There was a pretty active discussion on Twitter earlier today about the accuracy of the so-called “algo winner and loser” lists that many companies publish based on their data…. and how accurate that is. And with sites normally reporting on only the top handful of sites – 10-20 – it is hard to get a […]
Archives for January 18, 2016
Google Algo Changes Aren’t Niche Specific
There has been a lot of discussion on Twitter recently about the latest core update we saw this weekend, and whether it could possibly be niche specific. While some were reporting that it appeared several niche markets were hit, I wondered if the data was skewed since it was limited to top ten results and […]
Notable Alumni Shown in Google Knowledge Panel & Carousel
Ever wondered who attended a specific university that was noteworthy in some way? Google is now showing a section for “Notable alumni” in the Google search results, which clicks through to an additional carousel. As you can see from the Stanford example, they are including not only famous business people, but actors/actresses, athletes and musicians. […]
Not Penguin: Weekend Saw More Core Google Algo Changes
Once again, the SEO community was abuzz over some major fluctuations that the “weather report” tools that monitor Google’s search result fluctuations. High temperatures were seen over the weekend, but we know two things. First, it was not Penguin related, and second, it was a core algo update. This is the second significant core algo […]