Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liaison, gave a good analogy of the differences between ranking systems, ranking signals and ranking factors. He said signals and factors are the same, the “signal/factors are like fuel; systems are the machine that uses them,” Sullivan wrote. Danny Sullivan explained that at Google, “We use signal and factor fairly … Read more
In the era of smart technology, the concept of a “smart home” extends far beyond convenience and energy efficiency. For individuals with multiple or compound disabilities, smart home systems have emerged as a beacon of independence, revolutionizing the way they interact with their living spaces. From enhanced environmental control to seamless communication, let’s explore how … Read more
Google updated their spam policies for web search and the guide to ranking systems to clarify how Google handles sites with a high number of non-consensual explicit imagery and requests for their removals. The changes are to the policy that specifically mentions sites that charge for removal of negative information but the guidance also states … Read more
Crowd-sourced human quality raters have been the mainstay of the algorithmic evaluation process for search engines for decades. Still, a potential sea-change in research and production implementation could be on the horizon. Recent groundbreaking research by Bing (with some purported commercial implementation already) and a sharp uptick in closely related information retrieval research by others, … Read more
SEO helps your website reach broader audiences online. And using an efficient content management system (CMS) will increase your chances of success. In this article, we’ll review features to consider when choosing a CMS for SEO. We’ll also recommend the top nine CMS platforms to jumpstart your website’s SEO efforts. Features to Look for in … Read more
Google has added new content to its spam policies and ranking systems guide specific to child sexual abuse material (CSAM) content. Google now clearly says that they “always remove such content when it is identified” and Google will “demote all content from sites with a high proportion of CSAM content.” If you look at the … Read more
There is a fun new Google Search Off the Record podcast to listen to with John Mueller and Gary Illyes from the Google Search team. The short is that quality impacts everything related to Google’s search systems, from sitemaps, crawling, indexing, ranking and more. But they also go into large and old sites that may … Read more
Google has released another Google Search update around its language matching systems. This update was released two weeks ago, but Google only announced it earlier this morning. What Google said. Google wrote, “Over the past few months, we’ve also released a series of updates to improve our language matching systems, including the latest update about … Read more
Google has confirmed they released a language matching systems update about two weeks ago to improve how Google matches languages in Google Search. Google said, “these should better match results to the language someone searches in, while still allowing for the flexibility multilingual searchers need to access results in multiple languages.” Earlier this year, I … Read more
In the most recent episode of Google’s podcast “Search Off the Record,” Search Liaison Danny Sullivan joins the show to discuss a timely topic. Coinciding with the rollout of Google’s August 2023 core algorithm update, Sullivan addresses common questions and misconceptions about ranking systems. This article overviews the 34-minute episode, highlighting the most relevant insights. … Read more
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