I’m going to flip the script for this post, which I rarely do. I’ll start with where I think the helpful content system can go from here and then provide the why after (for those that want to better understand some background about Google’s punitive algorithm updates). Here we go. I think Google’s helpful content … Read more
It was 13 years ago today that Google launched the Panda update. This algorithm update had a massive and far-reaching impact on SEO and content strategies for years to come. Here’s a complete history of the Google Panda algorithm update. What was the Google Panda update? Google Panda was a major algorithm update that impacted … Read more
What Is Google Panda? Google Panda is a search algorithm update introduced in February 2011. Panda’s goal was to reduce the number of low-quality websites on search engine results pages (SERPs). It was one of Google’s earliest updates aimed at controlling content quality. By filtering out thin and irrelevant pages, Panda helped users find more … Read more
May 21, 2014 | Posted by Shiri Berzack Yesterday, we noticed another large disruption in our Rank Risk Index, indicating some activity in the Google Algorithm. Today that was confirmed when Matt Cutts announced on Twitter that Google had launched Panda 4.0 and will be rolling out updates, so keep your SEO heads … Read more
September 29, 2014 | Posted by Shiri Berzack Last week Pierre Far of Google UK announced that Panda 4.1 is here. A slow roll-out is expected to improve the algorithm by identifying low-quality content with better precision, resulting in greater diversity of high-quality content in search results, specifically for small and medium-sized sites. … Read more
November 18, 2014 | Posted by Rank Ranger What is the Google Panda Algorithm Update? The Google Panda Algorithm was rolled out to target link farms and low quality content sites, with the goal of rewarding sites containing content relevant to search phrases with higher rank on the SERP. Periodic algorithm refreshes occur … Read more
July 2, 2015 | Posted by Michael Lerner When Google employees talk about the Panda update being run across the web in the next two to four weeks, we all want to understand more about how the algorithm changes might affect the sites we manage. It’s important to look at the details because … Read more
July 23, 2015 | Posted by Michael Lerner You may remember that I alerted you a few weeks ago that a new Google Panda update was coming soon – well it emerged on July 18th and is reported to be rolling out slowly in the upcoming months. Giant Pandas in the wild tend … Read more
Twelve years ago, the SEO world was officially rocked by a … Panda. No, not the cuddly black-and-white creature. On February 23, 2011, Google’s Panda algorithm update rolled out. And everything changed like that. ::snapping fingers:: Back in 2011, Google was a different place. Seeing low-quality content positioning was common. Experienced SEO writers were competing … Read more
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