[UPDATE] Ten New Changes to Google's Algorithm Announced
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November 14, 2011
Related query results refinements: Sometimes we fetch results for queries that are similar to the actual search you type. This change makes it less likely that these results will rank highly if the original query had a rare word that was dropped in the alternate query. For example, if you are searching for [rare red widgets], you might not be as interested in a page that only mentions "red widgets." More comprehensive indexing: This change makes more long-tail documents available in our index, so they are more likely to rank for relevant queries. New "parked domain" classifier: This is a new algorithm for automatically detecting parked domains. Parked domains are placeholder sites that are seldom useful and often filled with ads. They typically don't have valuable content for our users, so in most cases we prefer not to show them. More autocomplete predictions: With autocomplete, we try to strike a balance between coming up with flexible predictions and remaining true to your intentions. This change makes our prediction algorithm a little more flexible for certain queries, without losing your original intention. Fresher and more complete blog search results: We made a change to our blog search index to get coverage that is both fresher and more comprehensive. Original content: We added new signals to help us make better predictions about which of two similar web pages is the original one. Image result freshness: We made a change to how we determine image freshness for news queries. This will help us find the freshest images more often. |
crowds. Having said that there are a few updates that are pretty
interesting and I'm curious if any of you have noticed this in the
SERPs.
- New "parked domain" classifier,
- More comprehensive indexing (AKA long-tail more likely to rank)
- Original content update.
Anyone notice any differences that were heavy owners of parked
domains? Or what about long-tail keywords, anyone notice a change
there as well?
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