideration Request
- Google Tests New User Interface: Top Down Navigation
- Google: 9,500 Website Infected Each Day With Malware
- Naked In The File Name Of Your Image? Google Images May Block It
- Google AdWords Launches New Interface
- Google AdWords Now With Mobile App Targeting
- 25% Say SEO Companies Shouldn't Be Penalized For Bad SEO Tactics
- SEOs Are No Longer United & I Blame The NoFollow
- Happy Father's Day Logo From Google
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